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REQUEST FOR ACTION To Item Number Plannin Commission 5.5. Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Planning Items December 11, 2007 Sheila Cartney, Senior Planner Item Description Reviewed by Direction on Policy Questions Related to Signage on Public erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er Property Reviewed by Action Requested Staff recommends approval of the Ordinance Amendment as presented in this report. Background/Discussion Earlier this May, the City Council directed staff to review the sign ordinance as it pertained to city functions and signage on public property. This was a direct result of the Council's review of a request for Art Soup signage on City right-of--way. The Planning Commission discussed this at the September workshop asking additional policy questions. At the November 19, 2007 workshop the City Council answered policy questions and directed staff to draft an ordinance amendment for adoption. Attachments Ordinance Overview/Analysis Based on the direction received thus far on this topic, staff recommends the following ordinance. New text proposed to the existing ordinance is underlined, and text from an existing ordinance to be deleted would be would be Proposed ordinance amendments: Section 30-866. District Regulations (7)d. Signs must be located on the property of the business and the advertising message must only relate to business conducted on that premises, except that nonprofit or charitable organizations as defined by Internal Revenue Code section 501(C)(3)-may have off-premises signs for their fundraising activities, provided they obtain permission from the property owner. Nonprofit organizations shall be limited to three signs per event and the signs shall not exceed the number of days allowed in subsection (7)a of this section. If event is advertised for more than 30 days it shall count toward that properties 90 day limit for temporary sig_na~e.