01-13-05 Planning Comm. Agenda - Laserfiche WebLink

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tirltit~~r~s crr~ cor:vclr ~AVti_~rz5~ z~, coos (n egrli tabiC: SITU atlOn fOr Lilo St' bll$ineS525 that arF. tEna!Ii5 Of strip Celt l'.CS. LaValte felt that star went beyond the direction of the Council. Fahey indicated his recollection that the Council did not limit the scope of the analysis that the staff was to do. While he does not agreed with the recommendations made by staff, Fahey indicated that staff did meee his expectations. Fahey felt that the City has become overly restrictive with regard to temporary signs. He pointed out, as an example, the recommendation to require anon-profit organization to submit written approval firom the owner of the property on which a temporary sign is to be placed. Fahey indicated that verbal agreement by the property owner was sut~icient as far as he was concerned. Fahey also felt that the current ordinance was unfair in that a single property owner is allowed three temporary signs per year under the ordinance, while a strip mall is also allowed three temporary signs per year that must be shared among all the tenants in the building. Fahey felt that the same number of temporary signs should be allowed for each business regardless of location, The City Administrator pointed out the code enforcement issues Che City is faced with relative to temporary signs. He fhrther noted that staff is recommending a procedure to allow ofl=premises temporary signs for community-based organizations. Currently these signs are not allowed at all. Patrick Nicholson, .A & yV, reported on the importance of temporary signs to businesses. I3e also noted that many businesses provide community support in a variety of ways, and these businesses are now looking for support from the Council. Zid Hanson, Rocco's Pizza, reported that businesses are looking for a broadening of die City's temporary sign ordinance. Dave Cossack, Crordies', indicated that he has been using temporary si~7ns for many years, aid they are an impa7ant way tc advertising the forming of various sports lea~~ues, as an example, which in turn help his business. Cossack reported that limiting the display of a temporary siun to 10 days duration would do his business no ~__>ood. Fahey agreed with the need io broaden the temporary sixn ordinance to help ~6e Ciry~s businesses. but pointed out that the clip side is that numerous poi table signs desrnde tho appearance oi'rhe Ciry.