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M11 [TES CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 22. 2003 inequitable situation For those businesses that are tenants of strip centers. LaValte felt that staff 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 meet 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 a non -profit organization to submit written approval from the owner of the property on which a temporary sign is to be placed. Fahey indicated that verbal agreement by the property owner was sufficient 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 the City is faced with relative to temporary signs. He further noted that staff is recommending a procedure to allow off- premises temporary signs for community -based organizations. Currently these signs are not allowed at all. Patrick Nicholson, A & W, reported on the importance of temporary signs to businesses. He also noted that many businesses provide community support in a variety of'ways, and these businesses are now looking for support from the Council. Ed Hanson, Rocco's Pizza, reported that businesses are looking for a broadening of the City's temporary sign ordinance. Dave Cossack. Gordies', indicated that he has been using temporary signs for many years, and they are an important way to advertising the forming of various sports leagues, as an example, which in turn help his business. Cossack reported that limiting the display of a temporary sign to 10 days duration would do his business no good. Fahey agreed with the need to broaden the temporary sign ordinance to help the City's businesses. but pointed out that the Clip side is that !lamer ous portable signs degrade the appearance of the City.