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Pl anni ng & Zo ni n g B o ar d No vem b er 10 , 20 0 4 Page 12 Chair Rafferty stated he is l ooking for an avenue that will allow City staff to easily enforce the regulations and felt the best way to a ccom p lish that is to not allow perm its to be issued on a consecutive basis. Mr. Tralle suggested allowing perm its no m o re than once a quarter for 17 days duration. Chair Rafferty asked about perm it fees and fines. Mr. Laden suggested a perm it fee of $25 and a fine of double the fee, or $50. Mr. Hyden asked about the appropriate m ean s of communicating the ordinance changes to residents and business owners. Chair Ra fferty suggested publishing som e thing that highlights “rule changes for 2005” in the city newspaper and city newsletter. In addition, the city has the ability to send notice to all business owners. Chair Rafferty stated th ere should be som e li m itations placed on the size o f a portable sign and agreed to research this further. It was the consensus of the Planning & Zoni ng Board that the definition of tem porary signage as “any sign not perm anently m ounted or affixed to a building or to a perm anent sign” is acceptable. It was the consensus of the Planning & Zoni ng Board that a perm it is required for a tem porary sign and the fee will b e $25, with a fine of $50 for not obtaining a perm it, and if the sign is not rem oved at expiration of the perm it, there will be a fine of $50 plus expenses to reim burse the City for removal of the sign (the City shall have the option of taking the sign down). It was the consensus of the Planning & Zoni ng Board that a perm it m a y be taken out once every quarter, for a period of 17 days. The perm it period cannot be consecutive. It was the consensus of the Planning & Zoning Board that the regula tions shall s t a t e n o tem porary signs are allowe d in road right-of-way. The P&Z Board discussed whether the regula tions should state signage is lim ited to special events or prom otions. The Planni ng & Zoning Board voted 3-2 to delete the language “lim ited to special events or prom otions.” Mr. Laden asked about setback requirem e nts. Mr. Bengtson stated the standard setback for signs is 5’ and is consistent with other city regulations. It was the consensus of the Planning & Zoni ng Board to add language to the regulations stating signs shall be setback five feet from the property line. Mr. Root stated the regulation of banners will be sim ilar to po rtable signs. He asked if the regulations should state that a banner m u st be attached to a building. Chair Rafferty felt they should be required to be attached to a building. APPR OVE D MINUTE S