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Planning & Zoning Board November 12, 2003 Page 18 Chair Schaps stated he did not believe in "crimping" businesses as long as the banners were in good shape and looked nice. He noted he did not see this is a big problem and he was willing to look at some regulation, but this type of a regulation bothered him. Mr. Hyden stated he did not have an issue with banners as long as they were temporary. Unfortunately, the banners were not being used temporarily and that was the issue. Chair Schaps asked if the issue was the number of signs a business had. Mr. Rafferty stated it was difficult to come up with decisions, but he had to agree with Mr. Tralle that the idea of a new, clean sign was better than an old sign, but he did not like the idea of a permanent mounting structure. He liked the idea of trying to confine it to the structure itself. He noted it might hamper some businesses, but the common factor was that they were trying to make the City look nice and clean it up. He liked the idea of a clean sign, but believed the administration part of it needed to be reduced. He stated he did not want City staff to be on sign patrol to enforce signage issues when the resources could be better used. However, he also did not want to make this difficult for the businesses owners either. Mr. Smyser stated there was a concern that things were starting to look "trashy ". Mr. Hyden stated it surprised him that only one business owner showed up when many businesses had been notified of this discussion. Mr. Wagner stated he had an issue with the two -week time limit for the banners. He did not have an issue with the banner size. He noted a business owner wanted to change their signs every month to encourage new customers to come in. Mr. Smyser stated it was Council's intent to get P &Z input, but there was no direction from the Council that they wanted a recommendation from the Board. Chair Schaps requested this discussion get continued to the January meeting. B. Fabric Accessory Structures Staff stated a number of residents were constructing temporary fabric structures, primarily for the storage of vehicles. He indicated staff was seeking direction from the P & Z as to adding language to the zoning ordinance to address this type of structure. He noted staff would then take those recommendations and prepare an Ordinance for a future public meeting. But, with the number of projects on the upcoming agendas it may be best to drop this one until sometime in the future. Chair Schaps requested this discussion be postponed indefinitely. VII. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Corson made a MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 11:14 p.m., and was supported by Mr. Hyden. Motion carried 4 -0. DRAFT MINUTES • •