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• • AGENDA ITEM VI A STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Smyser P & Z MEETING DATE: January 12 , 2005 TOPIC: Temporary Signage BACKGROUND We have been discussing the temporary signage issue for some time. The goal is to prepare amendments to the existing sign ordinance. At the November meeting, the P & Z agreed on specific requirements for portable signs and banners (see attached). These will be incorporated into a ordinance amendment. No signs are to be allowed in road rights of way. Because traffic signs, lamp posts, and the like are in the right of way, signs would not be allowed to be attached to such things. Stringers/Pennants: A common attention - getting device is the string of small flags or other elements that flap or flutter in a wind. This is a form of signage that may or may not include words conveying a message. The current sign ordinance addresses them as follows: "Banners, ballons, stringers are prohibited unless approved in conjunction with a portable sign permit." (Section IV.E) The ordinance does not include a definition of "stringers ". We suggest that we include a definition as follows: Pennant or Stringer: Any lightweight plastic, fabric, or other material whether or not containing a message of any kind, suspended from a rope, wire, or string, usually in series, designed to move in the wind. The next question is how to regulate them. Should we • allow them with a portable sign permit, or • prohibit them completely? Window Signs: While one might hold the opinion that excessive window signage is unattractive, we suggest that signage inside a building should not be regulated by the sign ordinance.