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• • • AGENDA ITEM VI. B STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Smyser P & Z MEETING DATE: May 11, 2005 TOPIC: Temporary Signage BACKGROUND Signage is a difficult topic because it involves so many things. We are trying to deal with temporary signage. Even the topic of temporary signage includes many types of signs. To clarify a discussion that occurred last month, the plan is to prepare an draft ordinance amendment to address temporary signage. We hope to address all the temporary signage issues with the amendment. This was not intended to include or address permanent signage. We would not delay the temporary signage amendments in order to address permanent signage. It is important to remember that the Board has made progress on several issues. The Board agreed on how to regulate banners, portable signs, and window signs. Several other temporary signage issues still remain. These include stringers, miscellaneous cardboard/plastic signs, real estate signs, and development signs. The discussion below begins with the discussion from the staff report for the March 2005 meeting. At the April meeting, the Board expressed a desire to discuss real estate and development signs. Attachments include excerpts from sign ordinances of other cities. DISCUSSION Portable Signs and Banners: The P & Z agreed on requirements for portable signs and banners. Those requirements will be incorporated into a sign ordinance amendment. Window Signs: The P & Z agreed that window signs inside the building will not be regulated except that flashing window signs are not to be allowed. Pennants /Stringers: At the January meeting, we discussed "stringers ", also known as pennants or other names. These are the small flags or garland type devices in long strings. The most common location for these is car lots. I suggest the following definition: