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Temporary Signage Staff Report <br />August 2, 2010 <br />Page 6 <br /> <br /> <br /> Should the city address a business wanting to use a temporary sign for only one day, only <br />for lunch specials, or a an “every Tuesday” sign? <br /> The fast food restaurants attach signs to the light posts in the parking lots. <br /> People selling or leasing apartments and homes want to place directional signs on <br />corners pointing to their property (not including open house signs). The code does not <br />allow signs in the right-of-way, and real estate signs can only be placed on the property <br />for sale or lease. <br /> <br /> <br />Staff would like direction on how restrictive the City Council wants to be with temporary <br />signage. Monitoring and enforcing temporary signage is an on-going issue for staff. Many <br />businesses are very cooperative, and many are not. <br /> <br />Staff does suggest adding requirement for non-commercial opinion signs. It appears that <br />most cities do specifically address this type of sign in their codes – every city limited them to <br />one per property (or one per street front – a corner lot could have two signs) and a size limit of <br />6 or 8 square feet. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />After discussing, please provide direction to City Staff about what, if any changes the City <br />Council wants to make to the sign code about temporary signs. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> Heidi Heller <br />Planning Associate <br />