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STAFF REPORT To: Mayor, City Council Report No.: Mike Mornson, City Manager From: Kim Moore -Sykes, Assistant City Manager Date: May 26, 2009 Subject: Text Amendment to Title XV, Section 155 Signs; Allowing'Pempotaty Signs to be Posted on Fences in the Recreational Open Space Athletic Outfields (first reading) Requested Action: First Reading: Consider Proposed Text Amendment to Section 155, Sign Ordinance; to Allow'femporaty Signs to be Posted on Fences in the Recreational Open Space athletic outfields. Date Application Received: Prot)erty Address: 'Loring District: 60 -Day. Expires: Waiver Letter Required: Match 25, 2009 3303 — 33`' Avenue NE Recteational/Open Space rn/a N/A Yes Date Sent; No Future Action: Council Action, after three (3) readings of the proposed language amendment to allow temporary signs posted on the outfield fence of Pahn Field. Background: Mr. Eric Brever, Esq., representative for the ISD 282 and St:. Anthony Baseball.Association, has appeared before the Planning Commission in a public hearing requesting that the City's Ordinance be amended to allow the School District 282 to be able to post temporary commercial signs on the outfield fences in Palin Field. The Planning Commission gabled the public hearing to May 19, 2009. Mr. Brever also attended the May 19, 2009 Planning Commission meeting. Staff received a written request dated Marsch 25, 2009 from the Superintendent of Schools, asking that the City consider amending the language of Title XV, Section 155, Sites (formerly Chapter 14) " ... to allow for the installation of signs with advertising on the varsity baseball field as a means to generate income for field improvements" (letter dated Marsch 4, 2009, Rod Thompson, Superintendent: of Schools) .'Phis request would also require consideration of amending the following Sections: Section 155.21 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, (D) Tlacement of Signs, which states that, "No sign, or attachment to it, may be erected, placed or maintained by any person on rocks, fences, or trees, nor: in such a marmot as to interfere with any electric fights, power, telephone or telegraph wires, or the supports thereof"; Section 155.22 PROHIBITED SIGNS., (13)(13) Signs Affixed Utility Poles, tnd_Fences. Signs painted, attached, or in any other manner affixed to trees, rocks, or similar natural surfaces, or attached to utility poles, bridges, towers, fences or similar public structures; and staff Pahn field Ord Text Amendment