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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1st CC Cover Sheet 03-04-08 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: SECTION: Public Hearings03/4/08 DEPARTMENT/DIVISION: ITEM DESCRIPTION: ITEM NO.: Community Development/Planning Dynamic Display Ordinance Janet Jeremiah Regina Herron Requested Action Move to:  and Close the Public Hearing; st  Approve 1 Reading of the Ordinance relating to signs with dynamic display. Synopsis The following changes are proposed which includes adding definitions and regulations relating to signs with dynamic display: 1.Create new “Dynamic Display” definition in City Code. 2.Permit dynamic displays to change instantaneously once every 20 minutes. 3.Establish a measurable brightness level 4.Prohibit dynamic displays from using video, animation, or any appearance of movement. 5.Establish a requirement for a written certification from the sign manufacturer that the sign has been preset to limit the maximum light intensity. 6.Establish LED brightness standards that require signs to be equipped with a mechanism to control the sign’s brightness. 7.Require dynamic display owners to provide an accurate field method of insuring that maximum light levels are not exceeded. 8.Establish the city’s authority to disable or turnoff a sign that malfunctions in a manner that creates excessive glare or brightness. 9.Permit dynamic displays in the Commercial Regional, Commercial Regional Service, Community Commercial, Neighborhood Commercial, Office, Town Center and Industrial Districts. 10.Prohibit dynamic displays in all residential districts, public and golf course districts. Background Information The billboard signs along Highway 212 are in the Rural Zoning District and would be prohibited from converting to a dynamic display signs. Planning Commission Recommendation The Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval at the January 28, 2008 meeting with the stipulation that signs change may change once every 20 minutes. Attachments 1.Draft ordinance 2.Staff Report 3.Minutes 4.PowerPoint slide handout