2008-48 AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE - SIGNAGE

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� y ORDINANCE NO. 2008-48 ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE - SIGNAGE - WHEREAS, on the 3rd day of July, 2008, upon due notice, the Decatur City Plan Commission held a public hearing on the petition of Greg C. Crowe, Assistant City Manager, to modify and amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Decatur, the same being Ordinance No. 3512, as amended, and, WHEREAS, the Decatur City Plan Commission did report its findings and did recommend that said petition be granted and that the Zoning Ordinance be so modified and amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That the report and recommendation of the Decatur City Plan Commission be, and the same are hereby, received, placed on file and approved. Section 2. That Section II. of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Decatur (Ord. No. 3512 as amended by Ord. No. 2002-33) be, and the same is hereby, amended by deleting the current definition "SIGN, ELECTRONIC MESSAGE iJNIT", and further amended by adding new definitions in their correct alphabetical order, said new definitions to provide as follows: SECTION II. DEFINITIONS. "BACKGROLTND: The display representing the animation or graphics which lie behind the text and are less prominent in nature." "CORE AREA: Area bounded by Pershing Road/Illinois Route 121, 22nd Street, Lake Shore Drive, South Side Drive, and Oakland Avenue/Illinois Route 48."