2008-48 AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE - SIGNAGE

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� Page 3 of 3 City of Decatur Zoning Ordinance July 3, 2008 b. "three-hundred"and "in area"and"advertising on the reverse side shall be prohibited"and "An off- premise electronic message unit sign located on a one-way street shall only have one (1)face of up to three-hundred (300) square feet in area facing the flow of traffic and advertising on the reverse side shall be prohibited. The reverse side shall be painted and maintained." c. "seven-hundred and fifty" d. "ly-zoned" and "An off-premise electronic message unit sign shall be set back a minimum of one- hundred(100)feet from any property and/or lot line of a residentially-zoned district and/or residential use." e. «�2�„ g. "Off-premise electronic message unit signs located in all permitted zoning districts shall be static, constant and steady in nature. Off-premise electronic message unit signs shall not scroll or travel, flash, grow, melt, x-ray, up or down,bounce, inverse,roll,twinkle, snow or present pictorials or other animation. Displayed messages shall not change at a rate greater than one (1)message per every ten (10) seconds." h. "Off-premise electronic message unit signs shall adjust brightness in response to changes in light levels so that the signs are not unreasonably bright for the safety of the motoring public and the comfort of the neighboring uses. The spillover at any property line shall not exceed 0.5 footcandles." i. "All off-premise electronic message unit signs must be connected to the Emergency Communications System which may override any display at any time." j. "For every one (1)off-premise sign converted to an off-premise electronic message unit sign within City limits, it shall be required to remove one-thousand and five-hundred (1,500) square feet of existing off-premise signs and/or existing non-conforming signage in the Core Area." Amend SECTION XXV.F.9. (Off-Premise Signs)by deleting: b. "that there are no signs or other advertising on the reverse side of the structure" c. "legally erected" And Section XXV.F.9.g. is to now read as Section XXV.F.9.k. STAFF RECOMMENDATION 1. Staff recommends approval of the amendments as proposed. PLAN COMMISSION ACTION I 1. Section XXIXG. of the Zoning Ordinance requires the Plan Commission to hold a public hearing and � make recommendations to the City Council on amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. A motion to forward Calendar Number 08-21 to City Council with a recommendation of approval is suggested. The above report constitutes the testimony and recommendation of the Planning and Economic Development Division, Economic and Urban Development Department, City of Decatur. Stephanie E. Ashe Historic Preservation Planner ' ATTACHMENTS I 1. Petition 2. Mark up of Ordinance I i