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<br />, O~~\l. <br /> <br />REPORT <br /> <br />To the ,Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br /> <br />Information Only <br /> <br />December 13, 1999 <br /> <br />Subject <br />Citywide Sign Inventory <br /> <br />Recommendation <br />Review and discuss the subject information and provide staff with direction for prioritizing <br />the enforcement of illegal, abandoned and non-conforming signs. <br /> <br />Background <br />The compilation of a Citywide inventory recording all illegal, abandoned and non- <br />conforming signs is a required step for the implementation of ~edwood City's new sign <br />ordinance. Prior to any enforcement action on non-conforming, abandoned or illegal <br />signs, California State Government Code Regulations require that a Municipality must <br />proceed with a survey of all such signs "...within six months following the effective date of <br />the sign ordinance...". <br /> <br />As a result, two planning technicians were hired to do a complete inventory of all existing <br />building signs in Redwood City following the adoption of a new sign ordinance by the City <br />Council on June 28, 1999. A data base listing the names and addresses of all <br />businesses, as well as the dimensions and area calculations of all existing signs in <br />Redwood City has been prepared. The survey also shows the legal status of all signs <br />associated with each business, and lastly, a photographic record of every sign has been <br />inventoried. <br /> <br />The City has not only proceeded with a survey within the six month period, but <br />approximately 1,300 businesses have been inventoried at this time. Typically, most <br />businesses own either temporary-type window signs and/or wall-type signs. I n contrast, <br />dozens of signs were noted on sites with car dealers, while other sites contained sign <br />programs (Redwood Shores, Seaport Center areas etc.). <br /> <br />Survey Results <br />Survey results indicate that approximately 41 % of all businesses in the City have some <br />form of sign ordinance violation. The enclosed charts and tables characterize the various <br />types of violations which have been recorded. These charts and tables help illustrate <br />signage trends and violation patterns. In addition, the data indicates violation trends per <br />specific geographic areas including State Highways (EI Camino Real, Woodside Road) <br />and the downtown. <br /> <br />."T"'~ <br />