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7C <br />Page 11 <br />SIGN ORDINANCE MEETING NOTES <br />January 9, 2007 <br />6:30-8:30pm <br />City Council Chambers <br />Note: these are ~xot minutes and only contain the questions that were documented in the <br />flip chart. <br />Q: Castelli: When will th.e time extension of signs begin? <br />A: When the Ordinance is adopted. <br />Q: Garcia: What if a building has more than one tenant? <br />A: The property owner is responsible to come in for a sign program to portion out, as <br />applicable, the allowable sign area based on lineal length of frontage of the property (1. S <br />timer the lineal frontage). All business (unless building identification sign scenario) get <br />a minimum of 50 square, feet for signage. <br />Q: Raymundo: How does amortization relate to temporary signs? <br />A: Temp sigrxs will be allowed for 90 days per calendar year without design review (if <br />temporary sign stays up longer than 90 days, they are treated as permanent signs or <br />become illegal.) <br />Q: Raymundo: Is there any thing to prevent applicant to submitlkeep a non conforming <br />sign? <br />A: Staff does their best to deter such applications at the early stages; some applicants just <br />want it their way. <br />Q: Andy Raymundo; What about current signs that are in the process of review that do <br />not meet the new ordinance? <br />A: Applicants with prroposals that do n.ot conform to the ordinance means that they are <br />aslzing for an exception or if no f ndings can be made would be decried. <br />Q: {Comment) The city should go after tenants with illegal signs not the property <br />owners? <br />A: Property owner is responsible for tenants, but property owner and tenants will be notified. <br />Additionally, sig~r contractors know what a viable sign is per the site. <br />Q: Malony: Non-conforming pole sign needs refacing, is that ok? <br />A: Refacing a sing is OK, if replacing lvith like, but would require design review if a total <br />change to aesthetic of sign face is involved. <br />Q: Malony: What about previous for conforming signs? <br />A: same answer. <br />