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7A Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and Oity Oouncil From the Oity Manager April 23, 2007 Subject Amendment to Chapter 3 of the Municipal Code regulating Advertising and Signs. Recommendation 1. By Motion: Make the following findings: . The 1999 inventory of non-conforming signs in Redwood City has been updated and is confirmed as adequate and complete for sign amortization purposes. . The proposed amendments conform to the California Environmental Quality Act. . The amended ordinance will make Redwood City's sign ordinance consistent with current case law related to signage; 2. Rescind the existing sign ordinance (Chapter 3, Articles II "Signs" and III "Motor Vehicle Fuel Price Signs," of the Municipal Code); and 3. Introduce the proposed new sign ordinance (Chapter 3, Articles II "Signs" and III "Signs on Public Property," of the Municipal Code) (Attachment 1). Background The City Council held a public hearing on the proposed sign ordinance amendments on March 26, 2007. The City Council closed the public hearing and then continued the item to April 23, 2007 for further discussion and in order to a hear a more detailed presentation from staff on the proposed sign ordinance. The Council also wanted to provide staff with the opportunity to evaluate comments made at the hearing, and to be prepared to respond when the Council takes the matter up again. As briefly explained at the meeting by Randall Morrison, Esq (Redwood City's special legal counsel on signs) the public comments made focused primarily on freedom of speech issues and first amendment rights. Although over 7,000 notices were mailed out, no other comments, written or oral were received at that time and the public hearing was closed. Staff has now had a chance to evaluate these comments and staff's recommendation is to proceed with the ordinance adoption, as originally submitted. A copy of the March 26, 2007 staff report is attached for reference, however the following excerpted summary describes the proposed ordinance changes which are consistent with past direction from Council: 1. Signs on private property are regulated separately from signs located on public property;