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8. B. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager January 9, 2012 SUBJECT An Ordinance Adding Division 5.5, Sections 3.93 through 3.96, of Chapter 3 to the Redwood City Code Relating to Modification of Sign Regulations RECOMMENDATION Waive First Reading and Introduce an Ordinance Adding a New Division 5.5, Sections 3.93 through 3.96, of Chapter 3 to the Redwood City Code Relating to Modification of Sign Regulations. BACKGROUND The proposed ordinance will create consistency within the City's sign regulations. All development requires a permit. If a development is outside a precise plan, the developer must obtain a Planned Development Permit (PDP). Under the City's sign ordinance, the developer of a PDP can apply for variations (modifications) from the City's sign regulations and it will be allowed if certain findings can be made. If a development is within a precise plan, the developer must obtain a Planned Community Permit (PCP). The precise plan may set forth the sign regulations, which is the case with the Downtown Precise Plan. However, the City's other precise plans generally refer back to and incorporate the City's sign regulations as set forth in the City's sign ordinance. However, unlike the PDP, there is no parallel structure for PCPs that allow a developer to apply for variations (modifications) from the sign ordinance. This ordinance corrects that deficiency by providing a parallel process with similar findings required for approving signs and granting modifications to the sign regulations. The required findings to grant a modification are as follows: 1. The proposed sign program, as a whole conforms to the purposes and objectives of the Sign Ordinance and any applicable Precise Plan; 2. The sign is in harmony with the character of the surrounding neighborhood or district; 3. The quality exceeds the standards typically required; 4. The proposed sign will not be detrimental to the health, safety, peace, morals or general welfare of persons residing or working in the neighborhood or be