To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Bryan Weimer, Director, Public Works and Development
Prepared By:
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Kat Hammer, Senior Planner, Public Works and Development
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Presenter: Kat Hammer, Senior Planner, Public Works and Development
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Subject:
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LDC24-002 Land Development Code Sign Regulations Amendment
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
This county-initiated project proposes amending the Land Development Code (LDC), specifically, Section 4-1-.5, Signs, Section 5-4.4, Planned Sign Program, and Chapter 7, Definitions. Staff is requesting approval from the Board of County Commission (BOCC) on the draft regulations.
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Background and Discussion: Staff worked with Clarion Associates to produce proposed revisions to the LDC to match more common practices and simplify the sign regulations and process. The proposed revisions allow for increased freestanding signage depending on the adjacent street frontage and the size of parcel (s) and are intended to simplify the permitted number and size of fascia signs, remove special sign allowances for specific uses, update and include definitions for certain types of signs, and revise the process and clarify the regulations of the Planned Sign Program.
Staff brought this proposal to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for a study session on April 16, 2024. The BOCC raised concerns about the definition of a vehicle sign and a pole sign (pole signs are prohibited in the LDC). The BOCC was concerned that signage on vehicles for businesses is what the LDC was regulating. Staff revised the definition of a vehicle sign to clarify that a vehicle sign is an advertisement painted or affixed to a car, truck, trailer, or other similar motorized or non-motorized vehicle that is parked and visible from the public right-of-way and used primarily as a sign and not as a vehicle. Staff also revised the definition of pole sign, to clarify that a pole sign is mounted on a fr...
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