To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Bryan Weimer, Director, Public Works and Development
From: Kat Hammer, Planner II, Public Works and Development
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LDC19-002 Billboard and Off-Premise Signs and Conversions to Electronic Message Signs/Electronic Message Boards - Draft Language
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Purpose and Recommendation:
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Consideration of a request to adopt amendments to sign regulations to address off-premise signs, new billboards and the conversion of existing billboards to electronic message boards (EMB). Staff is proposing amended regulations, which would prohibit any new billboards and conversion of any existing static billboard to an EMB in unincorporated Arapahoe County. Staff also recommends removing the existing provision in the Land Development Code that would allow other off-premise signs, not billboards by reason of size. By eliminating the allowance for billboards and off-premise signs under the current Code, the draft regulations will also eliminate the Use by Special Review approval process currently required for those types of signs.
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Background:
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Staff conducted research on 20 neighboring jurisdictions' regulations, completed outreach with stakeholders via formal referral processes, developed draft regulations and engaged the Board of County Commissioners and Planning Commission. On December 1, 2020, the Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the draft regulations. No members of the public spoke regarding the proposed amendments.
Staff has received inquiries for new billboards and for conversion of existing billboards to electronic message boards. Pursuant to Resolution No. 190273, the Board of County Commissioners approved a 6-month temporary moratorium on May 7, 2019, on the acceptance and processing of applications for any new billboard or other off-premise sign and on applications for conversion of any existing billboard or other off-premise sign to an electronic messaging sign. P...
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