HomeMy WebLinkAbout2718ORDINANCE NO. 2718
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles
correcting an error in the free - standing
sign requirements applicable in the
Arterial Commercial District and
amending Section 1 of Ordinance 2689 and
Section 17.26.220 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of Ordinance 2689 and Section
17.26.220 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are each amended to
read as follows:
17.26.220 Signs.
A. Signs may be lighted but not intermittent or
flashing type. All signs over 10 square feet in area shall be
restricted to territory no closer than 100 feet to all property
in a Residential District. Maximum height shall be 35 feet.
B. Maximum Sign Area:
1. Building- Mounted Signs. Building- mounted
signs may be placed on any wall not facing an adjacent
residential zone. Building- mounted signs may not extend above
the top of the eaves or parapet and may not be located on a roof.
For buildings occupied by a single entity, sign area shall not
exceed 20% of the area of the building elevation facing a public
street to a maximum of 250 square feet for each building
elevation which faces a public street. In buildings occupied by
more than one entity, each entity's signage may not exceed 20% of
that entity's portion of the building elevation facing a public
street occupied by said entity to a maximum of 250 square feet.
2. Free - Standing Signs. One point twenty -five
(1.25) square foot feet of free - standing visible sign area is
allowed for every 1.25 one lineal fcct foot of arterial street
frontage of the site, provided that the maximum area on any free-
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standing sign face does not exceed half of the maximum visible
sign area. "Visible sign area" is defined as the total of all
free - standing sign faces visible from any location. The maximum
visible sign area for a particular site shall be as follows:
Site Size Maximum Visible Sign Area
Less than .50 acre 100 square feet
.50 - .99 acre 200 square feet
1 - 1.99 acres 300 square feet
2 - 2.99 acres 400 square feet
3 acres and above 500 square feet
C. Off - premise advertising signs, including
billboards, shall be prohibited on sites which contain signage
for tenants or businesses located on said sites.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be effective five (5)
days after the date of publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles
at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 3rd day of
November , 1992.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Craig DC Knutson, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: November 8, 1992
(By Summary)
Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on November 3. 1992
Ordinance No. 2718
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles corrects an error in the formula for
calculating free - standing sign requirements applicable in the Arterial Commercial
District, so that one point twenty -five (1.25) square feet of free - standing visible
sign area is allowed for every one lineal foot of arterial street frontage of the site,
provided that the maximum area on any free - standing sign face does not exceed
half of the maximum visible sign area. This Ordinance amends Section 1 of
Ordinance 2689 and Section 17.26.220 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
Ordinance No. 2719
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles revises the time period for filing final
plats and short plats so that three years is allowed between preliminary plat
approval and final plat submission. This Ordinance amends Ordinances 2222 and
1631, as amended, and Chapters 16.04 and 16.08 of the Port Angeles Municipal
Code.
Ordinance No. 2720
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles establishes a tax on cellular telephone
services, deletes a provision for bad debt credits, and amends Ordinance No.
2183, as amended by Ordinance No. 2651, and Sections 5.80.050 of the Port
Angeles Municipal Code.
The full texts of the Ordinances are available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be
mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
These Ordinances shall take effect five days after the date of publication of these summaries.
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk
Publish: November 8. 1992