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ORDINANCE NO. /4210
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles amending. the
Uniform Sign Code with reference to appeals.
WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles has heretofore adopted
the 1964 edition of the Uniform Sign Code; and
WHEREAS, it is. deemed advisable to provide for a more flex-
ible method of appealing decisions of the Building Inspector;. now,
therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
ANGELES as follows:
Section 1. Section S- 1.03(c) of the .Uniform Sign Code,
1964 edition is amended to read as follows:
Section S- 103.(6) Appeals
1. The Planning Commission is hereby .designated
as the Sign Code Board of Appeals,. hereinafter referred to as "the
Board ".
2. Any person who has been ordered by the Build-
ing Inspector to incur an expense. for the alteration or removal of
any sign, or any .person whose application for a permit for a sign
has been refused, may appeal to the Board by .serving written no-
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tice to the City Clerk. Such notice shall immediately be trans-
mitted to the Board.
Any .person appealing from an order or action
of the Building Inspector shall accompany the notice with a check
in the sum of fifteen dollars executed in favor of the City Trea-
surer.
:Upon the filing of a notice of appeal, the
Building Inspector shall take no further action with regard to
the sign involved until the'final. decision of the Board or the
City Council on the appeal unless the Building Inspector finds
that the sign involved, by reason of its condition, presents an
immediate and serious danger. to the public, in which case, he
shall order it repaired or removed.
3. The Board, or. its. 'duly authorized representa-
tive, shall post two written notices in places within
200-.feet of the location or proposed location of the sign involved
setting the date, place and time of the hearing at least ten days
prior to a hearing. A public hearing shall then be held by the
Board at which all interested persons shall have the right to
appear and offer oral or written testimony. After the hearing,
the Board, by a majority vote,' may affirm, .annul or modify the
order or action of the. Building Inspector and grant a variance
from the provisions of this Coder Provided that said variance is
subject to the approval of the City Council.
4. Any person aggrieved by a final determination
of the Board shall have the right of further appeal to. the City
Council upon written notice of appeal to the City Clerk. Such
appeal shall be promptly scheduled for a hearing by the City
Council. at their next regularly scheduled meeting. The Council
shall hear all pertinent data and make a binding determination
upon all parties involved.
PASSED by the City Council and approved by its Mayor at a
regular meeting of the Council held on the t? day of
1967.
Attest:
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
�City AttQ'�-�
PUBLISHED:'
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