HomeMy WebLinkAbout2689ORDINANCE NO. 2689
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles
enlarging the maximum size limitations
for signs in the Arterial Commercial
District, and amending Section 17.26.220
of Ordinance No. 2293 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 17.26.220 of Ordinance No. 2293 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, not cxcccding 300 oquarc fcct total arca. All signs and
billboardo 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 elevation facing a public street. 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 square foot of free-
standing visible sign area is allowed for every 1.25 lineal feet
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. "Visible sign area" is defined
as the total of all free - standing sign faces visible from any
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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 date of publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles
at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 21st day of
April , 1992.
ATTEST:
Becky J. pt? , Ci y Clerk
APPROV AS TO FORM:
i D.
Craig nutson, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: April 26, 1992
(By Summary)
PLAN.553
Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on April 21, 1992
Ordinance No. 2688
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles provides for the issuance and sale of limited tax
general obligation and refunding bonds of the City in the aggregate principal amount of not to
exceed $2,250,000, for the purpose of providing funds to advance refund certain outstanding
obligations of the City, to redeem a bond anticipation note of the City, to pay a portion of the
costs of certain improvements to the Vern Burton Center in the City, and to pay a portion of the
costs of acquiring certain equipment for the police and fire departments of the City; provides the
date, form, terms and maturities of said bonds and for tax levies to pay the principal thereof and
interest thereon; and approves the sale of such bonds to Piper Jaffray Inc.
Ordinance No. 2689
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles enlarges the maximum size limitations for signs in the
Arterial Commercial District, and amends Section 17.26.220 of Ordinance No. 2293 and Section
17.26.220 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
The full texts of the above summarized 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.
The Ordinances will take effect five (5) days after publication of these summaries.
Publish: April 26, 1992
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk