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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- -1- I 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: a7A IOW M i Y 0 • 4D09 4-1f-Pk- Becky J4 Up J.nty Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: L 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