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MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGERx
SCOTT WILLIAMS, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR
MEETING DATE: MAY 16, 2017
SUBJECT: ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AM1 7-01 —AMENDMENTS
TO SECTION 60 SIGN REGULATIONS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council consider the
amendments to Section 60, Sign Regulations relative to converted digital billboards and
take any other action necessary.
On September 15, 2015 Section 60, Sign Regulations was amended to allow the
conversion of very specific off -premise signs to digital billboards. At that time, the
ordinance permitted such conversion of "legal nonconforming" signs. The City Attorney has
determined that this language is not ideal, and has asked that the term "legal
nonconforming" be replaced with the word "existing".
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be modified by electronic processes. This definition includes
television screens, plasma screens, digital screens, LED screens,
video boards, holographic displays and other similar media.
0. CONVERTED DIGITAL BILLBOARD. An existing A legal, ReRGGRfeffniRg
off -premise advertising sign that is converted to a sign, display or device,
internally illuminated, which changes the static message or copy by
electronic means.
1.An existing A legal, ROR-GORfOffniRg advertising sign may be altered
to a Converted Digital Billboard only if all of the following conditions
are met:
the existing legal, nGR GGRfGFMing advertising sign fronts State
Highway 114,
a right-of-way acquisition by a governmental agency
necessitates the alteration of the existing off -premise
advertising sign, and
iii. City Council approves the conversion with a conditional use
permit.
2. A Converted Digital Billboard may only be operated with a valid,
unexpired conditional use permit.
3. All Converted Digital Billboards shall conform to the following
regulations:
i. The display must contain a default mechanism that shows full
black in case of a malfunction.
ii. The display must automatically adjust the sign brightness
based on natural ambient light conditions in compliance with
the following:
Digital advertising signs shall not operate at brightness levels
of more than 0.3 foot candies above ambient light, as
measured using a foot candle meter at a pre-set distance.
Pre-set distances to measure the foot candles impact vary with
the expected viewing distances of each size sign.
Measurement distance criteria:
Size :� �E�
'! 11! t'' , � � Distance to be measured from:
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12' x 25:' 150'
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