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UBURN
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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject: Ordinance No. 6166, amending Auburn City Code Date: April 2, 2008
Chapter 18.56 relating to chan in message center signs
Department: Planning, Attachments: Proposed Ordinance; Budget Impact: None
Building, and Community amendments; table tracking changes
Department
Administrative Recommendation:
City Council introduce and adopt Ordinance No. 6166.
Background Summary:
In 2006 the City of Auburn adopted new sign regulations codified as Auburn City Code (ACC) Chapter
18.56. City Council adoption of the sign code followed work by an Ad Hoc Sign Code Committee and
then a Planning Commission public hearing and recommendation to the City Council.
The existing sign code provides for very few specific regulations for changing (electronic) message board
signs. In general, changing message board signs are allowed in non-residential zones and are primarily
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limited by the following performance standard in ACC 18.56.030 "General provisions, all districts
states,
"D. Sign Lighting Provisions;
1. All lighting shall be arranged to reflect away from any residential zone."
Since the time of the sign code's adoption, there have been increasing number of changing message
board signs erected in the City. The growing number of changing electronic message signs has raised
several issues of concern, including:
? Impacts to adjacent uses, especially, residential;
? Aesthetics (signs with fast-moving animation and television-quality video tend to demand,
rather than invite, the public's attention); and,
? Distractions to traveling public.
The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on proposed code changes in May 2007. After the
hearing, they directed staff to meet with an Ad Hoc group including individuals from the sign industry,
local businesses and school district representatives. The Ad Hoc Committee's recommendations have
subsequently been considered by both the Commission and the Planning and Community Development
Committee of the City Council to arrive at the final draft contained in Ordinance 6166.
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Meetina Date: April 7, 2008 Item Number: VIII.A.1
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Agenda Subject: Ordinance 6166
Date: April 1, 2008
Facts and Findings
1. Auburn City Code (ACC) Chapter 18.56 entitled "Signs" provides for the City's regulation of signs. The
proposed code amendment (attached) addresses changing message center signs. ACC 18.56.020 D.
Definitions, defines these signs as,
"D. "Changing message center" means an electronically controlled public service time and
temperature sign; message center; or signs that display different copy changes of a public service
or commercial nature on the same lamp bank. For purposes of the sign code, a changing
message center shall mean a "readerboard sign."
2. The proposed code amendment generally establishes additional regulations for changing message
board signs as follows:
A. Where allowed
• Changing message center signs would be allowed in the P1, I, C1, C2, DUC, C3, M1 and M2
zones. Such signs within the "I" and C1 zones would only be allowed subject to certain locational
criteria. In the "I" and C1 zones, changing message center signs would only be allowed on
collector, minor or principal arterial street frontages. Changing message center signs would only
be permitted when located adjacent to Auburn Way North/Auburn Way South street frontages
within the DUC zone.
This proposal would continue to enable schools and institutions (churches) to have changing
message board signs.
B. Number
• No more than one changing message center sign shall be permitted per street frontage.
C Sign Face Area (as percentage of entire sign)
• Changing message center signs shall not constitute more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the
sign's total sign face area. This requirement shall not apply to the P1 (Public Use) zone and "I"
(Institutional) zones.
D. Display
• The display of the changing message center sign shall not change more rapidly than once every
one and one-half (1.5) seconds.
• No scrolling message shall require more than five (5) seconds to be displayed in its entirety.
E. Light Levels
• All signs shall have installed ambient light monitors and shall at all times allow such monitors to
automatically adjust the brightness level of the electronic sign based on ambient light conditions.
• Changing message center signs shall not be operated at a brightness level greater than the
manufacturer's recommended levels
• All lighting shall be arranged to reflect away from any residential zone. This requirement provides
the director with the authority to require that the sign permit application include information to
ensure the intent of this requirement is met. In the "I" zone, signs would be prohibited from being
illuminated during the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
• The brightness level in commercial zones shall not exceed eight thousand (8,000) nits when
measured from the sign's face at its maximum brightness during the daylight hours and five
hundred (500) nits when measured from the sign's face at its maximum brightness between dusk
and dawn. (NOTE: Nits are a measure of illumination. One nit is equivalent to one candle per
square meter.)
F. On Premise Advertising Only
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• Changing message center signs shall only advertise on premise products and services or display
public service messages or messages on behalf of not-for-profit organizations.
G. Amortization
• The proposed code amendment would require that all changing message center signs that do
not comply with display and lighting requirements to be brought into compliance with the
requirements within one year from the adoption of the code provision (April 1, 2009).
3. A State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) addendum to the environmental review prepared for the
original sign code update adoption was issued on April 18, 2007.
4. Notification to State agencies of the proposed amendment to development regulations as required by
RCW 36.70A.106 occurred on April 24, 2007. No comments were received.
5. The Planning Commission conducted a second public hearing on the proposed changes on January 8,
2008 and voted to recommend the City Council adopt the proposed changes.
6. At the March 24, 2008 Planning and Community Development Committee meeting, Member Backus
moved to forward Ordinance No. 6166 to Full Council with the specific issues regarding staff to cross
reference the DUC and sign code and to inform Council of any snags before coming the Council meeting;
Member Wagner seconded. The PCDC moved the ordinance forward with a 2-1vote, Member Norman
voting against.
7. The Downtown Design Standards (applicable to the DUC zone) prohibit internally lit signs. This
standard will need to be reviewed by the Planning and Community Development Committee to address
the allowance of changing message center signs in the DUC zone, only when located adjacent to Auburn
Way North/Auburn Way South frontages, if Ordinance No. 6166 is adopted by the City Council.
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ORDINANCE NO.6 1 6 6
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER
18.56 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE RELATING TO
CHANGING MESSAGE CENTER SIGNS
WHEREAS, on February 6, 2006, the City of Auburn adopted Ordinance 5993,
amending the Sign Code based upon the work of an Ad Hoc Sign Committee and
extensive study and recommendation by the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, changes in the sign industry have made changing message center
signs more affordable; and
WHEREAS, if not properly regulated, changing message center signs can have a
detrimental impact to residential neighborhoods and be a potential distraction to the
motoring public; and
WHEREAS, the proposed code amendment was transmitted to the Washington
State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development and other State
agencies for review as required by RCW 36.70A.160; and
WHEREAS, environmental review on the proposal has been completed in
accordance with the requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), with a
a SEPA addendum to the previously issued action for the 2006 Sign Code update being
issued on April 24, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the City of Auburn Planning Commission, after conducting a duly
noticed public hearing on January 8, 2008, has recommended the City Council adopt
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amendments to the Auburn City Code which provide standards for changing message
center signs; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Amendment to City Code. Section 18.56.020 of the Auburn City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
18.56.020 Definitions.
The following definitions are specific to this chapter and are to be used only for
the implementation of this chapter:
A. "Animated sign" means any sign that flashes or simulates motion with an
electronic or manufactured source of supply or contains wind-actuated motion (except
for flags and banners). An animated sign may also be a sign that meets the definition of
"changing message center" or "revolving sign."
B. "Banner" means a temporary sign constructed of fabric, vinyl, or other
durable material; which is not the primary identification for the organization, event or
product advertised; and which is primarily promotional in nature.
C. "Billboard" means a large outdoor advertising sign containing a message,
commercial or otherwise, unrelated to the use or activity on the property on which the
sign is located and/or to any use or activity in the immediate area (such as is the case
with an off-premises sign) and which is customarily leased for commercial purposes.
The approximate sizes of the billboard faces range from 12 to 14 feet in height and 24
to 48 feet in width.
D. "Changing message center" means an electronically controlled publi
se time aRd temperature Q1gp,-message center;-e?-igas that displays different copy
changes on the same lamp bank. FaF he
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E. "Directional sign" means a sign which is located to guide or direct
pedestrian or vehicular traffic to parking entrances, exits, and service areas, and may
not exceed six square feet in area or 10 feet in height. For projects that have parking
lots in excess of 500 spaces, the sign area may be 10 square feet and the sign height
15 feet.
F. "Double-faced sign" means a sign with two faces.
G. "Electrical sign" means a sign or sign structure in which electrical wiring,
connections, and/or fixtures are used as part of the sign proper.
H. "Facade" means the entire building front, or street wall face, including
grade to the top of the parapet or eaves, and the entire width of the building elevation.
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I. "Flashing sign" means an electrical sign or a portion thereof which
changes light intensity in a sudden transitory burst, or which switches on and off in a
constant pattern in which more than one-third of the nonconstant light source is off at
any one time.
J. "Freestanding sign" means a sign that meets the definition of "ground
sign (also commonly referred to as a monument sign), or "pole sign." Signs attached to
fences or other structures that are not defined as buildings will be considered
freestanding signs.
K. "Frontage" means the measurement, in linear feet, of the length of the
property line for a single-tenant building or length of leased building frontage for
multitenant buildings or multibuilding complexes.
L. "Grade" means the relative existing ground level in the immediate vicinity
of the sign.
M. "Ground sign" means a sign attached to the ground and supported by the
ground or a built-up landscaped area such that the sign appears solid with the ground.
The height of a ground sign shall be measured from the surrounding grade. Also
commonly referred to as a monument sign.
N. "Identification sign" means a sign containing the name of the business
establishment, occupant of the building or tenant space and/or address of the premises.
0. "Incidental sign" means a sign that is generally informational and of a
noncommercial nature intended primarily for the convenience of the public and having a
maximum area of two square feet. Incidental signs include, but are not limited to: signs
designating restrooms, hours of operation, entrances and exits to buildings and parking
lots, help wanted, public telephones, etc. Also included are property control and warning
signs such as "no trespassing," "no dumping," etc., and plaques, tablets or inscriptions
which are an integral part of a building.
P. "Mansard roof' means a sloped roof or roof-like facade architecturally able
to be treated as a building wall.
Q. "Marquee" means a permanent structure attached to, supported by, and
projecting from a building and providing protection from the weather elements. For the
purpose of this chapter, a freestanding, permanent roof-like structure providing
protection from the elements, such as a service station gas pump canopy, will also be
considered a marquee. The term "marquee" also includes canopy.
R. "Marquee sign" means any sign which forms part of or is integrated into a
marquee and which does not extend horizontally beyond the limits of such marquee.
For the purpose of this chapter a marquee sign will be considered as a wall sign.
S. "Median sign" means a sign that is placed within the median of a public
street.
T. "Multiple-building complex" means a group of commercial or industrial
structures, developed as a group either simultaneously or in phases, with more than
one building per parcel.
. U. "Multiple-tenant building" means a single structure housing more than one
retail business, office or commercial venture but not including residential apartment
buildings, which share the same lot, access and/or parking facilities.
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V. "On-premises sign" means a sign which carries advertisements incidental
to a lawful use of the premises on which it is located, including signs indicating the
business transacted at, services rendered, goods sold or produced on the premises,
name of the person, firm or corporation occupying the premises.
W. "Off-premises sign" means any sign which advertises an establishment,
merchandise, service, goods, or entertainment which is sold, produced, and
manufactured, or furnished at a place other than on the property on which said sign is
located.
X. "Parapet" means a false front or wall extension above the roofline.
Y. "Perimeter" means a square or rectangle required to enclose the sign
area.
Z. "Portable sign" means any sign made of any material, including paper,
cardboard, wood or metal, which is capable of being moved easily and is not
permanently affixed to the ground, structure or building. This also includes sidewalk or
sandwich board signs, except those worn by a person.
AA. "Premises" means the real estate as a unit, which is involved by the sign
or signs mentioned in this chapter.
BB. "Projecting sign" means a sign which is attached to a structure or building
wall in such a manner that the leading edge extends more than 16 inches beyond the
surface of said structure or wall but does not extend more than five feet beyond the
property line, extends no more than six inches above any roofline, and meets all
standards for ground clearance. Signs that meet the definition of "marquee sign" or
"suspended sign" will not be considered a "projecting sign."
CC. "Real estate sign" means a portable sign erected by the owner, or the
owner's agent, advertising the real estate upon which the sign is located for rent, lease
or sale.
DD. "Revolving sign" means any sign that rotates or turns in motion by
electrical or mechanical means in a circular pattern.
EE. "Roof sign" means a sign erected upon or above a roof or parapet of a
building or structure. Mansard roof signs shall be considered as wall signs. Roof signs
may not extend more than five feet in height above the roof.
FF. "Sign" means any visual communication device, structure, or fixture which
is visible from any right-of-way intended to aid a land use in promoting the sale or
identification of a product, good or service using graphics, symbols, or written copy. For
the purpose of this chapter, a sign shall not be considered to be building or structural
design. It shall be restricted solely to graphics, symbols, or written copy that is meant to
be used in the aforementioned way. This definition shall include inflatable signs,
balloons or other similar devices.
GG. "Sign area" means:
1. The total area of a sign visible from any one viewpoint or direction,
excluding the sign support structure, architectural embellishments, or framework that
contains no written copy, and includes only one side of a double-faced sign.
2. Individual letter signs using a wall as the background without added
decoration or change in wall color shall be calculated by measuring the perimeter
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enclosing each letter. The combined total area of each individual letter shall be
considered the total area of the sign.
3. Module signs consisting of more than one sign cabinet shall be computed
by adding together the total area of each module.
4. Perimeter of sign area shall be established by the smallest rectangle
enclosing the extreme limits of the letter module or advertising message being
measured.
HH. "Sign height" means the vertical distance measured from the adjacent
grade to the highest point of the sign.
II. "Sign structure" means any structure that supports or is capable of
supporting any sign as defined in this chapter. A sign structure may be a single pole or
may or may not be an integral part of the building or structure.
JJ. "Single-tenant building" means a commercial building or structure that
contains one enterprise or occupant. Buildings within a multibuilding complex may not
be considered a single-tenant building.
KK. "Special event signage" means temporary signs including posters, flags,
pennants, and inflatable materials; which are not the primary identification for the
organization, event or product advertised; and which are primarily intended for very
short-term promotional periods.
LL. "Suspended sign" means a sign that is attached to and suspended from a
marquee or canopy, and subject to right-of-way and clearance regulations.
MM. "Temporary sign" means any sign or advertising display constructed of
wood, vinyl, cloth, canvas, light fabric, paper, cardboard, or other light materials, with or
without frames, intended to be displayed for a limited time only. This definition shall
include inflatable signs.
NN. "Traffic hazard" means any sign which does not meet city standards for
clear zone or sight distance or which does not meet the requirements of the Americans
with Disabilities Act.
00. "Wall sign" means a sign attached or erected parallel to and extending not
more than 16 inches from the facade or face of any building to which it is attached and
supported through its entire length, with the exposed face of the sign parallel to the
plane of said wall or facade. "Window signs" which do not meet the definition of a
"temporary sign" shall be considered as wall signs.
PP. "Window sign" means a sign located inside or affixed to windows of a
building, whether temporary or permanent, lighted or unlighted, which may be viewed
from the exterior of the building. (Ord. 5993 § 1, 2006; Ord. 4705 § 2, 1994; Ord. 4229 §
2, 1987.)
Section 2. Amendment to City Code. Section 18.56.030 of the Auburn City
Code is hereby amended as follows:
18.56.030 General provisions, all districts.
A. Community Signs. The planning, building and community director may
approve and permit to be erected entrance signs, at or near the city limits, on city public
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right-of-way or on privately owned parcels with the owner's permission, on which may
be listed institutional names, service clubs or organizations or points of interest or
similar public information. Right-of-way use permits may be required for signs located in
the public right-of-way.
B. Temporary Signs.
1. Special event signage may be allowed subject to the following:
a. Use of such signage is limited to 10 days per display, not to exceed 10 days in any
90-day period;
b. The area of any single sign shall not exceed 30 square feet;
2. Banners may be allowed subject to the following:
a. No more than two such signs may be used per site at any given time;
b. Use of such signs is limited to 90 consecutive days, and may not exceed
90 days in any 120-day period;
C. The area of any single banner shall not exceed 120 square feet;
3. Signs which are placed upon or within a window and which are intended to
be viewed from the right-of-way shall not exceed 50 percent of the window area;
4. Permits are not required, except that signs exceeding the allowable size
and time duration must receive a permit issued by the planning, building and community
director if special circumstances exist that warrant the additional signage.
C. Civic Events. Street banners may be permitted subject to approval and
installation in accordance with rules and procedures established by the city of Auburn
public works department.
D. Sign Lighting Provisions.
1. All lighting shall be arranged to reflect away from any residential zone. No
person shall construct, establish, create or maintain any stationary exterior lighting or
illumination system or any interior system which is intended to be viewed from a street,
highway or other public thoroughfare used for vehicular traffic which system contains or
utilizes:
a. Any exposed incandescent lamp with wattage in excess of 25 wafts,
b. Any exposed incandescent lamp with a metallic reflector,
c. Any exposed incandescent lamp with an external reflector,
d. Any revolving beacon light,
e. Any continuous or sequential flashing operation, except as allowed for
changing message center signs in subsection (F)(1) of this section;
2. The provisions of subsection (D)(1) of this section shall not apply to:
a. Lighting systems owned or controlled by any public agency for the
purpose of directing or controlling navigation, traffic, or highway or street illumination,
b. Aircraft warning lights.
E. Construction Provisions, Sight Distance, Exposed Angle Iron and Wire.
1. Each sign shall be adequately constructed in accordance with the
requirements of the International Building Codes, as amended;
2. Signs containing electrical circuitry shall meet the requirements of the
National Electrical Code and all state laws, and shall include an approved testing lab
sticker;
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3. Signs must meet vehicular sight distance requirements established by the
city engineer pursuant to ACC 18.48.020(6);
4. When a projecting sign is used, no angle irons, guy wires or braces shall
be visible, except those that are an integral part of the overall design, such as
decorative metals or woods, or unless they are required for safety.
F. Changing Message Center Signs.
1. Where permitted under this Chapter, changing message center signs shall
comply with the following requirements; provided that changing message center signs
that only display time and temperature or similar public service information shall be
exempt from these requirements.
a. Where allowed. Changing Message Center signs shall only be allowed in
the I P1 C1 C2 DUC C3 M1 and M2 zones.
i. In the I and C1 zones, changing message center signs shall only
allowed on frontages along a collector, minor or principal arterial street.
ii. In the I zone, no changing message center sign shall operate between
the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
iii. In the DUC zone, changing message center signs shall only be allowed
when located adiacent and oriented to Auburn Way North/Auburn Way South street
frontages. (For other sign standards for the DUC zone, see ACC 18.29.060.1).
b. Number. No more than one changing message center sign per street
frontage shall be permitted on each property.
C.__ Sign Face Area. Except in the I and P1 zones, the changing message
center shall not constitute more than seventy five percent 75 of a sign's total sign face
area.
d. Display.
1. The display of the sign shall not change more rapidly than once every one
and one-half (1.5) seconds.
2. No scrolling message shall require more than five (5) seconds to be
displayed in its entirety.
e. Light Levels.
1. Changing message center signs shall have installed ambient light
monitors and shall at all times allow such monitors to automatically adjust the brightness
level of the sign based on ambient light conditions.
2. At no time shall a changing message center sign be operated at a
brightness level greater than the manufacturer's recommended levels.
3. All lighting shall be arranged to reflect away from any residential zone.
The director shall have the authority to require a sign permit application include
information to ensure the intent of this requirement is met.
4. The brightness level shall not exceed eight thousand (8,000) nits when
measured from the sign's face at its maximum brightness during daylight hours and five
hundred (500) nits when measured from the sign's face at its maximum brightness
between dusk and dawn;
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f. On Premise Advertising Only. Changing message center signs shall only
advertise on-premise products and services, or display public service messa_ es or
messages on behalf of not-for-profit organizations.
g. Additional Requirements. A copy of the manufacturer's operating manual
shall be provided to the City upon request.
h. Amortization. All changing message center signs that do not comply
with the requirements of ACC sections 18.56.030 F.1.(d) and F.1.() shall be brought
into compliance with those requirements by April 1, 2009.
F- G. Change of Copy. The holder of a permit, for the duration thereof, shall
have the right to change the advertising copy on the structure or sign for which the
permit was issued without being required to pay any additional fees.
f:-- H. Exemptions. Unless otherwise specified or unless expressly prohibited, it
is not the intent of this chapter to regulate the following signs:
1. The flag of a government or noncommercial institutions such as schools,
with the poles treated as structures,
2. Official public notices, official court notices;
3. Incidental signs (see ACC 18.56.020(0), Definitions);
4. Signs not visible from public right-of-way;
5. Lettering or symbols painted directly onto or flush-mounted magnetically
onto an operable vehicle;
6. Painting, repainting, cleaning, repairing, and other normal maintenance
unless structural or electrical changes are made;
7. Religious symbols not attached to a permitted sign;
8. Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings, dates of erection and the
like, which are incorporated into the building material and facade;
9. Signs required by law, traffic or pedestrian control signs, signs indicating
scenic or historic points of interest, which are erected by or on the order of a public
officer in the performance of his or her public duty;
10. Sculptures, fountains, mosaics, and design features which do not
incorporate advertising or identification;
11. Temporary signs limited exclusively to noncommercial speech.
HA. Prohibited Signs. From and after the effective date of the ordinance
codified in this chapter it shall be unlawful for any person to erect or place within the
city, except as otherwise authorized:
1. A swinging projecting sign;
2. Portable signs, except as permitted by ACC 18.56.025 (Real Estate Signs)
and ACC 18.56.040(E) (C-2 District);
3. Banners, pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners, rotating or blinking
lights, strings of lights, or similar devices, except as permitted by subsection B of this
section (Temporary Signs);
4. Flashing signs, except as permitted in subsection D of this section
(Lighting Provisions);
5. Changing message center signs, except as allowed in the I, P1, C1, C2,
C3, M1 and M2 zones.
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6. Signs attached to, or placed on, a vehicle or trailer parked on private or
public property that is not associated with the business advertised on said sign(s). This
provision is not to be construed as prohibiting the identification of a firm or its principal
products on a vehicle used in the normal course of business. This does not include
automobile for sale signs or signs attached to franchised buses or taxis;
7. Private signs placed in or on a public right-of-way, except for as expressly
permitted by this chapter;
8. Any sign which constitutes a traffic hazard or detriment to traffic safety by
reason of its size, location, movement, coloring, or method of illumination, or by
obstructing the vision of drivers, or detracting from the visibility of any official traffic
control device by diverting or tending to divert the attention of drivers of moving vehicles
from traffic movement on streets, roads, intersections, or access facilities. No sign shall
be erected so that it obstructs the vision of pedestrians by glare or method of
illumination or constitutes a hazard to traffic. No sign may use words, phrases, symbols
or characters in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead, or confuse traffic;
9. Any sign or advertising structure or supporting structure that is torn,
damaged, defaced or destroyed;
10. Signs attached to poles installed by governmental agencies, utility poles,
trees, rocks or other natural features;
11. Signs attached to benches, garbage cans, or other street furniture located
within the public right-of-way;
12. Rotating signs;
13. Billboards;
14. Any sign which does not structurally or materially conform to the
requirements of the city's adopted International Building Code.
t- J. Nonconforming Signs. Permanent signs established legally prior to the
adoption of this chapter that do not conform to the regulations of this chapter with
regard to number, size, height or location shall be allowed to remain as legal
nonconforming signs except as follows:
1. Whenever a new building replaces the principal building.
2. When there is an expansion of an existing building, the requirements of
this section shall apply only if there is an increase in floor area of 25 percent or more
(including the cumulative increase of previous expansions after the effective date of the
ordinance amending this section).
3. Whenever a nonconforming use is replaced by a conforming use, the
requirements of this section shall apply in full to the new use if and only if there is a
change in required signage due to the zoning district.
4. Any sign, including the sign structure, now or hereafter existing which no
longer advertises a bona fide business conducted or a product sold. Such sign(s) shall
be taken down and removed by the owner, agent or person having the beneficial use of
the land, building or structure upon which such sign may be found within 90 days after
written notification from the building official.
J- K. Master Sign Plans Authorized. The planning, building and community
director has the authority to require a master sign plan to ensure a consistent and
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coordinated signage scheme for development proposals. In approving master sign
plans under the provisions of this subsection, the director has the authority to approve
signage schemes that allow for signs greater in area and height than allowed in the
particular zone in which the development is located when a coordinated signage
scheme is used. Master signage plans shall be recorded. (Ord. 5993 § 1, 2006; Ord.
5342 § 2, 2000; Ord. 4705 § 2, 1994; Ord. 4229 § 2, 1987.)
Section 3. Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such
administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this
legislation.
Section 4. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are deemed to be
separate and severable. The invalidity if any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
section or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the remainder of this ordinance,
or the validity if its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 4. Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five
days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
INTRODUCED:
ATTEST:
Danielle E. Daskam
City Clerk
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Ordinance No. 6166
April 3, 2008
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PASSED:
APPROVED:
CITY OF AUBURN
PETER B. LEWIS
MAYOR
Published:
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Ordinance No. 6166
April 3, 2008
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City Attorney