HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/07/2000 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 145, 2000, AMENDIN AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 33
DATE: November 7, 2000
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL Tom Frazier/
FROM: Linda Dowlen
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 145, 2000, Amending Section 24-1 of the City Code
Pertaining to Signs on Bus Shelters and Bus Benches.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
At its January 4, 2000 meeting, Council adopted on Second Reading Ordinance No. 192, 1999,
amending the City Code to allow advertising on bus shelters through October 1, 2000.
Ordinance No. 145, 2000, which was adopted by a vote of 6-1 on First Reading on October 17,
2000, modifies Section 24-1 of the Code to eliminate the time restriction.
The Ordinance has been modified from First Reading to specify that advertising is permitted on
bus shelters only within 300 feet of an existing commercial/retail or industrial use or land zoned
to permit such use, or along any arterial street so long as no residential use fronts on the arterial
street within 300 feet of the shelter.
•
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 21
DATE: October 17, 2000
ID FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL Tom Frazier/
STAFF: Linda Dowlen
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 145, 2000, Amending Section 24-1 of the City Code Pertaining
to Signs on Bus Shelters and Bus Benches.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption o he Ordiopieadinyg
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The potential outcome of changing the City Code to permit advertising on the City's bus shelters
in commercial areas and along arterials is an increase of future net revenue by an estimated
$79,500. This revenue would m ly t u elters without advertising in
major residential neighbor s and incre e r its ce productivity. The City will
install 100 bus shelters in mmerc are d along ajor arterials. Shelters without
advertisements would be place de re ' tial nei rhoods.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
At its January 4, 2000 meeting, Council adopted on Second Reading Ordinance No. 192, 1999,
amending the City Code to allo verti ' on us shyrsough October 1, 2000. The
purpose of this Ordinance ist odi ctio 4 o eliminate the time restriction.
As per Council direction, staf as and aken t m :
• Five pilot bus shelters were ins alled at: Colnue (west side) near Myrtle
Street; College Avenue (east side) near Boardwalk; Harmony Road (south side) near
Lemay Avenue; Dunbar Street (east side) near Swallow Road; and Stover Street (west
side) near Swallow. The purpose was to evaluate whether the Fort Collins citizens
found the shelters acceptable as to design and function.
• Over a six-month period, staff has surveyed the public's impressions on these shelters.
The survey findings are now ready to be shared with Council prior to a decision on the
change to the Ordinance.
The results of the survey showed that 68% of the people were in favor of bus shelters with
advertising. The survey also indicated that people were concerned with control over the content
DATE: October 17, 2000 2 ITEM NUMBER: 21
on the signs. The majority of the respondents also expressed concerns about advertising on
shelters placed in residential neighborhoods.
Based on these findings, staff recommends an amendment to the City Code to permanently allow
advertising on bus shelters as part of a City program for such advertising. The plan is to place
100 bus shelters at various bus stops in the city. Utilizing the revenue from bus shelters with
advertising in commercial areas and on arterials, Transfort would place shelters without
advertising in low density residential neighborhoods and increase Transit service productivity.
BACKGROUND:
Over the past several years, ff, C u ilme Pe th lic have discussed the issue of
more bus shelters. These di ussions ve f new venue, improved customer safety
and convenience, reduction of to dnd ' asing the number of shelters.
The use of the advertising program to develop bus shelters would increase customer comfort,
convenience, and safety throughout Fort Collins much more rapidly than if the City were to
attempt to provide this same service.
The services of the contractor under the likely arrangements would include securing the right-of-
way, construction of the bus shelter pad, supplying electricity for shelter lighting, installing the
shelter and any amenities (bike racks, waste baskets, benches, signs etc.), and site maintenance,
such as weekly trash removal,C
e®RC
Yein
shmg.
The services that would be ps ter a contractor greatly exceed the
service provided by Transfo tly, 33 bus shelters, which are
washed 2-3 times per year, only a few have trash receptacles, and none are lighted.
Transfort/Dial-A-Ride budgets for an additional six bus shelters each year.
The Growth Management Committee discussed the Ordinance at its October 9 meeting. At that
meeting the Committee raised questions regarding the scope of the shelter advertising program.
In particular, concerns regarding noncommercial and sexually explicit advertising were raised.
There was also discussion regardinz c rre stri o ac d alcohol advertisements.
These issues will be addresse etween a firs nd r mg of this Ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 145, 2000
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 24-1 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
PERTAINING TO SIGNS ON BUS SHELTERS AND BUS BENCHES
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Fort Collins has determined that it is in the best
interest of the citizens of the City that Section 24-1 of the Code of the City be amended to
specifically authorize the placement by the City of signs on bus benches and bus shelters; and
WHEREAS, previously, signs have been placed by the,Caty upon bus benches pursuant to
an exemption contained in the Land Use Code, and the Council, by adopting Ordinance No. 192,
1999, added an exemption to Section 24-1 of the City Code allowing for the placement of signs by
the,City on bus shelters,which exemption authorized no more than five bus shelters and expired on
October 1, 2000; and
WHEREAS,the Council has determined that the October 1,2000,expiration and the five bus
shelter limitation should now be repealed.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that Section 24-l(b)(5)of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be,and hereby is,amended
to read as follows:
. Sec. 24-1. Signs on streets and sidewalks prohibited; exceptions; permit.
(5) Signs placg4 tbe,city,;on bus benches and bus shelters displaying
advertisements,
placed thereon, provided that:
(a)tXtty bus shelters displaying advertising sighs sltall be located
G N... Y S4fa
tictrtt t#t'suchtterial street ttltt}t three bptidred(1eet'of sit(;l
bus"shelter, and
4b} s shD pn�«
n
1t
' d �
lie , an a srgns plat thetgpnq tout a vtsnal
ei e.
impa� oF�sq�ch signs on '-the geriera�`�nbiie�an �. i�'tsundttig
properties.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 17th day of
October,A.D. 2000,and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of November,A.D. 2000.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 7th day of November, A.D. 2000.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk