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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/04/2000 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 193, 1999, AMENDIN AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 12 DATE: January 4, 2000 i FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Cam McNair SUBJECT: Second Reading of Ordinance No. 193, 1999,Amending Chapter 23, Article III, of the City Code by the Addition of aNew Division 4 Pertaining to Neighborhood Entry Signs and Amending Section 24-1 of the City Code Pertaining to Signs on Streets and Sidewalks. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: There have been recent inquires regarding the placement of Neighborhood Entry signs in the public right-of-way. City staff has developed a process to manage these requests, in order to allow established, organized neighborhoods to request a revocable permit from the City to erect Neighborhood Entry Signs. Ordinance No. 193, 1999,was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 7, 1999. I I I i i I i i i i I ITEM NUMBER: 18 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: December 7, 1999 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Cam McNair SUBJECT: First Reading of Ordinance No. 193, 1999,Amending Chapter 23,Article III,of the City Code by the Addition of a New Division 4 Pertaining to Neighborhood Entry Signs and Amending Section 24-1 of the City Code Pertaining to Signs on Streets and Sidewalks. RECOMMENDATION: . Staff recommends adoption oCeOrd irance Ft Readin e FINANCIAL IMPACT: A permit fee of $25 will cover the City's costs of administering the permits. All other costs associated with constructing and maintaining Neighborhood Entry Signs will be borne by the neighborhood associations. N(DI) y EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: There have been recent inquires regarding the placement of Neighborhood Entry signs in the public right-of-way. City staff has developed a process to manage these requests, in order to allow established, organized neighb ue vertble t from the City to erect Neighborhood Entry Signs. �. 111ering, A team from Traffic Operations, bo ces, Current Planning,and the City Attorney's office has developed this process that would allow qualified neighborhood organizations to erect certain entry signs in the public right-of-way. This process and the sign standards are explained in the proposed ordinance. In general, criteria including the size and number of signs have been created, sight distances have been established,and the maintenance of the signs becomes the responsibility of the neighborhood. A $25 fee for the permit has been established. A review process for the signs and their locations will include Engineering, Neighborhood Resources,Current Planning,and Traffic Operations. The City Engineer will be responsible for the administration of the permits and inspection of the signs. This administration will closely follow the existing process of managing other encroachments in the rights-of-way.