HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/07/1999 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 193, 1999, AMENDING 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 of the Ordinance on First Reading.
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 home by the
neighborhood associations.
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.
A team from Traffic Operations,Neighborhood Resources,Engineering,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.
ORDINANCE NO. 193, 1999
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
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 CODE PERTAINING TO
SIGNS ON STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
WHEREAS,the City has recently received inquiries from certain neighborhoods regarding
the establishment of a process and criteria whereby neighborhood entry signs could be permitted to
be erected in the public right-of-way for the purpose of identifying neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that such identification of neighborhoods would
enhance community spirit and promote the general welfare of the City; and
WHEREAS,the Council of the City of Fort Collins has determined that Chapter 23,Article
III,should be amended by the addition of a new Division 4 for the purpose of establishing a process
and criteria for allowing the erection of such neighborhood entry signs; and
WHEREAS,the Council of the City of Fort Collins has further determined that Section 24-1
of the Code of the City pertaining to signs on streets and sidewalks should be amended to allow for
the erection of such neighborhood entry signs.
• NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Chapter 23, Article III, of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and
hereby is, amended by the addition of a new Division 4 to read as follows:
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Sec.23490. DeFmfions
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residents andproporf owners thui`flic bicb-o datWoffh�nergt io otad
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Sec.23 917 Permits.
" tlny"flualifiedneighborhood orgamzahondesumta" ctca neielib _ _';
sign upon any street,avenue,alley,sidewall highway, ubad ngli-c �,
public groundw tlunthe city shall file awritteri appllc Uah�for pettni m
pre',az. n�provide4&y, the arty' 'flnljs establiheil� n a
o "'"in3v`smay,�app1, 'for andob i °" e� "`�
Peia node issiied°under this Daston�to�tesidentta"trde�, i� "' '"'
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W Ta_ 3T'd e�egulations
se23=92: Contents=of Appltcahon
the apphcahonor a neighborhood end ignpem?tt 5ha71 conaadtiiipttc
ecuired tle�fonnprovided by„th vitync"ludingr fhm� the
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f
he�narne address'and telephoneriiumber
Qtgamzahon and the person'to be ccmtacted repreent�ngazbutbvn
i 12, Thb'=names ofY the-streets"or��5ther Ydantifiable eatnres „.
boundar}�of the neighborhood u ry f
311e<proposed Iocation of the neighborhood dhtrY, ignor signs Xa u`; ecee i
£our)7ncluflmg the names of the intersections and fhe direcfitinfvel
}J Attietaal dxdescription of the sigd(s "srognsed t2+ibedx£ofolthood
e or en#nes �cludir►g the�ize, hape,`�es ten ,
con§truction of the sign structuzencYdmg fhe sign blaiilt andeg den
c�ntid�esof�inount� �.*w.TM.pTinn+ 31�nc1ude�t�deTar� w n ,.
of eacTi;proposed sign showing s ieact'sigtt scement
w A stntement.,:ffi he apgl cantti be"s to i abz t he irovis ohstcs i?s
1D%t�sion.
s m 93 Standards and Criteria.
lls3 riiobd s� ns g emuttel�ursunant fo thisnon shall . <M..".._,
u .._u ;� �„ . _......,
fa}1nds and criteria:
l+leighborhood e5 t signs in a 0aig of atllaEentl a residential ea asltoll
bd'-,btt m us with and reflect h +character of the, a
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. (2) One'Q)single-faced si one W daublef�ac�gn or`two(2)st ]e�face
signsbeanngiden Ucate6pY(wathno'�fp:tce rg�rEhatM; t3*ui
{24]"squame eet)may bey; ezm3tted Yo den i3: "e k'*anei m 71ro
eacW Lf the neighl orho s co for entrances6
3 The to .of an such st shah_( e
level:
{4) Tli btdn'nebonc��od" ustbenciu
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( shall noauitern8l�m$��it►if��'
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permitted foisi ��# `fdQ �'„ e p
7) They'aAPAI an tirsft"shc�ss o Fie teach _ _
estdbh&ed mrgamzation w7uc]i
sign� 'he stgnmCist,��tes;'�be' Pt�� • „y�,�,,,m "_._ "i�t
condition
(8) Thefoilowingigh#diicesantJstbeinainfatnodforaab
signintha lgb 79f,
Aftenal 3
tileGtOl 4W
isoca} 30,0
(9) T1ie�eost of�he �esi� c't�7a "'�an7 mautenar o� 'ste�'7��o �a
Cn `si US" .,,... x:w. G *t Of.
Or-afuzafiotyy
(3 0) Pmor to'installahim o£ aeeigl�borhmod entr3 signs��^'tit�'il'09gcst *�,,.
bed _ . ..
SeG I 94 Inveghgation#f Lca uu Per it ee, evoc 0i'l-A.
(L) ppiicgopj z _ ox ;entry shall be` ig tqw
City'E gineer y the CSfy EngmeerislrgTl or,caU "bon= eaianaax stigt i in
ofthe ihfomiddbncoritainedigltheapiglr,fi'n dnd, Oor'to t . assuanee nsTa ?n t
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sfiall;deteinunethattheapphcanf :a'Q�IifiedNe lit ihoo' zaf�nn dfhat
the�pro�gsed�n`eighborhoodign(s��:," „
impair�Rhe�i�"of the nght of may fipa"fli' ' 9 ci"""-o"=costt . d�'ic hazard and
com„plieswithalI standards and cntenaAf'�jiis�.3�ysio,*n-.- � �„i' �vher�He
ag ,cats"bn for.a neighborhood entry signs)'c�bnfo�ms� h � ��'.aud�
of s ° sib"`tithe Ci Engmeeiali,consillttvith � n
Duecto fCurre=tlanningand the Ci4tei borho ff1 "ffic
N "e„ xssuanceifa""permie "le li aj
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atori�'d'�i�e�,rficle ��on"i0 ""�hart�i�" 'Co Hsu: k
t�all1i' gable afth�leasure'�ofthexConn"br�or�he'�4i eth"" yjdr
t w.T@fy'fneigh cLrhooOjtM gnus e o die
t shut or without apemuf or sntrary to ttl t ivt
u �c """e':as"Yhe penxittl`15 revoked as�rpxnded fo ,m thi -�1i1'in, �,
jj�
Isn"�ia� 1�g�venohce�to�e person,�r��uaLifiedet ,� g�4 ,,.
w'h„o"nia�eor„�ocafed$uch neagliborhoo3�e�ptry s7gn red "� va1 �1
hhor o6denfry sign aid sign rnshallbe�smoae3kyv (311 a
�' iovC3 ��d�teofdelue�Esuel�ridfi -
Se. °; Noncompl►ancevith Nohce; temoval of anti
yce given undei§234 is nof�eorieBretl% thei 'UMW
a
aortze fpr cause the removal of the#elglibbrho d ey sµ dca71
riisfof `mat andds�1'fromdhe azinittee .atiilm Imo" su ° a7
"�, ns�'�nay.Iieneces Pr°Pn a y': a uoseedh?tg suc
Section 2. That Section 24-1 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be, and hereby is,
amended by the addition of a new subparagraph(b)(6)to read as follows:
6 Ip7eighbor o sntry s c
pntsuaut�to�3ha3ster_23, c:�e�r�msion ,� ;,w�.yde.
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• Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered publisbed this 7th day of
December, A.D. 1999,and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of January, A.D. 2000.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 4th day of January, A.D. 2000.
Mayor
ATTEST:
• City Clerk
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