HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 Resolution No. 072RESOLUTION NO . IJ.2::-
SERIES OF 20 ; 1
A RESU LU l"lllN KECOM MENIJINti TO THE CITY .\II ANA ti EK OF THE CITY OF
F.N(H,EWOOD, COLORADO AN EXTENSlON OF THE EX ISTfNG SI/SPF.NS/ON OR
MORA TORJUM ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF SELECT PROVISIO),S OF THE
ENGLEWOOD MUNICfPAL CODE 2000, THE SIGN CODE, Pf-RTAlNING TO BANNERS
AND PORTABLE SIGNS; THE DISCRET IONARY APPROV Ai. PRO CESS BY THE CITY
MANAGER OR DESIC,NEE FOR SIGNS UNDER 16-6-13(K)(J)tb) AND 16 -6-l 3(K)(4)
E.M.C .; AND THE PRlf ,ISIONS PERTAINING TO WALL MIJllALS FOR A PERJOD OF
SL)( MONTHS UNTIL FEBRUARY I, 2012 .
\VJ-IFllEAS. th e City of Englewood has spent a l,'l'cat deal of mone y and effort promoting its
dc1 wnh n area a:; a shom>ing dcslination and a cultural and artistic venue ; and
·· • l[i<E \S , the Co lorado Cou ~ of Appeals ha s fo und the requtremcnt for City Ma.,agcr
rcvu.:·.v Jud approval of cer1ain types of sign s is un const ituti onal; and
\VHEREAS , in stead of special rev iew and appro va l those sign s li sted in 16-6-l 3{K)(3 )(b),
mural s will c.:o nt inuc to be reviewed as a regular sign pennit and subject to the review limes
specified for all other signs ; and
WHEREAS, the City Cowici l has di rected sta ff to review and revise, if necessary, provis ;~~s
of the Sign C:orlc co ncerning the u.:,c :m d rti spl:1 y of wa ll mura l~; and
\VJ-i.EKEAS, it ha s been brought to Council·; attentio n that some busines ses in Eng lewood
feel the Unified Develop ment Code does not adequ at ely addre ss 1/te use of banners and ponable
signs in relauon to tl,e remainder of the Sign Code ; and
WHEREAS , staff will need sufficient tnnc to review and coo rdinate recommendations relating
to th e provi sions in the Code; and
1.VHEREAS, Cit y Co uncil has deemed it necessary to coordinate the revie w o f the Umf,cd
De'"clopmcnt Code and found It appropnatc to temporarily suspend enforcement of" select
provisions of the sign Code review hy the staff ann Ci1y Co un cil hy the passage of Res ol11tinn Nn
76, Series of2009; Re so luti on No . 3, Series 0(2010; Rcs olction No . 28, Series of2010 and
Resolution No . 32, Series of 2010 ; Resolution No . 69, Series of 20 IO; and Resolution No . 5 ,
Ser ies of 201 1; and
WIIER..EAS, extending t.hc moratorium would continue to temporari ly Sh''P enforcement of
th ose section s; a.,d
WHEREA S, any review or rcv1 s1on to the Umfied Devel opment Code will help pro tect the
public health, saiety and welfare by prcsctving a safe, health y, and sou nd environment within the
City; and
WHEREAS, the City Counc il find s tha 1 an addniona l six month mura torium or tem porary
suspension of the enforccmcm of certain provis ions of the Englewood Municipal Code 2000
pt:: t:11n in ~ Ill wal l mura ls; ba1 11 11.m, 1.1 ml µnrrnlJ\e signs and the di s~n.·-tio nor y np p rovn l ;:,roce~!; is
11 c:.:t.:ss a11' to 1111 plcmcnt and begi n rev iew of th e Unified Dc::vdvp 111cnt Cori e ; ,1n d
WHEREAS, afte r a rc·11 cw of th e effect of the mo r:il on um rcl:1t111g lo signs on th e co mm un :ty,
th e rccommc nrlaliu n may be 10 ke e;j lhc Co de as 11 cu rre nt ly exi sts so :my pcn-ir:!l wh o purchases .
cn:ct ~ N m ain1ai m; a ~ign sti h_i t.;i.;t to 1hi s rnorn toriu111 du rinµ, the morJt cmum peri od in
contr:wcnt i on of th e exist i ng Sign rode wi ll cl n sn ;1t lh t: risk of bei ng subjccl 10 c.;,,;. ,··;.:mclll at
th e tcrn,i nut:011 of lhc !:ix mont h 1111 1atoriu11:;
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RE''~)LVW UY TIIE C ITY CO UNC IL OF 'J'HE C ITY OF
l•:NU L EWOOD, COLOIU,DO, T HAT :
s ~c 11 01l.J.. The Ci ty Cou nci l o f the Cit y of Englewood, Colora do n.:1.:ornmc na~ 11,---..:ii y
Man:i~er :-;x 1c cd a n,()ra1o r ium or :cm pornry sus pensio n 011 th e cnforcc ml!n l of fht; [ilglcwood
tv1u nicipn l Cnrit! :mtJO p ert .1i 11i11 g tt, l 1;:1nncrs and p<ntablc sig ns; the <l isc rc1 101 1:1ry Jp pn 1vn l proc:ess
by tl·.c C it y \fonoge r or Uesignce forsicns und e r l 6-6 -13 (K.)(3)(h) a11 cl 16-6-13(K)(4) E.M.C.;
mid lh <: pru vi :,io n5 perta i ning to "';1\1 11mr:1ls th rough l·c bruary 1, 7Jl l 7.
f'ect ion 2. All sig r1s , 1.a·c 11 tl,u:-c suhj cc t to th is 1no rntor ium, slrn ll !;li ll be req uired to comply
w ith 10-(i-U(N} Pro hi h:H;d, llazardn us. :1nd J\h;m du11:::d S igns as well as '.6 -6 -D (M)
Mnintcnnn cc .
SecllitlL3. Th e C n y Co unci l find s the prnvisions of th is l{e solut iou ,i re tcn1pomry in na tu re.:
and .ire i111 c:1d c--:cl 1n he rc plnce d by subscqu t:nt lcg isla11vc en:11.:t ment so th.it ti"le morntor iu m o r
tc.m1ror:i 1)• sus?c:is ion as spc.-:.:ific d in 1h is l~cso lu1i un shou lcl tcrmimit c on f-chru ary I, 201 1
ADO l'Tl ·D AND AJ'i'ROVED this 5th cl ay of Ju ly, 20 ! 1.
I, Loucr:sh ia A. Elli s, City I 'lcrk for Jll.c C ity of Englewoo d , C ,, fo, h ereby certify th e
:1ho ·1 c is a trnc copy o f r .;so hn1 011 No. :fl:_, Seri es of 20 I. ,.../J -/c.
. j!j)g;zfuiq ';J
/ uc.rishi:1 A P lli s, City Clerk
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date: Agenda Item: Subject:
Jul y 5, 2011 11 Ci Resolution ex te nding th •~ Temp orary
Suspension or Moratorium on the
Enforcement of Sclet:ted Provisions the
Englewood Municipal Code Pertaining to
Banners, Po rtable Signs and Murals
Initiated By: I Staff Source:
Community D evelopment rJPpartmpnt Tr icia Lang on, Se nior Planner
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
City Council ap pr ove d Reso luti on No. 70, ~eries of 2009, 011 Octuue, 5, 2009, establishing a tempxary
suspension or morat o rium on e nforcement of cert ai n secti ons of the Englewood M11niripal (orle ;:ooo
dealing with banners and portabl e signs. Co uncil also approved Resolution No. 28, Seri es of 2010. on
F~i.irursry 1, 2010, t!~tr1bl 1shin g a temporaf)1 suspension or mor,1tonu111 on enfo rcement o; the discre ti onary
approva l process relaterl lo wa ll m11ral s. Co unc il combined th e two moratoria (ba nner/portabl es and
mural s) into a jo int ac tion and ex tended each moratorium :n 2010 under Resolution No. 69, Series 2010.
Both morat ona were extended ea rl ie r thi s year under Resolution No . 5, Series o i 2011 . The joint resolution
is scheduled lo expire on August 1, 2011.
RECOMMENDED ACTiON
In order to extend the cur rent moratorium on enforcement a resolution approving surh ;m ex tensi on needs
to be adopted. The at1ach ed resolution extends the enforcement moratorium for six months , to Februa,y 1.
2012 .
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
In ea dy 2010 the Planning and Zo ning Commission began anal ys is of sign code regulation s issue a11tl
discussion of potenti al ame ndm en ts . Sign code efforts we re delayed by th e necessi ty to adopt floodplair,
amendm ent s to meet Federal Em ergen cy Management Agency updates by th e en d of 2010. To date in
201; the Commiss ion rwiewetl initial drafts of seve ral sec tio ns of the proposed sign code including
administration , prohibited and exempt sign,. and sign specificati o ns. Larger wor k topi cs yet to be started
includ e : standards fo r different zone districts, si 0 n materials , temporarr and electron ic signage. It is
anticipated that comp leti on of th ese areas ,,nd in itial stakeholder m~etings could be fi ni shed by the e nd of
the year .
Final drafting of th e new Sign Code ond th e formal adoptio~ process is anticipated to take an additional six
months and be co,nµleteu uy ea dy ,,,mmer 20 12 . Th e morato,ium extension provides tune 10 comple te
proposed sign code amendments and begin th e adoption process .
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Th ere are no financia l impacts 10 the City as a result of adopting lh1S Res olution.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Resol uti on