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RESOLUT ION NO j_
SER IES OF 201(1
11 RESOL TIO~ RECOMMENDIN<' ·1 r, T il l:: CITY MANAGER OF Tl-I I CITY OF
ENGLEWODD. C LO RADO AN EXTENS ION OF Tl 11: EX ISTING TEMPORARY
SUS PENS ION OR MORATOR IUM ON Tl IE EN FORCEMENT OF SE LECT l'R OV ISIONS
OF THE ENl,LFWOO MUN ICIP <\I CODI' 2000, Tl IF SIG CODE , PJ RT/11 IN(i TO
1311 NERS AI\D l'ORTAHLI · SIGNS FOR II PERI 'D F SIX MONTHS, UN TIL AUGUST
I. 2010 .
WI I ER EAS. the Cny has s pent a great deal of money and effort promoting its dow nt own arcn
:is <.1 shopping desti nat ion and a cultura l and artistic venue; and
WI !ERE;\ . it has been bro ug ht !Cl oun ctl'i. attcnt1011 that some busmcsscs in Eng lewood
fed the UndieC evelopmc nt Code docs nm adequately addn::ss the use of bnn ncrs and portahlc
signs in relation to the rcmninder of1he Sign Code; and
WI ll ~R EA S. a1 a public forum held on Scptt..:mhcr :!:!. 200() IC \ discuss tcmpnr,11~ s1gnngc, a
n:cnmmc11d:111on wa s 111:1dc to assign the /\llia11cc for Commerce 111 Englc.vood (/\CE} with Lh c
task of:a udymg the issue of temporary b:mnt,;rs and po!1:1hk signs ;md mak111g rccommenclat iuns
for drn ngc!--ICl thc Sign ode; :111cl
WI IEREAS. the l '1ty Council imposed a four month mora10num or 1cmporary sus pt,;n sion of
the cnforcemcrn of ct,;rtam prc,v1s1Cl11!-of thl' l:nglcwood Mu111c1pal Code 200() pcnaining to
ha nm.:r!--,tnd po11ahll-!--Jgnli ns nc..:cssary w 1111plc111cm and hcgm rcv1c\\ of ti ll· Umfied
Drvci<1p rnem Cock; :111d
\\'I ll ·IU :.AS . hci.:;1UM· tlu .. : n.:nc\\ require!--rnns 1dcrat1on of mau y 111tL·rrdatl·d issues thl.:
Planmnµ and /onm!! Cll!llJ!11ss1011 n.:qmrcs more t11m· Ht compkli..: 1he rcv1t,;.w; and
\\'I I FR LAS. the C11y Coun..'.il ckH:rm1m...:s tlmt an :id dnmn:d s1>. mrnllh cxtcmmm of tht current
mora 1oriu111 nr 1cmpor:t1)' suspc11sion 111 thl· cnforccmclll ulscll-c11m1v1sicm!--<1fthe Englcwm•c\
i\111111.:ipal c ·.i,h; :ooo. till' S1gr. Cl•de. pl'na1mn!' II' h;mriL-r:-and p(111;ihk sq_.!llS is necess ary to
~·,mt llUl· ll'\·11.·\\' n thL' l;m{ic:<l [k\dopmclll L'odc.
N( )\\'. ·1111 RI l'O IU·. Il l· n RES<)[ \/Ell UY l'I IF ('I rY ('()llNC II 01 Tl II: CITY l 11 '
I N<il '"''t::•11.n ,1 ORADOTIIA'I TI IFCITYClll/~C II lffCOMMl:N IJ ·111F
M(11(A 1(11(1[ M lll< i I Ml'ORARY SUS l'l ·N SIUI\ UI n II · ENl'ORCEMl:NI 01 SU hl'I
l'R !\\'l~IO S Ill· 1'1 11 · ENrn FWlHllJ MLI lt'll 'III l\1111· 2000. TIIF SlliN CO ili ·.
1'1 ,1( I Al INl, 1'(1 11/\'l ERS /\NI) i'(Jl('I \Il l I SIGNS HI LXTl:NDEll 1,) AlJl ;us·1 I.
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S("1..0 l10ll \ ThL· l 0 1I) ( ·oun. 1\ (lf thr ('11y (\r h1gkwood. (\1\rn,1dci ICXllll llllClld S the City
~l:111agc1 i..:>.lcnc\ the: 111,1ra1rn1u111 h1 l\ur!ust 1. :!1110
Sl'l'l!tl!J ~ rlus m(11atmnm. :-hall not appl ~ In an) p,trl ~,I the l:.ngkwnod Sign (..'{'lk t.:.xccpt tor
lht,; f{ 11\p\\ Ill~ :-cC\lllllS
16-6-D( J)) Pcnrnt rcqui, cd
16-6-13(G)( I )(b) Prohib11ed sig11S.
danncrs
I 6-6-l 3(G)(I )(d) Prohibited sign s.
Pon ;i 1'1 c sirns
l~-6-13(G)(l)(g) Signs on fence s
No 1u..:111ut shall he required for ban ners during
1hc six (6) month mora tonum extens ion period .
I hc s1,; sign s, nommll) piohihit cl sh;i\J he
allowed during the six (6) month morm onum
extension period .
Th ese sign s. normall y pro hib ited shall be
allowed during the six (6) month moratorium
extension period .
Signs on fences, includi ng banners. shall rcmam
prohibncd except fo r banners, on pcnnittcd
fences. erec ted in the publi c right-of-way ,
pursuant 10 1 I -3-4(F) which nl\0w s co mmercial
occ upan cy of the p1J ulb right-of-way for street
fumiturc .
Section 3. All ban ners, eve n those s ubject to tl11 s mora 1oriu m. shnll still be require I w co mp!,
wnh 16-6-13( ') Prolnb11 cd. I laza rdou s. and Aband oned Si~s,s ns well as 16-6-l 3(M)
Mamtcnancc.
Scc1 ion 4. Tl 1c City Cou nci l find s thc prcivis ions or 1h1 s Rc.:s<1 l111i on arc 1c111pornry in na11 1rc.:
:md arc mtl!nd cd 10 be rcpl:1ccd by sub~cqucnt lcg is l:n1vc enac tm ent so thnt thL· m rat on um or
tempora ry sus pcnsi o 1 ;i s specified in thi s Rcso luuon should tcnnm:uc on Aug ust I. ::!01 0.
ADOI' l'l·IJ AN D Al'i'R Ol 'ED tin s 1•1"' day ol J:un.:iry. ){110.
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COUN CIL COMM UN ICA TI ON
Dal e: Age nda 11 cm: Subjccl:
-\ Re~c,lu t1 on [\l':'ndm g th e ·l°f'mporar\
lanua" 19. ~lllO 11 C ii Sus perrn on or Moratorium on th e Em o rcement
oi Sele cted Pr m ,s Ions th e Englewood Municipal
Code Pertaining to Bann ers and Po rtabl e Sign s
l niliatcd By: St aff So urce :
Commun it) De\ elopment Depa rtm en t A lan \Vhi1 e Direc tor
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COUNC IL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCI L ACT ION
Ci ty Coun cil appro ve d Reso luti on No. 76, S nes of ~009, on Oc tobe r S, 2009 . Th e Re s 1l ution es ta bli st1ed
, temporal"\ suspension or moratoriu 1,1 on enfo rce men t of ce rt ain se cti ons of th e Eng lewood Municipal
Co d e 2000 dealin g w ith bann ers and port abl signs . Th e mora to ri111n is sc heduled 10 e>.p ire un Februal'\ 1,
20 10.
RE CO MI t G,DED ACT IO
In o rd er to e,ten d th current m ora to m un o n en1 o rce rn ent, a reso lu ti on c1pprov111 g such an ex tensi o n nee ds
to be ad up ted. The .1 tt ,1Ch ed reso luti on e,tcnds th e enfo rce ment mora tomun fo, SI\ months, 10 August 1,
~0 10. as 1 ~<.:0 111mc11ded b) tlw Pl annin g and Zoni11 g omrrn !Js I011 .
BAC KGROUND, ANAL YSIS, AND ALT ERNA TI VES IDEN TIFI ED
Th e All1 ,1n, e Ior Co mm erce in Englewood cl 1~c usse d Ihe subj et.t ot barrn rs and po rtabl e signs at se, eral
me etin g m :!009 and deve loped reco mm endati on:, for ch ang es to the sign reg ula tions. Th ese
reco mm endn ti om ha ve been fom ard ecl to th e Plannin g and Zoni ng Commis sio n.
The Plannin g ,111d Zon in g Co mmiss ion l!J 111 th e ea rl y stages ot anal\'Z mg and disc ussin g changes to th ~ sign
regula tions 01 tht1 U111fipd DP\'l'lopmPn t ode Reca u,e 01 th e num~rolJ!J int err el~1t d issue:, 1m oh ed "1th
:,1g n!J, th e on11111!i!J1on has dt;>c 1dt•d th e he'-! LtpµroLKh 10 rt•\1\111g ti w r.1gn regula 11 rn 1 ... 1 ... lo luuk di tlit.'111 m
their entirC'I\ r,1 lht'r than 1n a piecemeal 1a~t11on Thf" proce:,~ of dt>,elopmg ne" regul.luuns 1ealrsttc.1lh
will tak e UJ)\\t1rds ot s1, mon ths," 1t h the adop 11011 proce"r, \\h1ch tnll o\\'s tak111g an other i 1 ~ months.
On lanu af'\ \ 2010 th e Pl,111n1ng ,rn d 7nnmr Cornn11 c;..,1 on 1-..,~ld ii c.tu(h "'"'sc;1011 tn d1~t u !Js tht ~Ign
regula tion s. ,\ 111 0 11 0 11 "il!J ,1pp rm ed 10 reto111111 cnd th at ounci l iltJth ori le an e,tension 0 1 the mo ra 1o m11 n
o n e111 oru•ment 01 ba nner~ and ponahl P ... 1g11.., Tht-rPLOmnwnd,1t1on \\,1s to e,tL•1d tl w 1nmil loriu111 Im !-.I\
month s.
FINAN CIAi. iMPACT
Th re arP no 1111 anci;il 11 npa cts to th e Cit, as a res ult of adop tin g th is Reso luuon .
LI ST OF ATTAC HMENTS
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