HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 Resolution No. 069• RES LUTI N NO. _jfj_
SERI ES OF 2010
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A Rl,SO L TION RECO M~IE DING TO Tl IE CITY MAN AGER OF THE CITY OF
E GLEWO OD, COLORADO AN EXTEN SIO N OF T HE EX IST ING SU "PE SION OR
M R/\TORI UM ON THE E FORE •IE TOF SELE CTPR OVISIO 1S OFTII E
EN GLEWOOD ~!UN I !P AL COD E 2000. T I IE SIGN CODE . PERTA INING TO BANN ER
AND PORTA BL E SIG S: TH E DI S RET ION AR Y /\PPR VAL PROCESS BY THE CIT Y
MAN AGER OR DES IGNEE FOR SIG 'S UN DER 16-6-13(3)(b) AND 16-6-13(4) E.M .. ;
AND THE PROV ISION S J>ERTAI ING ·to WALL MURALS FOR A PbR IOD OF SLX
MONT II S UNT IL FEBRUARY I, 201 1.
WI IER EAS. th e Cit y of Engl ewoo d has spe m a g:cm deal of money nnd effort pro motin g its
down town area ns n sho ppin g dcs1i nnti on and a cultural and nni sti c ve nu e: and
WI IEREAS, the Co lorado Co urt (I f App eals ha s found the requ ireme nt fo r City Manager
review and appro val of ccn ni n types o f signs is un co n!-nu tional : and
WI IEREA . instc.1cl of special rev iew and app ro val th ose si gi:s li stccl in 16-6-l 3(3)(b ). mnrni s
will co nti nue to be revi ewed as a regular sign permit nncl subject 10 th e rev iew time s spec ifi ed fo r
all othe r signs: an d
V./1-iEREAS . the Cit y ouncil ha s cl ircc1cd staff to revi ew and revi se, if n.:ccss ary . prov isio ns
of th e Sign Code.: con ce rnin g th e use :md di s pl ay o f wa ll murnl s; and
WI IER EAS , 11 has been bro ught to Coun cil's m11.:111ion thnt so me busi nes ses in Englewood
fCcl tl1e Unified Dcve lo pmcnl Code docs not adeql111tel y :1ddrcss th e use of ha 11ncrs uncl portab le
sign s in rclmi on w the remai nd er of the Sign Code: and
\VI ll:.REAS , staff wi ll need surti cic nt time to revie w and coo rclinm c r..:co mmcndati ons rclnt ing
ltl the pro vision s in the Codc: and
\\ ~ IERE AS. Cit y Co un cil has dee med it necessary to coordi nate th e rev iew ol'thc Unified
Dcvd o pment Code and found it app ro priate 10 tempo raril y suspe nd enforcem ent or se lect
pronsion s of the sign Code review hy the staff an d it, (\11111cil h\ the pass;1ge of Reso luti on No .
76. Se ri es if 2009: Rcso lu11on o 3. Se ri es of 20 10: Rc soh 1111 m o. 28, Scn cs 0 1'2010 ,Ille!
Resolutmn No. J:!. Series or 20 IO; and
WI I l~Rl ~AS. the morat 11nun 1 Wl lll ld cont111 ue t(1 tc11 1poranly s111 11 cnfl1rcemc 11t tl f thosc M.~c 1,cn1s:
and
\V I IERF J\S . nny r..:vic \\ or 1cv 1sio 11 10 th e Unifi ed Dcv cl \ll)llH:111 Co de will hel p prol cc t !he
pu bli l' healt h. sa fet y and wel fare hy preserv in g a safe. hcahhy. :ind sound c11 vii o11mcnt wi 1hi 11 1hc
Ci ty: and
\\'I IEIU:AS. the Clly Cou nci l find s lh nt an adcli11 onal stx 111011th moratorium ort cmpm:try
~uspc n~ion of the cnfo rccmc 111 of ccnai n prov isio ns of th e En glewood '1un ici pal Co de 2000
pc11i11 nin g 10 \\ all mur,11~. lm nn er:,. and portah le sign:-.md the d1 sc rc1io 11ary · ;l proval process , ...
ncccs~ary to imp lement an d begin rev iew Cl flh c Umfi cd Deve lop ment C\)tk: 1111d
1~ b ii
\Vl-lEllEf\S, nfl..:r a revi ew of the effect of th e mormorium relating to sign s on the com mu111t y, •
1he recommendation m.:'.!y he to keep th e Code as it current ly exists so any perso n who purchases.
erec ts or maintains a sign subject to thi s moratorium during th e mora torium period in
comrovcntion of the exis ting Sign Code will do so at the ri sk of being su bject 10 enforcement nt
th e tenninati on of th e six month morat orium :
OW , THEREFORE . B!::. !T RESOLVED BY TII E CIT\' COUNC IL OF THE CITY OF
ENGi..EWOO D, CO LOR N >n. THAT :
.fu'ctio n I . th e it y Coun 11 o f the City of Englewood, Co lorad o reco mmend s the C it y
Manager estab li sh a )\10rnt ori 111n or temporary suspen sio n tm the enfo rcement of the Englewood
Municipal Co de 2000 pr11.11ning !o banners and po~ab\c sign s; the discret io nary appro va l process
by th e City Mana gv ,., :)c,·'.µnee l,,r sig ns under 16-6-l 3{3)(b) and 16-6-13(4) E.M.C.: and the
provis ion!< pcnaini :-,,£; 1n ,.-:11\ wurnl-i throu gh Fcb:-uary I, 20 11 .
Section 2. All signs, even 1ho e subje r.t to thi s moratorium , shall st ill be req ui red to co mpl y
with 16-6-13(N) Prohibited , l·lawrdo us, and Aba 11doned Signs as we ll as 16-6-13(M)
1aint c1mnce .
St..-ction 3. Th e Cit y Co un cil fincl s the pr<'v i'-i!'.'n =-'' l ~:c,; Resol ution arc temporary in nnture
and are intend ed to be replaced by sub sc.ji.ltr1 t l,:,::~!:i 1,,·c 111actmcnt so that the morat orium or
temporary suspensio n as spec ified in thi s _r<..,'.sL ,l 111,1: :i.1 ,•11d tcnni rrnt c on Febru ary 1,20 1 I.
ADO PTED AND APPROVED this 19th day of Jul y, 2010 .
I. l oucr ishia A Flli s, City Clerk for tJ><:.S,t y of l'n glcwood, CJ>IQ.do, herehy cen if'y th e
ab ove 1s :1 1ruc cop y of Resol ut ion No. J/Z/-· Series of 20 0/, , , fa
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Elli s, Ci ty '\erk
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