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ORDINANCE NO . fl
SllRIES OF 2007 --
BY AUTHORITY
COUNCil, Bll,L NO. 4
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER WOODWARD
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PERMANENT REMOVAL OF A BILLBOARD
LOCATED AT 2730 SOUTH BROADWAY AND REBUILDING THE BILLBOARD AT 2896
SOUTH BROADWAY .
WHEREAS, at the present time there arc two legally permitted billboards located at 2730 and
2896 South Broadway; and
WHEREAS. the property owner for each of these properties is interested in removing one of these
billc ards to make way for a mixed-use infill redevelopment project located at Broadway and Yale;
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WHEREAS, the site is currently encumbered with a long term lease throuf'h CBS Outdoor, a bill
boa.-,! nnd advertising agency; and
WHERI:AS, the property owner has worked with CBS Outdoor to renega:iate the billboard lease
agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Englewood Zoning Code does not allow new billboards to be constructed,
modified or permitted within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City does not have the authority to issue a permit for this project without City
Council approval ; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development staff has determined that the c•.,rrent Sign Cooe does
not adequately address the iss •tr of billboards and this "two for one" policy may be incorporated in
any new Sign Code revision :
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCP.. ~w THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS :
~-The City Council of the City of Englewo!'d, Colorado hereby approves !he permanent
removal of one billboard at 2730 South Broadway and the rebuilding of the billboard located at 2896
South Broadway, which shall be considered a nonconforming sign subject to all the requirements of
rto11~nfonning signs.
Introduced, read in full , amended and passed on fi rs t reading on the 8th day of January , 2007 .
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Published as an amended Bill for an Ordinance on the 12th day of January, 2007 .
Road by title and tabled on the 5th day ofFcbruary, 2007 .
Removed from the table, read by title and passed on final reading on the 20th day ofFcbruary,
2007 .
Published by title as Ordinance No . .£_, Sones of 2007, on the 23rd day ofFebruary, 2007. ~~ / ~. Mayo;
Loucrishia A. Ellis, City Clerk
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I, Loucrishia A. Ellis, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the
above and forc .oing is w• copy of the Ordinance passed on final reading ar,d published by
title as Ordinance No . J:!...., Series of 2007 . •
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• COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date: Agenda Item: Subject:
January 8, 2007 11 a ii Permit fo r Billboard at 2896 South Broadway -
De velopment Opportun ity
In itiated By : I Staff Source:
Co mmuni ty Develop ment Department Robert Simpson, Di recto r
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Englewood City Council expressed an int eres t in providing policy input on projects invo lvi ng
economic development or community revitalization .
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff requests that Council approve the attached Bill for Ordina nce authorizing th e removal of a
billboard at 2730 South Broadway and rebui ld ing the billboard at 2896 So uth Broadway.
• BACKGRO UND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
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There are curre ntl y two legally permitted billboards located at 2730 and 2896 South Broadway.
Th e property ow ner for each of these properties, Mr. Jon Cook, is interested in removi ng one of
these billb oards to make way for a mixe d-use infi ll redevelop ment project at Broadway and Yale .
Th e site is currently encumbered wi th a long term lease through CB S Outdoor, a billboard and
advertising agency. As part of th e neg otiati on efforts to move the proposed rede ve lopme nt
forward , Mr. Cook and Director Simpson have worke d wit h CBS Outdoor to renegotiate th e
billboard lease agreement. Th e proposal wo uld involve permanentl y removing one billb oard at
2730 South Broa dway and reb uildin g the billb oar d at 2896 South Br oa dway. Th e Englewood
Zoning Code does not allow new billboards to be constructed , modified or permitted witnin the
City . As a resulL staff does not have the authority to issue a permit for this project wi thout approva l
from City Council.
Community De velopme nt staff has det erm ined that the et :rrent Sign Code does not adequately
address the issue of bill board s and th is "two for one " policy may be in corporate d in the new Sign
Code revision . With the proposed Co un ci l action, th ere would be a red uced number of billboards
on Broadway and ii makes way for a Br oa dway infill red eve lopm ent project. The attached Bill for
Ordinance is a Council authorized permit to rebuild an existi ng billboard at 2896 South Broadway
an d permanently remo ve a billboard at 2730 South Broadway .
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There are no increased financial costs associated with this Ordinance . The economic Impacts from
the proposed project at Broadway and Yale will be considered when more details of the project are
provided by the developer.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Proposed Bill for an Ordinance
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