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CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
City Council Conference Room
April 19, 2016
I. CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order at 7 :00
p.m. in the City Council Conference Room of the Englewood Civic Center, Chair King
presiding .
Present: Brick , Fish , Freemire , Kinton , Madrid , Pittinos , King
Absent:Bleile (Excused), Townley (Excused)
Staff:Brook Bell , Planner II
II.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Fish moved;
Pittinos seconded: To approve the March 22, 2016, minutes
Chair King asked if there were any modifications or corrections. There were none.
AYES:Brick, Fish, Kinton, Madrid, Pittinos, King
NAYES:None
ABSTAIN:Freemire
ABSENT:Bleile, Townley
Motion carried.
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Ill.Study Session -2016-03 Sign Code Revisions
Mr. Bell reviewed the previous discussion regarding the sign code revisions required to meet
the regulations set forth by Reed vs. the Town of Gilbert , Arizona , Supreme Court ruling
concerning content based sign regulation . A blackline revision was supplied to the
Commissioners for review .
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The Commissioners discussed the regulation of off-prem ise advertising signs and whether or
not the City will be able to regulate offensive images .
Mr. Bell reviewed the blackline revisions and the verbiage that has been altered to meet the
required parameters of a non-content based sign code . No new regulations were added to
the code.
The next round of revisions will include principal signs and the entire sign code .
IV.Public Forum
Eric James , Englewood Transportation Advisory Committee (ETAC), addressed the
Commission . ETAC would like to engage with the Planning Commission and/or Community
Development Department to enable ETAC to be proactive rather than reactive to new
development.
The Commissioners suggested that ETAC keep abreast of impending development by
studying the Community Development newsletter and consulting staff in the Traffic Division .
V.Attorneys Choice
Acting City Attorney Comer was not present at the meeting.
VI.Staffs Choice
Mr. Bell explained that Brad Power , the Community Development Director, was unable to
make the meeting due to a schedule conflict but will attend the next meeting . Mr. Bell has
been in contact with the school district administration regarding a meeting with the
Commission and because their meetings are on the same dates as the Planning
Commission , the meeting will have to be held on a different evening.
Mr. Bell informed the Commission of current topics being discussed by City Council including
vacation rental homes and recreational marijuana .
VII.Commissioners Choice
• Mr. Pittinos acknowledged the difficulty in revising the sign code.
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Mr. Kinton reminded the Commissioners that the airport train will be opening the weekend of
April 23rd.
Mr. Brick expressed his appreciation for Mr. Bells work on the sign code.
The meeting adjourned at 8 :58 p .m.
6fu_,~ , Recording Secretary