Item 2 C20-2025-019 Zoning Sign Posting Updates Draft Ordinance — original pdf

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 DRAFT (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) PART 1. Division 1, Article 6 of City Code Chapter 25-1 (General Requirements and Procedures) is amended to add a new Section 25-1-136 to read: § 25-1-136 REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORD OWNER POSTED SIGNS. (A) The record owner shall post and maintain a sign required by this title. (B) A sign must be posted not later than the 11th day before the date of the first occurrence at which: (1) (2) the Historic Landmark Commission holds a hearing on the proposed zoning or rezoning change; or the Land Use Commission holds a hearing on the proposed zoning or rezoning change. (C) The record owner must maintain a sign until Council makes a final determination on the proposed zoning or rezoning change. (D) Each sign must: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) state the type of change being proposed; include the case number; include the name and telephone number of the staff person to contact for additional information; be posted on the property subject to the proposed change; be visible from a public street; be at least 24 inches long by 48 inches wide; and be placed with less than 200 feet of separation from another required sign posted for the same application. (E) The record owner must post: (1) one sign every 200 feet along each street frontage; or (2) three signs along every street frontage regardless of street length; or (3) a maximum of 10 signs total regardless of the length or number of street frontages. (F) The record owner must verify the placement of a sign in the manner prescribed by the director of Planning. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 (G) If the director of the Planning Department finds that a sign is placed incorrectly or is not being maintained, the record owner must correct the sign within three business days after receiving notice. (H) The record owner may remove a posted sign the day after the city council makes a final decision on the zoning/rezoning application. (I) A zoning application or reapplication cannot be considered if the record owner fails to: (1) comply with this section; (2) fix a misplaced sign required by this section; or (3) maintain a sign required by this section. PART 2. City Code Section 25-2-261 (Notice of Application Filing) is amended to add a new Subsection (D) and amended to read: § 25-2-261 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FILING. (A) For a zoning or rezoning application filed by the record owner, the director of the Planning Department [the Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department] shall: (1) (2) give notice of the application under Section 25-1-133(A) (Notice Of Applications And Administrative Decisions); and post signs on the affected property not later than the 14th day after the application is filed. (B) For a zoning or rezoning initiated by the Historic Landmark Commission or a rezoning initiated by the Land Use Commission or council, the director of the Planning Department [the Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department] shall: (1) give notice under Section 25-1-133(A) (Notice Of Applications And Administrative Decisions); and (2) mail notice to the record owner of the affected property not later than the 14th day after a motion initiating the zoning or rezoning is passed. (C) For a zoning initiated by the Land Use Commission or council, the director of the Planning Department [the Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department] shall give mailed notice to the notice owner of the property and 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 to neighborhood organizations not later than the 14th day after the motion initiating the zoning is passed. (D) For a zoning or rezoning application filed by the record owner, the record owner shall post and maintain signs as required by Section 25-1-136 (Requirements for Record Owner Posted Signs). [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]