PC 10/10/1990 - Laserfiche WebLink

Commissioner McGU i rlc questioned Mr _ Sw i £ t a s to the re 1 at i onsh ip between the s i z e o£ the l of or the acreage , the 1 0 f t_ o f f s et and the s i z e o£ the s ign _ Commissioner Hov i ngh d i s cu s s ed S ect i on 1 8_ 9 6_ 0 4 0 w ith Mr _ Sw i £t _ Commissioner Hov i ngh a slced i£ there i s a carte i n number o f days that a s ign shoo 1d be taken down a fter the property Yea s been sold , a s the property on D ivi s i on Street by the Arroyo _ Mr _ Sw i £t s a i d the s e are considered temporary s i gns , and there i s an a s sumpt i on that they w i 1 1 be removed _ Commi s s i over Hov i ngh f e l t that part i cu 1 ar s ign had been there too 1 ong and that i t wa s s imp 1y advertising _ Mr _ Sw i ft s aid that 1 anguage cou 1 d be added for the remove l o f ^ FOr S a l e •• s ign s a fter the property ha s been s o l d or 1 eased _ The Commission agreed th i s wou 1 d be f ea s i b 1 e_ THE PUBL = C HEARING WAS OPENED _ Sandy Anderson s aid she Yea s been a rea ltor f or 1 5 years _ She asked i£ there is a difference between a ••Pending Sa1e•• sign and a •• S o 1d •• s i gn _ Cha i rma n Mahern s a i d there i s a d i f f e renc e_ PUBL 2 C HEAR =NG WAS CLOSED . Commissioner Hov i ngh f e 1t the app 1 i cat i on shoo 1 d be hand 1 ed i n two parts o the rea 1 e state open Pious e s igns a s one part , a nd the c ommerc i a 1 £ or s a l e or f or 1 ea s e s igns a s a s e c and p art _ He s aid Pie cou 1d support the commerc i a 1 part , but not the re a 1 e state open hou s e s i gn s_ He w i shed to go on pub t i c record that he i s not against the rea 1 e s tat e s igns , but he f e l t they created a potent i a 1 s a£ ety hazard ~ e spec i a 1 1y i£ the hour s ar e extended to 8 pm _ He f e l t it i ncr e a s ed the p o s s i b i 1 ity f or 1 it i gat i on age i ns t the C ity _ Mr _ H i gdon pointed out that the 2 -hour extension t o 8 pm i s during Pa c i£ i c D ay 1 i ght S avi ng s T ime _ Commissioner Hov i ngh c ont i Hued t o s ay that he £ e 1 t a l l ow i ng the rea l e scat e open hou s e s i gn s on C i ty property ( a s i n the s tr e et medians ) created spa c i a 1 i rater e st group pr iv i 1 age s_ He f e l t ti-i i s m fight be c au s e f or the C i ty to eventua 1 1y 1 o s e c ontro 1 over the p 1 ac eme rat o f s ign s i n that other group s or pr ivat e c i t i z en s w i 1 1 be wanting to do the s ame thing _ He f e 1 t that i f th a Board want s to g five peop 1 e the opportunity t o put s ign s up a s 1 ong a s they con form to r e a l e state standards , they sh ou 1 d approve the dra £ t ordinance a s written _ _ £ they want the C i ty to keep c ontro l , they shoo 1d deny i t _ Chairman Mahern £ e 1t they were s imply d i s cus s i rag the extension o f rea 1 e state open hou s e s ign hours ~ and that the ordinance on the book s state s that other va r i ou s s i gns cannot be put up , such a s -4- ___. _.__. _. __ .T .. __-__- '__.__. _._. __.