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ORDINANCE NO. 3093
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
20.60.080 TEMPORARY SIGNS, PARAGRAPH H CAMPAIGN
SIGNS AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the Washington State Supreme Court has upheld limitations on the
time, place and manner in which campaign signs may be erected in the public right of way but
indicated that restrictions on the period of time prior to an election when a sign may be erected
and maintained are in violation of the constitution, and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to amend the Sign Code provisions in order
to incorporate the Constitutional limitation enunciated by the court, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the erection of public signs in planted,
landscaped right of way areas of the City could destroy the plantings in public parks or around
public buildings and may be seen as implying the inappropriate sponsorship of the City for a
particular campaign issue or candidate, and
WHEREAS, the limitation of sign area will permit greater public use of the area
without conflicting with pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the maximum sign area of eight square
feet will permit adequate exercise of constitutionally protected free speech rights while balancing
the potential danger to pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and
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WHEREAS, the amendments of this ordinance had previously been adopted as
Edmonds Ordinance No. 3037, and
WHEREAS, the amendments of Edmonds Ordinance No. 3037 were inadvertently
repealed by Edmonds Ordinance No. 3078, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Edmonds Community Development Code Section 20.60.080
TEMPORARY SIGNS, paragraph H CAMPAIGN SIGNS is hereby amended to read as follows:
20.60.080 TEMPORARY SIGNS
H. Ca=aian Signs. Sign copies shall be limited information
about a candidate, political party or public issue involved
in a current election campaign. Campaign signs are
permissible at the edge of the public right of way (provided
they are not hazardous to pedestrian or vehicular traffic or
located within landscaped areas). Such signs shall be
removed within ten (10) days after the primary, general or
special election to which they pertain. Campaign signs
may not otherwise be placed on public property such as
parks, landscaped areas within the right of way or the areas
around public buildings. Maximum sign area shall be
limited to eight (8) square feet.
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an administrative action, is not
subject to referendum and shall take effect five (5) days after publication of an approved
summary thereof consisting of the title.
APPROVED:
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ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
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CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO.
3093
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3093
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 20th day of May , 199 6 , the City Council of the City of Edmonds,
passed Ordinance No. 309-T— A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting
of the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 20.60.080 TEMPORARY SIGNS, PARAGRAPH H CAMPAIGN
SIGNS AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 21st day of may , 199.6
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
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a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said
newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and
entire edition of said paper on the following days and times, namely:
May 26, 1996
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an th t sa'ti newspaper was regu y dis rib ed to its subscribers
durl a 1 of said period.
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PrI pal Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ........ 28.th
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ary Public in and for the tate Washington,
residing at Everett, Snoho sh nty.
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RECEIVED
JUN 0 g 1996
Affidavit of Publication EDMONDS CITY CLERK
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHOD&ISH,
ss.
! ORDINANCE NO 3093
of the WCity of
Edmonds, ashington I
On the Corn day or May,{
1996, the City Council of the
The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says
Cityy of Edmonds passed]
0,dinance No. 309 §. A sem -
that she is Principal Clerk of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper
mary of the content of said'
ordinance, consisting : tnel
title , provides n follows:
printed and published in the City of Everett, County of Snohomish,
AN ORDINANCE OF THEI
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and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of
PROVISIONS OF SECTION!
20.60.080
PARAGRAPH H
general circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper
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has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
n The full ll t xt of this ,di-
Court of Snohomish County and that the notice ......... ...............................
request.
DATED this 21st day of May,
7888.
SANDRA S. CHASE
Summary Ordinance No. 3093
City Clerk i
Published: May 26, 1996.
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a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said
newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and
entire edition of said paper on the following days and times, namely:
May 26, 1996
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an th t sa'ti newspaper was regu y dis rib ed to its subscribers
durl a 1 of said period.
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PrI pal Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ........ 28.th
day ------ - ----- - -- May - --• -- -- .---- - -..., 18.96...
.......................... .Not -- -- - - -- ...... ........... . .......--.......-
ary Public in and for the tate Washington,
residing at Everett, Snoho sh nty.
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