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8/10/04
ORDINANCE NO. 3514
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 20.60.005 RELATING
TO THE DEFINITION OF CONSTRUCTION SIGN, AND
SECTION, 20.60.010A, PERMIT REQUIRED, OF THE
EDMONDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE, SECTION
20.60.070, CONSTRUCTION SIGNS, ALL IN ORDER TO
REPLACE INADVERTENTLY DELETED PROVISIONS
RELATING TO A DEFINITION AND REGULATIONS FOR
CONSTRUCTION SIGNS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE
SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 3423 was enacted by the Edmonds City Council on
October 15, 2002, establishing requirements for construction signs in accordance with public
hearings held before the Edmonds City Council and the Edmonds Planning Board and based
upon the recommendation of the Planning Board; and
WHEREAS, the sign code chapter was extensively revised by Ordinance No.
3461 enacted by the City Council, on July 1, 2003, based again upon the testimony provided at
public hearings and the recommendation of its Planning Board, and
WHEREAS, both the construction sign requirements and the sign code were
processed simultaneously and were intended to be integrated, and
WHEREAS, the extensive revisions of Ordinance No. 3461 failed to include the
previously enacted construction sign regulations; and
WHEREAS, this administrative oversight does not accurately reflect the intent of
the City Council that the new sign code include the previously enacted construction sign
regulations; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to address this scrivener's error by
reenacting the provisions originally approved on October 15, 2002; and
WHEREAS, this action is based upon the public hearings previously held and the
previous recommendations incorporated in and reflected by Ordinance No. 3423 and 3461,
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 20.60.005 of the Edmonds. Community Development Code is
hereby amended by the addition of the following definition for "construction sign," to read as
follows:
20.60.005 Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
"Attached sign" is any sign attached or affixed to a building.
Attached signs include wall signs, projecting signs, and window
signs.
"Campaign sign" is a temporary sign displaying a I message relating
to a candidate, political party, or issue that is registered or certified
for an upcoming election.
"Commercial sign" is a sign displayed for the purpose of
identifying a commercial use, or advertising a service, product,
business or venture that is offered for trade or sale.
"Construction sign" is any permanent or temporary sign displayed
on premises where any physical excavation, construction,
demolition, rehabilitation, structural alteration or related work is
currently occurring, pursuant to a valid building permit.
"Fixed sign" is any sign attached or affixed to the ground or any
structure in such a manner so as to provide for continuous display
for an extended or indeterminable period of time. Fixed signs
include, but are not limited to, free - standing signs and wall signs.
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"Freestanding sign" is any sign that is not attached or affixed to a
building..
"Governmental sign" is a sign that is necessary to protect the
public health and safety. Governmental signs include traffic signs,
directional and informational signs for public health and safety
facilities, and warning or hazard signs.
"Group sign" is a sign or signs on one sign structure serving two or
more businesses sharing a parking facility.
"Identification structure" is a structure intended to attract the
attention of the public to a site, without the use of words or
symbols identifying the businesses. Examples include fountains,
sculptures, awnings, and totem poles.
"Marquee sign" is any sign attached or made part of a building
marquee. A marquee sign is a form of projecting sign.
"Noncommercial sign" is a sign that is intended to display a
religious, charitable, cultural, governmental, informational,
political, educational, or artistic message, that is not primarily
associated with a good, product, or service offered for sale or trade.
Noncommercial signs include signs advertising incidental and
temporary commercial activities conducted by churches and
nonprofit businesses, clubs, groups, associations or organizations.
"Off- premises sign" is any sign that advertises or relates to a good,
product, service, event, or meeting, that is offered, sold, traded,
provided, or conducted at some location or premises other than that
upon which the sign is posted or displayed. Off - premises signs
include all signs posted or displayed in the public right -of -way.
"On- premises sign" is any sign that advertises or relates to a good,
product, service, event, or meeting that is lawfully permitted to be
offered, sold, traded, provided, or conducted at the location or
premises upon which the sign is posted or displayed. On- premises
signs also include signs not related to any particular location or
premises, such as signs displaying religious, charitable, cultural,
governmental, informational, political, educational, or artistic
messages that are intentionally displayed by the owner of the
property or premises upon which the sign is displayed.
"Permanent sign" is a fixed or portable sign intended for
continuous or intermittent display for periods exceeding 60 days in
any calendar year.
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"Portable sign" is any sign that is readily capable of being moved
or removed, whether attached or affixed to the ground or any
structure that is typically intended for temporary display. Portable
signs include, but are not limited to:
1. Signs designed and constructed with a chassis or support
with or without wheels;
2. Menu and "sandwich" board signs;
3. "A" and "T" frame signs;
4. Wooden, metal, or plastic "stake" or "yard" signs;
5. Posters or banners affixed to windows, railings, overhangs,
trees, hedges, or other structures or vegetation;
6. Signs mounted upon vehicles parked and visible from the
public right -of -way, except signs identifying the related
business when the vehicle is being used in the normal day -
to -day operation of the business, and except for signs
advertising for sale the vehicle upon which the sign is
mounted
7. Searchlights;
8. Inflatables.
"Premises" is the actual physical area of the lot upon which a sign
is posted or displayed, except within the boundaries of the BC zone
in the downtown activity center, where premises shall include any
portion of the public sidewalk that fronts upon the lot.
"Projecting sign" is any sign attached or affixed to a building or
wall in such a manner that its leading edge extends more than 12
inches beyond the surface of such building or wall.
"Real Estate sign" is a sign displaying a message relating to the
sale or rent of real property.
"Sign" is any structure, device or fixture that is visible from a
public place that incorporates graphics, symbols, or written copy
for the purposes of conveying a particular message to public
observers, including wall graphics or identification structures.
"Sign area" is the maximum actual area of a sign that is visible
from any single point of observation from any public vantage
point. Supporting structures which are part of a sign display shall
be included in the calculation of the sign area.
"Temporary sign" is an allowed portable sign intended for short-
term display, not to exceed 60 calendar days in any calendar year.
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"Wall graphic" is a wall sign in which color and form, and without
the use of words, is a part of the overall design on the building(s)
in which the business is located. A wall graphic may be painted or
applied (not to exceed one -half . inch in thickness) to a building as a
part of its overall color and design, but may not be internally
lighted. Internally lighted assemblies, including those which
project from the wall of the structure, or which are located on any
accessory structure on the site, shall be considered wall signs and
comply with the requirements of this chapter.
"Wall sign" is a sign that is attached or affixed to a wall and that is
parallel to and not projecting more than 12 inches at any angle
from such wall. Wall signs include signs that are painted directly
upon a wall.
"Window sign" is a sign that is attached or affixed to a window, or
a sign displayed within 24 inches of the inside of a window in such
a manner as to be visible from any public place.
Section 2. Section 20.60.010 of the Edmonds Community Development Code is
hereby amended to provide in relevant part as follows:
20.60.010 Permit required.
A. Except as provided in this chapter, no permanent sign may
be constructed, installed, posted, displayed or modified without
first obtaining a sign permit approving the proposed sign's size,
design, location, and display as provided for in this chapter.
Section 3. Chapter 20.60 of the Edmonds Community Development Code is
hereby amended by the addition of a Section 20.60.070 Construction signs to provide in its
entirety as follows:
20.60.070 Construction signs.
Construction signs shall, irrespective of their duration, conform to
the general regulations for permanent signs specified under ECDC
20.60.020. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
the maximum area of a construction sign in any zone shall be 32
square feet. No sign permit is required for the posting of
construction signs; provided, that all construction signs shall be
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removed from the premises within 10 days of the cessation of the
excavation, construction, demolition, rehabilitation, structural
alteration or related work on site.
Zone Maximum Area of Signage
(per street frontage)
RS 0 . 16 square feet, or,
32 square feet if one sign is
displayed for a project
consisting of building permits
issued for four lots or more.
Only one sign may be
Displayed per project.
All other 32 square feet
zones
The preceding square footages shall be in addition to any other
temporary signage permitted by ECDC 20.60.080.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifi-
cally delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take effect
five (5) days after passage and publication, of an approved summary thereof consisting of the
title.
APPROV
M OR G Y HAAKENSON
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF H Y Y:
BY
W. SCOTT SNYDER
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 08/20/2004
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 08/24/2004
PUBLISHED: 08/29/2004
EFFECTIVE DATE: 09/03/2004
ORDINANCE NO. 3514
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3514
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 24th day of August, 2004, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No. 3514. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION
20.60.005 RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF CONSTRUCTION SIGN, AND SECTION
20.60.010A, PERMIT REQUIRED, OF THE EDMONDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CODE, SECTION 20.60.070, CONSTRUCTION SIGNS, ALL IN ORDER TO REPLACE
INADVERTENTLY DELETED PROVISIONS RELATING TO A DEFINITION AND
REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION SIGNS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 25th day of August, 2004.
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF WASHINGTON, S.S.
COUNTY OF SNOHONHSH
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3514
0 1 e itfy o g min s, as ington
city of of Edmonds, passed Ordinanncce No. 3514. Council summary of
the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides
as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHING-
TON, AMENDING SECTION 20.60.005 RELATING TO T}iE
IDEFINITIO 0.01 AN PERMITS REQUIRED, OF DEDMONDS
20.60.070, CONSTRUCTION SIGNS , AIL L N ORDER SECTION TO
REPLACE INADVERTENTLY DELETED PROVISIONS RE-
tATING TO A DEFINITION AND REGULATIONS FOR
CONSTRUCTION SIGNS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE
SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 25th day of August, 2004.
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
I Published: August 29, 2004.
The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that she is Principal Clerk
of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper printed and published in the City of Everett, County of
Snohomish, and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of general
circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper has been approved as a legal
newspaper by order of the Superior Court of Snohomish County and that the notice
Summary of Ordinance No. 3514
City of Edmonds
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:
August 29, 2004
and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period.
Subscribed and -sw�om to before me this
day of August, 2004
Notary Public in and for the
County.
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