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Ordinance 1584ORDINANCE NO. 1584 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON AMENDING THE REGULATIONS FOR SIGNS IN NEIGHBOR- HOOD BUSINESS (BN)ZONING DISTRICTS BY AMENDING SUBSECTION F OF SECTION 12.13.160 AND MAKING THE NON -CONFORMING SIGN REGULATIONS FOR COMMUNITY BUSINESS (BC) APPLICABLE TO NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS (BN) ZONING DISTRICTS BY AMENDING SECTION 12.15.130C PURSUANT TO AND IN MODIFICATION OF PLANNING COMMIS- SION RESOLUTION NO. 364. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edmonds,Washing- ton pursuant to Planning Commission Resolution No. 364, called a public hearing, having continued the same from day certain to day certain, and having determined it to be in the best interest and the public health, safety and welfare to amend the Edmonds Zoning Ordinance as set forth below, in modification of said Planning Commission Resolution No. 364, now, therefore, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTOM. DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection F of Section 12.13.160 of the Edmonds City Code, setting forth the permitted signs in Neighborhood Business (BN) zoning districts is hereby amended to read as follows: F. Only the following signs are permitted in the BN Zone, subject to the following limitations: 1. Size. A total sign size of 1-1/2 square feet per lineal foot of building frontage of 1/2 square foot per lineal foot of lot front- age, whichever results in the larger sign area. Where frontage is on more than one street, only the signs computed with the frontage of that street shall face that street. The size of pole signs shall not exceed 75 square feet. 2. Height. Signs attached to the building may not project above the roof or parapet line. Pole signs shall not exceed a height of 25 feet above the average ground level at the base of the sign, and the minimum height between the ground and the bottom of the sign shall be eight (8) feet. 3. Projection and Location. Pole signs shall not extend into the public right-of-way, and shall not be located closer than 100 feet to another similar sign on the same side of the street. 4. Content. Signs and advertising structures shall advertise ex- clusively the business conducted, goods sold, or services rendered on the premises. With the exception of readerboards, individual signs shall not devote over 30% of the sign area to the advertise- ment of a specific product or service. Readerboards may contain messages of a public service nature and other general interest information of a non-commercial nature. 5. Illumination. The light from any illuminated sign shall be so shaded, shielded, or directed that the light intensity or bright- ness will not be objectionable to surrounding areas. No sign shall have blinking, flashing, or fluttering lights or other illuminating devise which has a changing light intensity, brightness, or color. Neither the direct, nor reflected light from primary light source shall create a traffic hazard to operators of motor vehicles on public thoroughfares. No exposed reflective type bulbs and no strobe light or incandescent lamp which exceeds twenty (20) watts shall be used on the exterior surface of any sign so as to expose the face of the bulb, light, or lamp to any public street or adjacent property. 6. Where dimensional and other regulations contained herein are in conflict with Chapter 11. 36 (Uniform Sign Code), as amended, the more stringent dimension shall apply. Except as specifically mentioned above, no signs are allowed. which are not attached to a building. 7. The display of merchandise in windows and temporary advertising signs in windows are not prohibited by these provisions. 8. Prohibited Signs. Prohibited are signs which: a. Contain statements, words, or pictures of an obscene, inde- cent, or immoral character, such as will offend public morals or decency. b. Are of a size, location, movement, content, coloring, or manner of illumination which may be confused with or con- strued as a traffic control device or which hide from view any traffic or street sign or signal. c. Advertise any activity, business, product, or services no longer conducted on the premises upon which the sign is located. d. Move in any manner or have a major moving part. Only minor decorative parts may move. e. Contain or consist of banners, posters, pennants, ribbons, streamers, strings of light bulbs, spinners or other sim- ilarly moving devices. f. May swing or otherwise noticeably move as a result of wind pressure because of the manner of their suspension or attachment. g. Sandwich boards or portable signs. -2- Section 2. Subsection C of Section 12.15.130 of the Edmonds City Code, regulating the continuance of non -conforming signs, is hereby amended by making the same applicable to Neighborhood Business (BN) zoning districts as follows: C. Non -conforming signs in the BN and BC (Neighborhood and Community Business) zone. Signs existing in the BN or BC zone at the time of the enactment of this Ordinance and not conforming to its provisions but which were constructed in compliance with previous regulations shall be regarded as non -conforming signs which may be continued for a period of ten (10) years from the date of this Ordinance, if properly repaired and maintained as provided in this code and municipality. At the end of this period they shall be removed or made conforming by the owner, agent, or person having beneficial use of the structure or land on which the signs are located. Any sign existing in violation of Section 12.13.190, O, 7 and Section 12.13.160, F, 8 (Prohibited Signs) of this code shall be removed, altered, or repaired in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance within one (1) month after the date of passage of this Ordinance. Non -conforming signs which are structurally altered, relocated, or replaced shall comply immediately with all provisions of this code. APPROVED: MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 12-7-71 FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 12-7-71 PUBLIS HED: 12-15-71 VETOED BY MAYOR - PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL AGAIN 12/21/71 BY UNANIMOUS VOTE -3- 271 CIVIC CENTER 250 FIFTH AVE. N. Office of the Mayor Harve Harrison To: Irene Varney Moran City Clerk N room lhAw. • try., a. CITY OF EDMONDS Snohomish County, Washington December 10, 1971 In accordance with Section 35A.12.130 of the Optional Municipal Code, I am vetoing proposed Ordinance No. 1584 with the following objections: 1. The following words should be added to Section 1-F-1: "An increase in sign area shall be allowed in the amount of five percent of the original permitted sign area for each ten feet of building setback from the street right-of-way.1,1 This provision would be identical to what is now permitted in the BC Zone. 2. The following sentence in Section 1-F-2 should be deleted: tlSigns attached to the building may not project above the roof or parapet line.tl This provision would force the design of all future one- story buildings to have parapet walls or a pitch roof. I feel that a flat -roof building with a sign extending from the roof -line upward is pleasing from an esthetic standpoint and practical from an advertising standpoint. Please notify each councilman of my action by letter and place proposed ordinance No. 1584 on the December 21 Council Agenda for reconsideration. HHH/jh cc Ron Whaley Jim Murphy Merlin Logan Harve H. Harrison Mayor PRosracr 6-1107 August 10, 1978 MEMO TO: Irene Varney Moran City Clerk FROM: John D. Wallace City Attorney SUBJECT: EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE #1584 City of Edmonds Ordinance #1584 (Regulation of Signs) was passed by the Edmonds City Council on December 7, 1971 and published without the Mayor's signature on December 15, 1971. Mayor Harrison vetoed the ordinance and placed it on the December 21 Council agenda for reconsideration. On December 21, 1971, the Edmonds City Council voted to override the Mayor's veto, and approved the passage of Ordinance #1584 by unanimous vote. Effective date of Ordinance #1584 is December 21, 1971. 1. John Wallace City Vtorney