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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-09-26 22-333 ORDINANCE 22-333 09/26/2022 CITY COUNCIL ACTION Council Meeting Date: September 26, 2022 Item No: 22-333 Responsible Dept: Planning Action Requested: Ordinance Map/Lot: n/a Title, Ordinance Amending Chapter 260, Signs to Allow for Larger Directional Signs in Bass Park and on the Waterfront, and, to Allow Building Name Signs in the Downtown Area to be Exempt from Sign Area Calculations. Summary This Ordinance will amend the Sign Code to allow more signage for directional purposes in the Bass Park district and the Waterfront Development District. This is to allow better visibility for pedestrians and vehicles to limit driver confusion and pedestrian conflict. This change meets the purpose and intent of allowing for and regulating signage, for the safety and convenience of the traveling public. This change also adds the ability to exempt the building name that is either embedded or placed on a building from the calculations for allowed signs. These named buildings add character to the core business district and this change provides an incentive for property owners to keep them displayed. Committee Action Committee: Business & Economic Development Meeting Date: October 4, 2022 Action: For: Against: Staff Comments & Approvals Finance City Manager City Solicitor Director Introduced for: First Reading and Referral 22-333 09/26/2022 CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE Date: September 26, 2022 Assigned to Councilor: Tremble ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 260, Signs to allow for larger directional signs in Bass Park and on the Waterfront, and, to allow building name signs in the downtown area to be exempt from sign area calculations. WHEREAS, at present, there are events that include large numbers of participants, both on foot and in vehicles in the Bass Park area and the waterfront, WHEREAS, additionally, at present, there are buildings in the cityÓs core business district that has names embedded into the building or are placed on the building; WHEREAS, the purpose of signage is to direct people appropriately and also add to the design of an area; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR AS FOLLOWS, THAT Chapter 260 of the Code of the City of Bangor is amended as follows: £ 260-6 General standards and limitations. Ͷ B.Trafficdirectionalsigns.Inadditiontosignspermittedelsewhereinthischapter,thefollowingsignsshallbe permittedwithouttheneedtobesetbackfromanypropertyline: (1)Entrance/exitsigns,nottoexceedtwosquarefeetinareapersign,designatinganentranceorexittoaparking lot.Entrance/exitsignsdonotrequiresignpermits. (2)Trafficdirectionalsigns,nottoexceed50squarefeetinareapersign,designatingtheproperroutethepublic shouldtaketoaccessonsiteservicesorbuildingslocatedonasiteuponafindingbytheCityEngineerorhis designeethatsuchtrafficsignsarenecessarytoensurethepropercontroloftrafficenteringthesiteandto assistthepublicinaccessingbuildingsorserviceslocatedtherein. (a)Suchsignsshallstrictlybeusedfortrafficdirectionalpurposesandshallnotbeusedforadvertisingorto circumventthedistrictlimitonfreestandingsigns. (b)TheCityEngineerorhis/herdesigneeshallhavefinalauthorityoverthelocation,number,andsizeofall suchsigns,subjecttotheoverallsizelimitof50squarefeetnotedbelowandsubjecttoafindingbythe CityEngineerorhis/herdesigneethatthesignisforpublicsafetyandhealthreasons. (c)NotrafficdirectionalsignshallbeerectedwithoutanapprovedsignpermitfromtheCodeEnforcement Officer. 22-333 09/26/2022 (d)IntheBassParkDistrictandtheWaterfrontDevelopmentDistrict(WDD),eachsignshallnotexceed75 Squarefeetinsize,subjecttotherequirementslistedabove,50squarefeetinsizeinallotherdistricts. M.Historicbuildingsignsshallnotcounttowardsallowedsignageifthefollowingconditionsaremet: (1)Thesignisonanhistoricbuildingaslistedin§ЊЍБЎ,Historicdistricts,historicsites,andhistoriclandmarks designatedoronbuildingslocatedintheBangorCenterRevitalizationDistrictasshownin§713 (a)Limitedtoonebuildingidentificationsignperstreetfacingfaçade,identifyingbuildingnamesfifty(50) yearsorolderonbuildingslocatedin§2606. (2)Thesignislocatedinoneofthefollowinglocationsonthefacade: (a)Theupperfacadeareaabovethefirstfloor. (b)Aboveorinsidethetransom. (c)Thecornerstone. (3)Signrequirementsshallbeinrelationtoitslocationasoutlinedbelow: (a)Upperfacadeareaabovethefirstfloor: \[1\]Letteringshallbenowiderthan75%ofthewidthofthecornice. \[2\]Locatedbelowtheuppercorniceorsoffit. \[3\]Letterheightshallbenomorethan18inches. (b)Aboveorinsidethetransomorthecornerstone: \[1\]Letteringshallbenowiderthan75%ofthewidthofthetransomorcornerstoneface. \[2\]Letterareashallbenomorethan50%ofthetransomorcornerstoneface. IN CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 COrd 22-333 First Reading and Referral to Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting on October 4, 2022 CITY CLERK IN CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 12, 2022 COrd 22-333 Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 6 – 0 Councilors Voting Yes: Okafor, Schaefer, Sprague, Tremble, Yacoubagha, Fournier Councilors Voting No: None Passed CITY CLERK