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Date: April 10, 2000
Item/subject. Ordinance, Amending the Cade of the City of Bangor, Chapter 260, Signs, §
260-5E.
Responsible Department: Community and Economic Development
Eastern Maine Medical Center has requested permission to erect a directory sign on its property to provide
information dowing the public to the correct eatrance for the services requbed. Pham are no provisions
in the City's sign ordinance that would provide for the directory sign requested. This amendment would
allow traffic directional sips, not to exceed fifty (50) square feet in area per sip, designating the proper
more the public should take re access on site services or buildings located iv asite with at least three (3)
toildmgs upon a findue; by the City Engineer that such traffic signs are nwwsary to ensure the proper
control of traffic entering the site and to assist the public in accessing building or services. These signs are
to used strictly for baffrc directional purposes and not advertising or to circumvent the dutrlct limit on
free-standing signs. The City Engineer shall have foul authority over the location, number cod, size,
subject to the overall limit of fifty square feet, of all such sirens.
Department Head
HangersC rrmenb: A, i}I17E00 ED .vGau+ta a � �A ®� �
Qty Hanger
Associated Infomration:
II6FliRaI=Itani
Legal Approval:
City Solicitor
Passage
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(RMEUDeb) W-156
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) Ordinance, Amending the Code of the City of Bangor, Chapter 260, Signs, § MIME.
Ee Radah+edbythe City of&vWt, 0&aWter260 Sii^52603Ebe alsis Hand
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§ 260-5. Reguhfions applicable in all dimitt.
E Traffic Dimefie"I Signs In addition to signs vermifted elsewhem in this chapter the following
signs shall beoermiffed without the need to be set back fmm any Proper line,
(1) Entmnee/ ff signs not to exca two square feet In area Per s'en. clsimnafine amp @Mr"e
or exit in a mrkine lot. EntranWitxN vena do not reouire sign pi mib.
(2) Traffic D'reefional Signs not to exx fiM (50) wuam fort ina rym designadne
the v mute the Public should take to a site wmlcm orbuildings located In
Pte with at least Ihme (3) buildings a finding by the C'tv Engineer that such lraffse
stens are nttessary to ensure the Proper coulrol of traffic entei ne the site and to asset the
Public in acttasing building or services lomhd therein.
2. Such signs Shall be etrielly used for traffie directional Puruosa end shall not be used
for adverligne or m circumvent the district limit on freenlandin
b. The City Engineer shall have final authoritv over the Ig fiou, number and, size
sub'mt m the overall limit of ffiv eaare fmi of all such sign subject to a findinE
she Clio Engineer that the sin 2s forpubh'c safety and heafth re ou
s—ffo Traffic Dimfional Sen shall be erected wdihout an approved Sien Permit from the
Code Enforcement Off r
STATEMENT OF FACT: Deleted text is struck a and added text 15 .
Oo-156
Assigned to Councilor Wrdamia April 10, 2000
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CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) Ordinance, Amending the Cade of the City of Bangor, Chapter 260, Signs, § 260-5E
Be Mord~by Me Ory ofBargor, Mat aapW 260, Sigm, §260-Mbe d~aM
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§2w-5. Readatiaas applicable iv ell diatida.
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E. Traffic Mrectional Signs. In atidition m sigm cormifted elsewhere in tb' hardthe folloorina
Mgus shail6 i ed vdthout the nood to he SO b & from awy Property E
1 EutraneeMxit sign& not W exoted two
sare feel is area stip a entrance
or exit to ti lot E tre efEWt ' d t Usignss Vomits.
2 c J)hseflonal Sin& not m exceed fiftv J50)acre feet mo des vstin
th t thew n public should lake 0 site serdcm or baxdines or in a
site 'W 1 hre illi
(316 finds o by flte 00 EoginecK thath tram
shms are u�� to ensure the Proper control oftraffic Wn the siteand he
pubfil iv acomdug bad' 1 ted themn
a. Such shms shoill6 & xoed for trafficdirectional d sholl not be wed
f r edveduiae or to tlrwmveW Ibe d'ulrid fimil on (reeatvntline ¢sem
b. The CIO Endn"r shall have final MhoWtv over thberand. a
b' d to the all limit offifry feel of all suches
c. No Traffic W Sign shallb d 'thout an approvedS' Permit ftm the
Code Euforcement Officer.
STATEMENT OF FAR: Deleted tinct Is st melt -eat and added text is fined
IN CITY COONCIL
April 10, 2WO
Pitot Beading
Referred to Co®mity d
NtanoalG Development C ttee
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IN CITY COONCIL 4-1J -o o
thtfan fat Passage Made and
Seconded Notion to Aamd by
Substitution Bade and Seconded
Motion to Pass As Amended by
Substitution Nape and Seconded
Vote: 8 yes. 1 absent
Councilors voting yes: Aube.
Blencbette, Cromley, parnhm,
Palmer, Batman. Tremble d
vardaafs Councilor absent:
Balaacci
Passed As Amended by Substitution
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00-156
ORD9t14090CIL-
7Nq Amending the Code of the city
of Bangor, Chapter 260, Signe. 1260-56