HomeMy WebLinkAbout4190 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. '415 0
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco, Washington,
Amending Title 17 "Sign Code" Providing for Highway
Follow -Through Signs.
WHEREAS, signs are presently regulated by Title 17 of the Pasco Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) regulates
traveler and tourist services signage on Interstate 182, State Route 395, State Route 397 and U.S.
Highway 12; and
WHEREAS, WSDOT requires follow-through signs to guide travelers from highways to
the location of the traveler and tourist services within the City; and
WHEREAS, Title 17 of the Pasco Municipal Code contains provision to authorize off -
premise direction sign kiosks for traveler and tourist services; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to provide services to travelers and to promote
economic development within the city and to insure that qualified traveler and tourist services
within the city are eligible to have signage on Interstate 182, Highway 395, Highway 397 and
U.S. Highway 12, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 17.03 entitled "Definitions" of the Pasco Municipal Code,
shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follow:
57.01) SIGN — FOLLOW-THROUGH means a sign which identifies the location
of a business for the purpose of participating in the Washington State Department of
Transportation Motorist Information Sign Program.
Section 2. That Chapter 17.13 entitled "Off -Premise Signs" of the Pasco Municipal
Code, shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follow:
17.13.090 HIGHWAY FOLLOW-THROUGH SIGNS
A) Location: To be determined by the City Engineer. Highway follow-through signs
may be placed within the City right-of-way no further than 900 linear feet from the associated
highway interchange as measured from the driving surface intersection of the State highway off-
ramp
fframp and the City right-of-way.
B) Number: A single follow-through sign structure shall be permitted for each
direction of roadway travel. A maximum of two follow-through signs per freeway interchange
shall be permitted.
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C) Size: Fellow thfough sign plates shall not exeeed one hundr-ed
sqtiafe- feet in area and shall not exeeed an aver -all sign . Follow-
through signs plates shall not exceed a dimensional standard of ten (10) feet wide and twelve
(12) feet tall.
D) Duration: Follow-through signs may be removed by the City if the sin is
observed to be in a state of disrepair or becomes unsightly as determined by the Community &
Economic Development Director. A follow-through sign structure may be removed if the sign
structure lacks advertisements for any business with an active city of Pasco business license
Individual business signs shall be removed from the follow-through sign within six months of
business license expiration.
E) Permitting: Follow-through signs may be permitted in commercial and industrial
zones of the City through the building permit process in accordance with the standards listed
herein.
F) Materials: Follow-through signs shall be constructed of materials specified in
Chapter 9-28 of the Washington State Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for
Roads, Bridges and Municipal Construction (current edition Generally, sign materials consist of
a single sheet of aluminum sign plate with blue or brown reflective backing supported by a single
metal sign pole.
G) Content: Follow-through sign advertisements shall be limited to business logos
identical to those used on the associated on -highway WSDOT motorist information sign and as
regulated by the WSDOT Motorist Information Sign Program.
H) Maintenance: The responsibility of follow-through sign maintenance shall be
borne by those businesses advertising on the sign.
I) Licensing: Follow-through signs are subject to the licensing requirements set forth
under Section 17.13.070.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days after its
approval, passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, and approved as
provided by law this ( day of ��C�wt f�Y , 2014.
Matt Watkins, Mayor
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Debbie Clark, City Clerk
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APPRO 0 AS TO FORM:
Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney