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ORDINANCE NO. 1456
AN ORDINANCE ATTENDING SECTION 6.6, -SECTION 14.6, SECTION 14.9,
SECTION 14.12, AND SECTION 15..-3 OF ORDINANCE 1441; BEING AN
ORDINANCE REGULATING THE ERECTION, ALTERATION AND MAINTAINANCE
OF ALL SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND FIXING
THE FEES THEREOF AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION
THEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6.6 of Ordinance No. 1441 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 6.6 SPACING One freestanding sign may be placed and maintained
on any parcel that is 10,000 square feet or less. An additional free-
standing sign may be permitted on any parcel for each additional 15,000
square feet or major portion thereof, provided the provisions of
Section 14.12 (c) are followed.
Freestanding signs consisting of over 200 square feet shall not be
placed closer than 250 lineal feet to each other.
Public gasoline filling stations may have one additional freestanding
sign limited to thirty-two square feet, between the property line and
pump line and/or building line.
Section 2. Section 14..6 of Ordinance No. 1441 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 14.6 Zone C-1 Retail Business Distric
a. Any type sign.permitted by this Code shall be a permitted use.
b. The total display area of all types of signs located in any one
parcel in a C-1 Zone shall not exceed 6.00 square feet except in
parcels of 10,000,square feet or more, where the provisions of
Section 14.12 (c) apply.
c. Vertical clearance'and projection of signs over public property
shall be regulated in accordance_ with Table No. 3-A.
d. Off premise signs shall.be allowed in C-1 Zone except within
the.area described in Section.14.13."
Section 3. Section 14.9 of Ordinance No. 1441 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 14.9 Zone C-3 General Business District
a. Any type sign permitted by this Code shall be a permitted use.
b. The total display area of all types of signs located in any
one parcel in.a C-3 Zone shall not exceed 750 square feet,
except in parcels of 10,000.square feet or more, where the
provisions of Section X14.12 (c) apply.
c. Vertical height and projection over public property shall be
regulated in accordance with Table No. 3-A.
d. Off premise signs shall be allowed in a C-3 Zone except within
the area described in Section 14.13."
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ORDINANCE NO. 1456
AN ORDINANCE ATTENDING SECTION 6.6, -SECTION 14.6, SECTION 14.9,
SECTION 14.12, AND SECTION 15..-3 OF ORDINANCE 1441; BEING AN
ORDINANCE REGULATING THE ERECTION, ALTERATION AND MAINTAINANCE
OF ALL SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND FIXING
THE FEES THEREOF AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION
THEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6.6 of Ordinance No. 1441 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 6.6 SPACING One freestanding sign may be placed and maintained
on any parcel that is 10,000 square feet or less. An additional free-
standing sign may be permitted on any parcel for each additional 15,000
square feet or major portion thereof, provided the provisions of
Section 14.12 (c) are followed.
Freestanding signs consisting of over 200 square feet shall not be
placed closer than 250 lineal feet to each other.
Public gasoline filling stations may have one additional freestanding
sign limited to thirty-two square feet, between the property line and
pump line and/or building line.
Section 2. Section 14..6 of Ordinance No. 1441 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 14.6 Zone C-1 Retail Business Distric
a. Any type sign.permitted by this Code shall be a permitted use.
b. The total display area of all types of signs located in any one
parcel in a C-1 Zone shall not exceed 6.00 square feet except in
parcels of 10,000,square feet or more, where the provisions of
Section 14.12 (c) apply.
c. Vertical clearance'and projection of signs over public property
shall be regulated in accordance_ with Table No. 3-A.
d. Off premise signs shall.be allowed in C-1 Zone except within
the.area described in Section.14.13."
Section 3. Section 14.9 of Ordinance No. 1441 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 14.9 Zone C-3 General Business District
a. Any type sign permitted by this Code shall be a permitted use.
b. The total display area of all types of signs located in any
one parcel in.a C-3 Zone shall not exceed 750 square feet,
except in parcels of 10,000.square feet or more, where the
provisions of Section X14.12 (c) apply.
c. Vertical height and projection over public property shall be
regulated in accordance with Table No. 3-A.
d. Off premise signs shall be allowed in a C-3 Zone except within
the area described in Section 14.13."
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Section 4. Section 14.12 of .Ordinance No. 1441 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"Section 14.12 DISPLAY AREA
a. No exterior advertising sign shall be erected or maintained which
simulates the design, wording or illumination of official traffic
regulatory signs or devices.
b. Signs that rotate, flash or are otherwise designed to give the
appearance of being animated or moving are prohibited in all
Residential Zones.
c. Parcels in Commercial and Industrial Zones that are over 10,000
square feet, will be allowed a.10% increase in total display area
for each additional -10,000 square feet or major portion thereof in
parcel size."
Section 5. Section 15.3 of Ordinance No. 1441 is hereby amended to read as
follows: •
"Section 15.3 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE
a. POWERS. Recognizing that there are certain cases that may, or
may not, be detrimental to public.health, safety, morals and
general welfare, depending upon the facts -of each particular
case, a limited power tb issue Variance Permits and to interpret
any Section of the Code is vested in the Board of Adjustment.
Variances and special permits may be granted by the Board of .
Adjustment in accordance with the Sections of this Code as listed
in Table 15, provided that the provisions`of Section 22.16.040 of
the Pasco`Municipal Code are adhered to.
b. APPEALS AND VARIANCES. Application for special permits and variances
from the ruling of the Building Inspector, concerning the provisions
herein contained, may be made to the Board of Adjustment. The
Secretary of the Board shall receive all applications requesting
review of the Building Inspector's interpretations of the provisions
of this Code, and any orders, requirements, decisions, or determinations
relating thereto, for a Variance and special permit; and shall maintain
and be custodian of all records of the minutes of the meetings and
findings of the Board. All records shall be open to the public.
Copies of the appellant's notice for all special exceptions shall be
filed with the Building Inspector, Planning Commission, and Board of
Adjustment, containing the decision of the Building Inspector and the
reasons why the appellant is aggrieved, specifying the grounds there-
fore. Each application or request for a special exception filed with
the Secretary shall be accompanied by a fee of $25.00 to cover the
City's cost of handling said request for a special exception. Upon
the filing of such fee and application, the Building Inspector shall
forthwith transmit to the Board of Adjustment, all papers constituting
the record and decision of the Building Inspector relating to the
request for a special exception. The Secretary of the Board shall fix
a reasonable time for the public hearing and give due notice thereof
to the parties and general public. The decision of the Board of
Adjustment shall be upheld by a majority_vote of the entire membership.
The Board shall make a decision within a reasonable time after the
hearing.
`5.
C. STAY. A request for any special exception to the Board of
Adjustment stays all proceedings, in furtherance of the action from
which the request for a special exception was taken, unless the
Building.Inspector from whom the request for a special exception is
taken, certifies to the Board, after the notice of a request for a
special exception shall have been filed with him, that by reason of
facts stated in the certification, a stay would in his opinion, cause
imminent peril to life or property, in which case such action shall
not be stayed otherwise than by a restraining order, which may be
issued by the Superior Court. The decision of the Board of Adjustment
on the request for a stay shall be transmitted to the Building Inspector.
d. COLLECTION OF EXPENSES INCURRED. Whenever, pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 3.5, 3.6, or 13.4, there incurs any expense
in connection with the removal or alteration of any sign, the cost
thereof shall be paid by the owner of the real property upon which
the sign is erected or maintained. In the event any other person is
in possession of such property with the consent of the owner, the
owner and such other person shall be jointly responsible for the
payment of such cost.
The City shall submit to the owner and/or other person in possession
of the premises, a statement of costs incurred by the City for removing
or altering the sign.
Upon the failure to receive full payment within thirty (30) days from
the date the statement is submitted, or within thirty (30) days after
conclusion of any appeal proceedings, whichever is later, the City
is authorized to provide for the collection of the amounts due in
any lawful manner.
TABLE 15
SPECIFIC POWER OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Section Number Relating To
3.8- Erection on or over public property.
3.12 (a) Sound device on stationary sign.
6.3 Additional height for freestanding signs.
13.3 Time extension for removal of nonconforming
signs.
14.3 Special permit for off premise directional
signs."'.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after, its
passage and publication as required by law.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington,
this lq day of Januaxy 1971.
G. E. CARTER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
HARRY D. 99 ER, DI -CTOR FINANCE
AND EX -0 IC 0 CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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WAYNE C BELL, CITY A TORNEY