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Home My WebLink About2566 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 2566 AN ORDINANCE relating to signs within the City of Pasco, amending PMC Title 17 by enacting a new Chapter 17.46, Off-Premise Signs, and deleting or amending conflicting regulations as provided herein below. WHEREAS, the widespread proliferation of billboard and other off-premise signs throughout the City of Pasco contribute to visual pollution and clutter; excessive traffic inattention and potential accident, injury or congestion therefrom; and the unsightly use of or appearance of the landscape adjacent the public ways; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted public meetings on April 18 and May 2, 1985, and conducted public hearings on June 20 and July 10, 1985, to consider the issue and concluded additional regulation of off-premise sign structures was warranted to resolve the above-noted concerns; and recommended same to City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pasco has reviewed the recommendations of the Planning Commission and finds the proposed amendments reasonably provide for the continuance of off-premise advertising within the city while mitigating aforesaid concerns; and concludes the proposed regulation appropriate; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section One. That a new PMC Chapter 17.46, entitled Off-Premise Signs, is hereby enac t ed to read as follows: CHAPTER\17.46 OFF-PREMISES SIGNS Sections: 17.46.010 17.46.020 17.46.030 17.46.040 17.46.050 17.46.060 17.46.070 17.46.080 17.46.090 17.46.100 17.46.010 permitted Generally Off-Premise Sign Corridor Zoning Property Requirements Design Height Display Area Setbacks Spacing Non conforming Signs GENERALLY. Except where otherwise specifically by this title, no person shall erect or maintain any off-premise sign within the City of Pasco except in compliance with this chapter, and in accordance with other provisions of this title. 17.46.020 OFF-PREMISE shall be within a corridor 395 and Interstate highway only the land area within of said highways. SIGN CORRIDOR. All off-premise signs located along state highways 12 and 1-182. The corridor shall include 2,000 feet of the rights-of-way lines 17.46.030 within the Business), 17.46.040 located on ZONING. Off-premise signs shall only be allowed off-premise sign corridor on lands zoned C-3 (General I-1 (Light Industrial) and 1-2 (Heavy Industrial). PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS. Off-premise signs shall be private property adjacent an arterial street. 17.46.050 DESIGN. Off-premise signs shall be designed in accordance with Chapter 17.20. In addition, any such sign with over 150 square feet of display area shall have an open space of not less than six feet between the bottom of the sign and the ground level below. 17.46.060 HEIGHT. The maximum height of an off-premise sign structure shall be thirty-five (35) feet. 17.46.070 DISPLAY AREA. The maximum display area of an off-premise sign shall be three hundred (300) square feet, with no more than two sides of display area. 17.46.080 SETBACKS. Off-premise signs shall be setback from all property lines a distance equal to or greater than the height of the sign structure. 17.46.090 SPACING. No off-premise sign shall be located closer than 500 feet to another off-premise sign; within 100 feet of a public street intersection; or within 300 feet of a residential district. In addition, no off-premise sign with over two hundred square feet of display area shall be located within 250 feet of a freestanding sign which contains over two-hundred square feet of display area. 17.46.100 NON-CONFORMING SIGNS. (a) Off-premise signs which do not conform to the requirements established above shall be removed within five (5) years of the effective date of this ordinance, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) below. (b) In the event a non-conforming sign was erected without a permit, the owner of the sign shall be given written notice to remove the sign from the property. The compliance period fixed by written notice shall not exceed 60 days. (c) If the removal of any sign requires compensation in accordance with RCW 47.42.107, such sign may remain until the city orders compliance by written notice. Section Two. That PMC Sections 17.08.120 and 17.56.120, and PMC Subsection 17.56.080(d) are hereby repealed in their entirety. Section Three. That PMC Section 17.56.050 is hereby amended as follows: 17.56.050 ZONE C-1 RETAIL BUSINESS DISTRICT. (a) Except as provided in Subsection (d), A any type sign permitted by this title shall be a permitted use. (b) The total display area of all types of signs located on any one parcel in a C-1 zone shall not exceed six hundred square feet except in parcels of ten thousand square feet or more, where the provisions of Section 17.56.110(c) apply. (c) Vertical clearance and projection of signs over public property shall be regulated in accordance with TABLE NO. 3-A. (d) No off-premise signs shall be allowed in a C-1 zone. exeept-withim-the-area-deseribed-im-Seetem-i75671B87 Section Four. PMC Section 17.08.125 which now reads: 17.08.125 OFF-PREMISE SIGN. "Off-premise sign" means a sign which advertises a business service, or product that is not available on the parcel on which the sign is erected. is hereby amended to read as follows: 17.08.125 OFF PREMISE SIGN. "Off-premise sign" means a sign carrying a message of any kind except that pertaining to the business, industry or other pursuit conducted on or within the premises. A sign carrying a message pertaining to the business, industry or other pursuit conducted on or within the premises may also carry a non-commercial message on an equal amount of display area simultaneously and in addition to the commercial message that the sign displays, without coming under the definition of an off-premises sign. Section Five. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage and publication as required by law. PAS 2 D by the City Council of the City of Pasco this ,5 - 0?-day of ,a....14- . 1985. ve yn Wells, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Gre -7Ls ello, City Attorney ORDINANCE NO-2566— AN ORDINANCE relat- ing to signs within the City of Pasco amending -PMC Title 17 by enacting a new Chapter 17 46 Off-Premise Signs and deleting or amending conflicting regu !rations as provided herein below WHEREAS, the wide- spread proliferation of bill board and other off- premise signs throughout the City of Pasco contribute to visual pollution and clut ter excessive traffic inat- tention and potential accident injury or conges- tion therefrom and the un- sightly use of or appearance of the land- scape adjacent the public ways and WHEREAS the Planning Commission conducted public meetings on April 18 and May 2 1985 and con- ducted public hearings on June 20 and July 10 1985 to consider the issue and concluded additional re9u- lation of off-premise sign structures was warranted to resolve the above-noted concerns and recom- mended same to City Coun-) cil and - 1 WHEREAS the City! Council of the City of Pasco has reviewed the recom- mendations of the Planning I Commission and finds the on the proposed amendments rea- sonably provide for the con- tinuance of the off-premise advertising within the city while mitigating aforesaid concerns and concludes the proposed regulation ap- propriate NOW THERE- FORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOL- LOWS Section One That a new MAC Chapter 17 46 entitled Off/Premise Signs is hereby enacted to read as follows CHAPTER 17 46 Not OFF-PREMISES SIGNS —Settion Three TtTir-Itt Sections PMC Section 17 56 050 is 17 46 010 Generally hereby amended as 101- 17 46 020 Off Premise lows Sign Corridor 17 46 030 17 66 050 ZONE C -1 Zoning 17 46 040 Property RETAIL BUSINESS DIS- Requirements 17 46 050 TRICT Design 17,46 060 Height (a) Except as provided 17 46 070 'Display Area In Subsection (d), any type 17 46 080 Setbacks sign permitted by this title 1 7 46 090 Sp aci ng shall be a permitted use 17 46 100 Non conforming (b) The total display area Signs , of all types of signs located 17 46 -f 010 13ENER on any one parcel in a C-1 ALLY Except where other- zone shall not exceed six wise specifically hundred square feet except permittedby this title no in parcels of ten thousand person shall erect or main 'square feet or more where tam n any off-premise sign 1 the provisions of Section within the City of pasco ex- 117 56 110(c) apply cept in compliance with this ' (c) Vertical clearance chapter, and in accordance and projection of signs over with other provisions of this Ipublic property shall be title regulated in accordance 17 46 020 OFF-PhEM- with TABLE NO 3-A ISE SIGN CORRIDOR\ All (d) No off-premise signs- off-premise sins shall \ be shall be allowed in a C.-1 within a corridor located zone along state highways vl 2, , Section Four PIVIC Sec- and 395 and Interstate bon 17 08 125 which now highway 1-182 The co/ridor reads shall include only the land kl 17 08 125 OFF-PREIVI- area within 2 000 feet of the ISE SIGN "Off premise rights-of way lines of said sign" means a sign which highways advertises a business serv- 17 46 030 ZONING Off- ice or product that is not premise signs shall only be available on the parcel on allowed within the off-prern- which the sign Is erected ise sign corridor on lands is hereby amended to zoned C-3 (General Busk read as follows ness) 11 (Light Industrial) 17 08 125 OFF PREM- and I 2 (Heavy Industrial) ISE SIGN "Off-premise 17 46 040 PROPERTY sign" means a sign carry REQUIREMENTS Off- ing a message of any kind premise signs shall be lo- except that pertaining to cated on private property the business industry or adjacent an arterial street other pursuit conducted on 17 46 050 DESIGN Off- or within the premises A premise signs shall be de- sign carrying a message signed in accordance with pertaining to the business Chapter 17 20 In addition industry or other pursuit any such sign with over 150 conducted on or within the square feet"of display area Premises may also carry a shall have an'open space of non-commerical message not less than six feet be- on an equal amount of dis- tween the bottom of the play area simultaneously sign and the ground level and in addition to the corn- below 17 46 060 HEIGHT The sign messag e that the maximum height of an off- ing under the definition of premise sign structure shall an off-premises sign be thirty five (35) feet Section Five This Ordi- 17 46 070 DISPLAY nance shall be in full force AREA The maximum dis-, and effect after its passage play area of an off premise\ and publication as required wan shall be three% hundrad by law (350) square feet with no \I, PASSED by the City more than hilto sides of dis- Council of the City & Pasco greater than the height of this 5th day of August, ATTEST Mayor re 1965 -s ,Joe W J -s-Evelyn Wells, ' I play area 17 46 080 SETBACKS Off-premise signs shall be- ackson setback from all property lines a distance equal to or the sign structure City Clerk 17 46 090 SPACING No off-premise sign shall be lo- APPROVED AS TO FORM -s-G A Rll cated closer than 500 feet rag ubste o tyAttorney to another off-premise sign Ci within 100 feet of a public LE G AL NO 19529. 9 • 19 street intersection or within August , 85 300 feet of a residential dis- trict In addition no off- premise with over two hun- dred square feet of display area shall be located within 250 feet of a freestanding Sign which contains over two-hundred square feet of display area 17 46 100 NON-CON- FORMING SIGNS (a) Off premise signs which do not conform to the require ments established above shall be removed within five (5) years of the effective date of this ordinance ex cent as provided in subsec- tions (b) and (c) below (b) In the event a non-conform- ing sign was erected with- out Ai permit the owner of the sign shall be given writ- ten siotice to remove the sick from the property The compliance period fixed by wiltten notice shall not ex- ceed 60 days (c) If the re ' moval of any sign requires compensation in accord- ance with RCW 47 42 107 such sign may remain until tIr city orders compliance by written notice Section Two That MAC Sections 17 08 120 and 17 56 120 and MAC Sub- section 17 56 080(d) are hereby repealed in their en- tirety Public in and for the State of Washingten, residing at -Pasco AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION COUNTY OF Benton )ss STATE OF WASHINGTON JoEllen Ward being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says she is the pri n°1 pal erkf the Trio City Herald, a daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and it is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication here- inafter referred to, published in the English language continually as a daily newspaper in Benton County, Washington, and is now and during all of said time was printed in an office maintained at the aforesaid place of publication of said newspaper That the annexed is a true copy of a legal ad "Ord/ #2566" as it was printed in the regular and entire issue&Deeper-City Herald itself and not in a supplement thereof, for a period of Times, commencing 9th day of Au.gu s t , 19 85, and ending on the 9th day of August , 435 , and that said newspaper was regularly dii4ibuteid to its subscribers during all of this period That the Total amount is $ 73 23i inches @ $7.35 = $172.73 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th. day of August , 1985 I' 0 110X 291 412 WFSI ARK O. WAMIINGION 9 4 /W1 August 6, 1985 Tri City Herald P.O. Box 2608 Pasco, Washington 99302 FINANCE DEPARTMENT 1509) 5S-I401 tin 726-1101 CITY of Attn Rochelle Dear Rochelle Please publish Ordinance Nos. 2563, 2564 and 2566 on the following date August 9, 1985 a Please send two (2) Affidavits of Publication for each Sincerely yours, Evelyn Wells City Clerk ew 47-