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Home My WebLink AboutORD 2851BILL NO. 36 ORDINANCE NO. 2851 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 12, SECTION 4 OF THE CALDWELL CITY CODE WHICH IS THE CITY CENTER DISTRICT ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, ORDERS, AND PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Caldwell, County of Canyon. State of Idaho. Section 1. Chapter 10, Article 12, Section 4, regarding Caldwell's city center district ordinance, shall be amended as follows: Section 10- 12- 04(19)B.6. Off premises signs and/ billboards both temporary and permanent, are prohibited in the city center zoning district, except that certain temporary off premises signs, for special events only. may be permitted as outlined in section 10 -02 -06 of this chapter; andfurther excepting the following The City of Caldwell may provide permanent_signage within the City Center district for the following purposes: highlighting landmarks and entry points to downtown or specific districts: highlighting the history of downtown Caldwell: providing maps and geographical information: on central locations, listing businesses within the jGi enter zoning district; providing a designated place for posting fliers, posters for upcoming events and public notices; providing one electronic reader board in the City Center district to be owned and maintained by the City to advertise special events as well as businesses located within City Center who would pay for such advertising. Such permanent signage shall be reflective of the types and styles contained within the page titled "Sidewalk Signage" contained with the "City Center Zoning District Design Guideline Pictures ", shall be placed on City property or property owned by the Caldwell East Urban Renewal Agency, shall have to receive approval from City Council through a— ubl c_hearin!a prior to placement, and shall be owned, operated and maintained by_and_ through the City of Caldwell. Individuals, groups, businesses, y g signs , . pt entities. services. etc. are�rohibited from an off - premise advertisin sa ns and/or billboards exce d as may be hosted by the City of Caldwell under the above guidelines. Section 10- 12- 04(19)G. Signage Table: The following table establishes the number and size of signs: TABLE 1 SIGNAGE Allowed Sign Types Maximum Sign Maximum Number Maximum Sign Area Notes Height of Signs Awning Shall be entirely on 1 sign per each 50 percent of the awning valance separate awning area of the valance valance front Lettering maximum 66 percent of valance height Valance height maximum 18 inches Projecting or 464Rshes - feet 1 sign allowed per 6 square feet Sign shall be suspended business f eRtage Ne dimension fedweed et Bottom of sign shall sandblasted, hand- be no closer than 8 entrance carved, or aFShitestally feet above sidewalk surface below desigfled equivalen Bill No. 36 (city center sign ordinance amendment) Page 1 of 3 Wall 2 1 foot below parapet or eaves Individual letters maximum 49 36 inches each 1 sign allowed pe entranne Multiple. but not to exceed 4 square feet pe II„°m feet Mounting 1 -story: above first floor windows Mounting multi - story: between windows —e; ftntage Side street eF Fea eAtFanre wall sign Maximum Sionaoe Area. w Multiple signs are permitted but the total signage area of wall signs shall not exceed forty percent (40 %) of the total wall square footage upon which the signs are placed. Window, permanent Within window area 4 sign allowed pe windams Multiple, but not to exceed Multiple signs are Painting directly on permitted but the the surface of the total signage area of window does not Maximum Sionage window signs shall count as a window Area. not exceed thirty sign. percent (30 %) of the total window square footage uponlwithin which the signs are laced. Window, temporary Within window area 4 2 signs allowed per window (in addition to permanent window si na a Painting directly on the surface of the window does not count as a window si n. Freestanding post, pole and monument signs Only as approved by the planning and zoning director on a case by case basis Only as approved by the planning and zoning director on a case by case basis Only as approved by the planning and zoning director on a case by case basis Only as approved by the planning and zoning director on a case by case basis Temporary signs See section 10 -02- 06 of this chapter See section 10 -02- 06 of this chapter See section 10 -02- 06 of this chapter See section 10 -02- 06 of this chapter Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and in effect from and after its passage, approval and publication, according to law. Section 3. All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, rescinded and annulled. Section 4. This ordinance is hereby declared to be severable. If any portion of this ordinance is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect and shall be read to carry out the purposes of the ordinance before the declaration of partial invalidity. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL, IDAHO, this day of 2011. APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL, IDAHO, Bill No. 36 (city center sign ordinance amendment) Page 2 of 3 this day of 2011. Garret Nancolas, Mayor ATTEST: Debbie Geyer, City ler Bill No. 36 (city center sign ordinance amendment) Page 3 of 3 � � orm 4',., Y d 9r 0 Y" � ®� vy i A. ®gam "n ®�v� b� ;-. ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL NOTICE OF ADOPTION AND SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2851 AN ORDINANCE ENACTED BY THE CALDWELL CITY COUNCIL AMENDING CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 12, SECTION 4 OF THE CALDWELL CITY CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, ORDERS, AND PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. Section 1: Amends Chapter 10, Article 12, Section 4, regarding Caldwell's City Center signage ordinance, allowing certain permanent off premises signs to be placed by the City of Caldwell only after receiving approval from City Council through a public hearing. Further amends same chapter, article and section by increasing sign height for projecting or suspended signage ; increasing sign area, spacing and number of allowed signs for wall signage; increasing sign area and number of allowed signs for permanent and temporary window signage. Section 2: Provides that this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication, according to law. Section 3: Repeals conflicting ordinances, resolutions and orders. Section 4: Provides for severability. Ordinance No. 2851 provides an effective date, which shall be when published in the Idaho Press Tribune on the 25` day of April 2011. Ordinance No. 2851 was passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor on the 18 day of April 2011. The full text of the Ordinance is available at Caldwell Planning & Zoning Department, 521 Cleveland Boulevard, Caldwell, Idaho. The Mayor and City Council approved the foregoing summary on the 18 day of April 2011 for publication on the 25` day of April 2011, pursuant to Idaho Code 50 -901 A. Mayor Garret L. Nancolas ATTEST: Debbie Geyer, City Clerk STATEMENT OF LEGAL ADVISOR I have reviewed the foregoing summary and believe that it provides a true and complete summary of Or 'nance No. 2851 and provides adequate notice to the publ' A to the contents of such ordinance. DATED this 18' day of April 2011 Mark Hilty, Attorney for City of Cz