File #: O-9-18    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 2/6/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 7/23/2018 Final action: 7/23/2018
Title: Sign Regulations - Temporary Signs - For the purpose of amending the standards concerning temporary signs for community or civic projects or special events; and matters generally relating to regulation of temporary signs.
Sponsors: Ross Arnett
Indexes: Planning Commission, Rules and City Government Committee
Attachments: 1. O-9-18 Temporary Signs Ordinance.pdf, 2. O-9-18 Staff Report.pdf, 3. O-9-18 Staff report to PC.pdf, 4. O-9-18 PC Findings.pdf, 5. O-9-18 Fiscal Impact.pdf, 6. O-9-18 SIGNED.pdf
Title
Sign Regulations - Temporary Signs - For the purpose of amending the standards concerning temporary signs for community or civic projects or special events; and matters generally relating to regulation of temporary signs.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 9-18

Introduced by: Alderman Arnett

Referred to
Planning Commission
Rules and City Government Committee


AN ORDINANCE concerning

Sign Regulations - Temporary Signs

FOR the purpose of amending the standards concerning temporary signs for community or civic projects or special events; and matters generally relating to regulation of temporary signs.

BY repealing and re-enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2018 Edition
21.70.060

SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:

TITLE 21 - PLANNING AND ZONING
Division V - Regulations of General Applicability

CHAPTER 21.70 - SIGN REGULATIONS
Section 21.70.060 - Exempt signs.

The signs in this section are exempt from this chapter and do not require a permit provided they meet both the standards applicable to all signs in the previous section and the following standards:

A. No sign may project beyond the property line into a public way.

B. Illumination is Not Permitted.

1. Nameplate and Identification Signs.

a. A single nameplate for a dwelling unit, not exceeding one square foot in area, indicating the name or address of the occupant or a permitted occupation.
b. On a corner lot, two nameplates for a dwelling unit, one facing each street, are permitted.
c. Address numerals.

2. For Sale and "To Rent" Signs.

a. One sign per zoning lot except that on a corner zoning lot two signs, one facing each street, are permitted.
b. Size.

i. In commercial and industrial districts signs may be up to twelve square feet in area.
ii. In all other districts signs ma...

Click here for full text