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ITEM INFORMATION
CAS NUMBER: 06-077 I ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 7/ 24/06
AGENDA ITEM TITLE Sign Code Revisions
CATEGORY Dircussion Motion Resolution Ordinance Bid Award Public Hearing Other
Mtg Date 7/24 Mtg Date 8/7/06 Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date 8/7/06 Mtg Date
SPONSOR Council Mayor Adm Svcs DCD Finance Fire Legal P &R Police PW
SPONSOR'S The Tukwila School District has requested that the City's sign code be modified to permit
SUMMARY changing message displays. The City's sign code currently bans any sign that changes
content more than once every 24- hours. The proposed draft ordinance would permit
public facilities to have changing message displays that change content no more than once
every 10 seconds.
REVIEWED BY COW Mtg. ►I CA &P Cmte F &S Cmte Transportation Cmte
Utilities Cmte Arts Comm. Parks Comm. a Planning Comm.
DAl'E: 4/25/06 CAP, 7/24/06 COW
RECOMMENDATIONS:
SPONSOR /ADMIN. Set a date for a public hearing.
COMMITTEE CAP referred the matter to the Planning Commission.
'COST- IMPACT /-FUND SOURCE
EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED
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Fund Source: N/A
Comments: N/A
MTG. DATE RECORD OF-COUNCIL ACTION
7/24 Discussion of draft ordinance, set a date for a public hearing.
MTG., DATE ATTACHMENTS
8/07/06 Memo from DCD
8/07/06 Draft Ordinance orginally submitted to Council on July 24, 2006
8/07/06 Draft Ordinance reflecting changes proposed by Council at July 24, 2006
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TO: Mayor
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FROM: Brandon Miles, Assistant Planner
RE: Changing Message Signs
Public Facilities
DATE: August 2, 2006
On July 24, 2006, Planning Staff presented a draft ordinance to the City Council. The
draft ordinance was regarding changing message signs at public facilities. The Council
directed staff to add additional language and to present an additional draft of the
ordinance at the August 7, 2006 meeting.
Staff has provided the Council with the original draft and a revised draft reflecting
Council direction to staff at the July 24, 2006 meeting.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NOS. 1274, 2019 AND 2096, AS
CODIFIED IN TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE '1'1'1'LE 19, "SIGN CODE," TO
EXPAND THE PURPOSES OF THE SIGN CODE, AND TO CREATE
ADDITIONAL SIGN REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC FACIL1 i IES;
ESTABLISHIHNG A SUNSET PROVISION; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide public agencies sign options to
allow them to communicate with members of the public; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to regulate certain types of signage located at
public facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to update the Sign Code by addressing
signage in certain zones where signs are typically not found; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to increase public safety and minimize driver
distractions; and
WHEREAS, on May 25, 2006 and June 22, 2006 the Tukwila Planning Commission,
following adequate public notice, held a public hearing to receive testimony concerning
amending the Sign Code; and on June 22, 2006 adopted a motion recommending the
proposed changes; and
WHEREAS, on August 7, 2006, the Tukwila City Council, following adequate public
notice, held a public hearing to receive testimony concerning the recommendations of the
Planning Commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Ordinance No. 1274 §1 (part), as codified at TMC 19.04.020, "General
Provisions: Purposes," is hereby amended to read as follows:
19.04.020 Purposes
The purposes of this code are:
1. To establish standards and guidelines for the design, erection and installation
of signs and other visual communication devices so that the streets of Tukwila may
appear orderly, and safety may be increased by minimizing clutter and distraction.
2. To provide sign options that encourage public agencies to communicate with
members of the public.
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3. To establish administrative procedures for the implementation of this code.
4. To assure that the regulations of this code are not intended to permit any
violation of the,provisions of any other applicable federal, State or local regulation.
Section 2. Ordinance Nos. 1274, 2019 §1, and 2096 §1 (part), as codified at TMC
19.08.030, "Definitions: Animated Sign," are hereby amended to read as follows:
"Animated sign" means any sign or portion of which physically moves, appears to
flash, undulate, pulse, or portray explosions, fireworks, flashes of light, or blinking or
chasing lights, or which appears to move toward or away from the viewer, to expand or
contract, bounce, rotate, spin, twist, scroll, travel or otherwise portrays movement or
animation at a frequency more rapid than once every 24 hours. Signs or portions of
signs displaying a changing message content that is strictly limited to time date or
temperature, or those permitted under TMC 1932300, shall not be construed to be
animated. Scoreboards shall not be considered animated signs.
Section 3. TMC Chapter 1932, "Regulations Based on Land Use Categories," is
hereby amended to include additional sign regulations for public facilities, as follows:
1932.300 Electronic Message Boards
A. Signs located at public facilities that meet the criteria of TMC 1932300 may use
the sign as a changing message sign, provided that the following criteria is also met:
1: The image on the sign may not change more frequently than once every ten
seconds.
2. The image must appear and disappear as one image. The image may not
appear to flash, undulate, pulse, or portray explosions, fireworks, flashes of light, or
blinking or chasing lights, or appear to move toward or away from the viewer, to
expand or contract, bounce, rotate, spin, twist, scroll, travel or otherwise portray
movement.
3. If the public facility is located within a residential zone, the use of the
electronic portion of the sign is limited to the hours of 7AM to 10PM.
B. Notice of understanding: Any public facility that installs and operates a
changing message sign must submit a letter to the Director of the Department of
Community Development, signed by the appropriate manager/ administrator, which
notes understanding of the above requirements and an assurance that the sign will be
used in the appropriate manner as stated in TMC 1932300(A)(1 -3).
C. Order of Removal: The Director of Community Development shall order the
removal of any sign constructed pursuant to TMC 19.32300 if the sign is used in such a
way that violates the provisions of this chapter.
D. The language codified in TMC 19.32.300 shall sunset exactly one year from the
effective date of the ordinance that adopted the code language. Any public facility that
installs and operates a changing message sign must continue to comply with TMC
? 1932300(A)(1 -3) for the life of the sign, and will be considered a non conforming sign
and subject to the limitations in TMC 1930.
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Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to be
invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the
remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published in
the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force five days after
passage and publication as provided by law.
PASSEL) BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE Cl1 Y OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a Regular Meeting thereof this day of 2006.
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
Steven M. Mullet, Mayor
Jane E. Cantu, cMC, City Clerk
Filed with the City Clerk:
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Passed by the City Council:
Published:
Effective Date:
Office of the City Attorney Ordinance Number:
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PROPOSED VERSION NUMBER 2
DRAFT
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NOS. 1274, 2019 AND 2096, AS
CODIFIED IN TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 19, "SIGN CODE," TO
EXPAND THE PURPOSES OF THE SIGN CODE, AND TO CREATE
ADDITIONAL SIGN REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES;
ESTABLISHIHNG A SUNSET PROVISION; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILTTY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide public agencies sign options to
allow them to communicate with members of the public; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to regulate certain types of signage located at
public facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to update the Sign Code by addressing
signage in certain zones where signs are typically not found; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to increase public safety and minimize driver
distractions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to provide for public safety and limit
changing message signs to areas where they are not visible from streets with more than
two lanes or speeds higher than 25 miles per hour: and
WHEREAS, on May 25, 2006 and June 22, 2006 the Tukwila Planning Commission,
following adequate public notice, held a public hearing to receive testimony concerning
amending the Sign Code; and on June 22, 2006 adopted a motion recommending the
proposed changes; and
WHEREAS, on August 7, 2006, the Tukwila City Council, following adequate public
notice, held a public hearing to receive testimony concerning the recommendations of the
Planning Commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Ordinance No. 1274 §1 (part), as codified at TMC 19.04.020, "General
Provisions: Purposes," is hereby amended to read as follows:
19.04.020 Purposes
The purposes of this code are:
1. To establish standards and guidelines for the design, erection and installation
of signs and other visual communication devices so that the streets of Tukwila may
appear orderly, and safety may be increased by minimizing clutter and distraction.
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2. To provide sign options that encourage public agencies to communicate with
members of the public.
3. To establish administrative procedures for the implementation of this code.
4. To assure that the regulations of this code are not intended to permit any
violation of the provisions of any other applicable federal, State or local regulation.
Section 2. Ordinance Nos. 1274, 2019 §1, and 2096 §1 (part), as codified at TMC
19.08.030, "Definitions: Animated Sign," are hereby amended to read as follows:
"Animated sign" means any sign or portion of which physically moves, appears to
flash, undulate, pulse, or portray explosions, fireworks, flashes of light, or blinking or
chasing lights, or which appears to move toward or away from the viewer, to expand or
contract, bounce, rotate, spin,n, twist, scroll, travel or otherwise portrays movement or
animation at a frequency more rapid than once every 24 hours. Signs or portions of
signs displaying a changing message content that is strictly limited to time, date or
temperature, or those permitted under TMC 19.32.300, shall not be construed to be
animated. Scoreboards shall not be considered animated signs.
Section 3. TMC Chapter 19.32, "Regulations Based on Land Use Categories," is
hereby amended to include additional sign regulations for public facilities, as follows:
19.32.300 Electronic Message Boards
A. Signs located at public facilities that meet the criteria of TMC 19.32.300 may use
the sign as a changing message sign, provided that the following criteria is also met:
1. The image on the sign may not change more frequently than once every ten
seconds.
2. The image must appear and disappear as one image. The image may not
appear to flash, undulate, pulse, or portray explosions, fireworks, flashes of light, or
blinking or chasing lights, or appear to move toward or away from the viewer, to
expand or contract, bounce, rotate, spin, twist, scroll, travel or otherwise portray
movement.
3. If the public facility is located within a residential zone, the use of the
electronic portion of the sign is limited to the hours of 7AM to 10PM.
4. The changing message sign must face a City street that has a stieed limit no
greater than 25 miles tier hour and the City street has no more than two lanes.
B. Notice of understanding: Any public facility that installs and operates a
changing message sign must submit a letter to the Director of the Department of
Community Development, signed by the appropriate manager /administrator, which
notes understanding of the above requirements and an assurance that the sign will be
used in the appropriate manner as stated in TMC 19.32.300(A)(1 -3).
C. Order of Removal: The Director of Community Development shall order the
removal of any sign constructed pursuant to TMC 19.32.300 if the sign is used in such a
way that violates the provisions of this chapter.
D. The language codified in TMC 19.32.300 shall sunset exactly one year from the
effective date of the ordinance that adopted the code language. Any public facility that
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installs and operates a changing message sign must continue to comply with TMC
19.32.300(A)(1 -3) for the life of the sign, and will be considered a non conforming sign
and subject to the limitations in TMC 19.30.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to be
invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the
remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published in
the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force five days after
passage and publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY THE Lr1 Y COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a Regular Meeting thereof this day of 2006.
ATTEST/ AUTHENTICATED:
Steven M. Mullet, Mayor
Jane E. Cantu, CMC, City Clerk
Filed with the City Clerk:
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Passed by the City Council:
Published:
Effective Date:
Office of the City Attorney Ordinance Number:
Attachments:
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