Ordinance No. 92-20 CITY OF TIGARD# OREGON
ORDINANCE NO. 92- DO
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REPEAL VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE PERTAINING TO TEMPORARY SIGNS (CH'
_ 18.114.100); BALLOONS (CH. 1$.1.14.090) ; SIGN EXEMPTIONS (CII.
18.114.060); AND DEFINITIONS 18.114.015. {
WHEREAS, The City of Tigard finds it necessary to revise its
Community Development Code periodically to improve the operation
and
and implementaLxull
WHEREAS, The City
of Tigard desires to eliminate unclear and
conflicting provisions relative to temporary signs;
WHEREAS, The City of Tigard Planning Commission reviewed the staff
recommendation at a public hearing on February 3, 1992 and voted to
recommend approval of the amendment to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, The City Council held a public hearing on March 24, 1992
and on May 26, 1992 to consider the amendment.
THE CITY OF TIGARD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Community Development Code shall be amended as
shown in Exhibit "A" . t Language
nguagdeleted be added in
is shown in
UNDERLINED. Language
[Brackets] .
This ordinance shall be effective 30 days after its passage by
„•: the Council, approval by the Mayor, and posting by the City
Recorder.
PASSED: By unGtr.""nous vote of all Council members
present after ,being read by number and title only,
this Gj k day of 1992.
Cath60erine Wheatley, City ecorder
APPROVED: This
da o , 1991.
Gerald R. Edwards, Mayor
Approved as to form:
4C. Attorne
Date
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18.114.015 Definitions .
52. Temporary sign -- any sign, -.&- board frame, banner, lawn sign,.
or balloon which is not permanently erected or ��.�.rzeiasy
affixed to any sign structure, sign tower, the ground or
` building_ [ and which is not an electrical sign or an
i internally illuminated sign or one with changeable message
characteristics:]
[a. Temporary Rigid Sign - a temporary sign, other than a
lawn sign, made of rigid materials such as wood, plywood,
plastic.. See Subsection 18.114.100.0;]
[b.ja. Balloon - an inflatable, stationary temporary sign
anchored by some means to a structure or the
ground. Includes simple childrens• balloons, hot
and cold air balloons, blimps and other dirigibles.
See Subsection 18.114.090.C;
[c.ib. Banner - a sign made of fabric or other nonrigid
material with no enclosing framework. [See
_ Subsection 18.114.100.0.5; and]
[d.ja. Lawn Sign - a freestanding sign in residential
zones which is exempt from sign permit requirements
provided the size requirements in Subsection
18.114.060.8.2 can be met.
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a 18.11.4.060 Sign Exemptions
A. The following signs and operations shall not require a
sign permit but shall conform to all other applicable
regulations of this chapter and ".44s prrvisi ;n of
Subsection (B) below:
[1. Signs of a temporary nature which meet all of the
following criteria:
[a. There is no more than one temporary sign on
the premises; for each temporary sign in
excess of the one exempted sign a temporary
sign permit shall be required as provided in
Section 18.114.100;1
[b. Wall signs or wall banners which do not exceed
a total of 30 square feet in area in
commercial or industrial zones, or]
1. . Lawn signs which do not exceed the maximum
allowable area on one premise regardless of
the number of signs as follows:
(i) a total of 12 square feet in single
family residential zones;
(ii) a total of 24 square feet in multi-family
residential zones, [and;]
[c. The temporary sign will be erected for a
period no longer than 60 days;]
2 Signs not oriented or intended to be legible from a'
right--of-way, other property, or from the air;
3 Signs inside a building, except for strobe lights
visible from a right-of-way, other property or from
the air;
4. Painted wall decorations;
5. Painted wall highlights;
[6. Lawn signs;]
6. [7. ] Signs affected by stipulated judgments to
which the City is a party, entered by
courts of competent jurisdiction;
7. (8. ] Directional signs;
8. 19. 1Interior window signs;
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9- [10. ] Nothing in this title shall prevent the
C erection, location or construction of
directional signs on private property
when such signs are solely designed to
direct pedestrians or vehicular traffic
while on the parcel of real property on
which the signs are located. No sign
permit or fee stiali pie required for such
signs; and
Nothing in this title shall prevent the
erection, location or construction of
signs on private property where such
erection, construction or location is
required by any law or ordinance, nor
shall any public agency or utility be
prohibited from erecting signs on private
property when otherwise permitted. No
sign permit or fee shall be required for
such signs.
B. All signs exempt from permit requirements under
Subsection A above shall meet the following requirements:
I. The sign shall be erected on private property with
'k the consent of the lhwiul possessor of the property
and shall not be placed on utility poles or in the
public right-of-way; and
2. At least one sign shall be permitted per parcel of
land; additional signs on such parcel shall be
spaced at least 50 feet apart in residential zoning
districts and 30 feet apart in nonresidential
zoning districts.
C. [D] . The sign permit provisions of this section shall
not apply to repair, maintenance, or change of copy
on the same sign (including, but not limited to the
changing of a message on a sign specifically
designed and permitted for the use of changeable
copy) , or unlawfully erected or maintained signs.
(Ord. 89-06; Ord. 88-20)
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C. Balloons
1. one inflatable stationary balloon or one cluster of
childrens° balloons firmly [tied down] sec
shall be allowed only if all of the following
conditions are satisfied:
a. A City of Tigard sign permit is obtained for
each;
b. Each owner or legal occupant of property or a
building shall be allowed one balloon per
year;
C. A balloon sign shall be allowed to remain up
for a period of no longer than 10 days per
year;
d. A e it issued for a balloon will serve as
one of the three sig permits allowed per
business in a calendar Year.
[d. ]e. Balloons may be permitted as roof signs
with a City sign permit.
The size of a balloon shall not exceed 25
feet in height; and
[f-]g_. The balloon shall be [tied or mounted]
secured to a structure on the ground and
shall not be allowed to float in the air
higher than 25 feet above the nearest
building roof line.
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18.114.1.00 Temporary Signs
r.. A. Authorization
1. The Director shall be empowered to authorize
temporary signs not exempted by Section 1.8.114.060.
The Director shall attach such conditions to the
issuance of a permit for a temporary sign as may be
necessary to ensure disconti-a-ce of the use of
the sign in accordance with the terms of the
authorization, and to ensure substantial compliance
with the purpose of this title.
D. Issuance Authority
1. The Director may issue temporary sign permits which
shall terminate within [60] 30 days from the date
of issuance; and
2. No permit shall be issued for a period longer than
[60] 3o days, but a permit may be [renewed]
reissued by the Director [upon a showing of good
causi for the continuation of the temporary
permit. ] for two additional permit periods (30 days
each) per calendar year.
C. Types and locations of temporary signs shall be as
follows:
1 The total number of temporary signs shall not
exceed [four] one for any [one] use at any one
period of time; such signs are not permitted for
single-family and duplex dwellings.
2. The total area of a [freestanding temporary rigid
p signs] temporary sign [on one premise] shall not
f exceed 24 sauare feet and no more than 12 square
feet per face; such sians are not permitted for
single family and duplex dwellings The permitted
area for a banner shall be no more than 24 square
feet- -Per face with the total. sign area not to
exceed 24 square feet.
[a. 32 square feet in residential zones; and
b. 70 square feet in all other zones;]
3. See Subsection 18.114.015.0.52, Temporary Signs,
for types approved.
4. Special event banners to be hung across public
right of ways may be—Pe itted by the City
Manager's desianee.
[4. Temporary wall signs shall not exceed 30 square
feet in area;]
[5. Banners:
a. Banners may be allowed as temporary signs
provided they meet the dimensional
requirements for temporary wall signs (30 i
square feet maximum area) and a sign permit
has been granted where required; and] s
[6.]4_. A balloon as provided in Subsection
18.114.090-C.
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D. Location shall be as approved by the Director.
E. attachment: �
1. Temporary signs may not be permanently attached to
the ground, buildings or other structures.
[F. Temporary Sign Summary:
LAWN SIGNAGE * TEMPORARY RIGID SIGNS
(exempted) * (with permit)
Total Area Number Spacing * Total Area Number Spacing
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Single 12 sq ft No limit 50 ft * 32 sq ft Up to 4 N/A
family
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Multi- 24 eq it No limit 50 feet* 32 sq ft Up to 4 N/A ;
Other N/A N/A N/A * 70 eq ft Up to 4 N/A)
(Ord. 89-06; Ord. 88-20)]
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