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Louisville City Council Meeting January 16, 2001 Page 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None. COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL COMMENTS ON PERTINENT ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None. REGULAR BUSINESS ORDINANCE NO. 1353, SERIES 2000, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7 OF THE LOUISVILLE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS PERTAINING TO COMMERCIAL RETAIL & OFFICE SIGN STANDARDS GUIDELINES - 2na reading - public hearing - continued from December 19, 2000 (advertised Daily Camera 11/12/00; 12/31/00) Davidson called for City Attorney introduction. City Attorney Sam Light read Ordinance No. 1353. Davidson called for Staff presentation. Planning Director Paul Wood stated that Ordinance No. 1353, Series 2000 was continued by City Council at its December 19, 2000 meeting. The Ordinance proposes amendments to Section 7 of the Commercial Development and Design Standards and Guidelines (CDDSG) pertaining to the regulation of signage. The CDDSG were originally adopted by Ordinance No 1242 in 1996, amended in 1998 and 2000. The following amendments propose to; 1) regulate letter heights on wall mounted signs, 2) regulate the amount of translucent background allowed for an internally illuminated sign cabinet, and 3) address the architectural treatment of monument signs. Section 7.2 Sign Number and Area amends the allowed surface area for a commercial- office sign, increasing the area from 20 to 40 SF, which allows 24" high letters, appropriate for 2 and 3-story office buildings. The amendment would not increase the allowed number of signs for commercial office use, but would limit the number of signs utilizing 24" letters, to two signs. Section 7.2 proposes to limit the letter height of both commercial office and retail signs to 24". Letter heights may be further limited through 2