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<br /> <br />Lipton read the above resolution and ordinance and requested public notice certification. <br /> <br /> <br />Staff Public Notice Certification: <br />Johnstone reported this was continued from the December 12 meeting therefore new notification <br />was not required. <br /> <br />Lipton requested staff report. <br /> <br />Staff Report of Facts and Issues: <br />Johnstone reported the public hearing was continued to January 9, 2001 to allow time for staff to <br />provide additional information pertaining to potential limitations on logo character heights. <br />Johnstone indicated they had researched other jurisdiction requirements on logo sizes. He stated <br />that staff found it to be extremely rare for City sign codes to place absolute limits on character <br />heights. Only one community (Boulder) limits letter heights in some commercial districts to a <br />maximum of 24 inches for a single line of text and 32 inches total for two lines of text. Boulder <br />also places a maximum height of 32 inches for any ‘graphic symbol’, which presumably is <br />intended to limit logo heights. <br /> <br />Staff is recommending that the limitations on logo height be the same as that for letter height. <br />Johnstone stated that staff believes the City’s PUD process affords applicants the appropriate <br />means of requesting and justifying a need for a logo height that is taller than 24 inches and <br />perhaps taller than the letter height being requested. We are recommending that ‘character’ be <br />defined as follows: “A character includes any graphic symbol used for sign text, including but not <br />limited to letters, numbers and logos, provided that any character used for sign text must be a part <br />of the registered name or trademark of the company or business.” That would limit both letters <br />and logos to a maximum of 24 inches, except when exceptions might be requested and granted <br />through the PUD review process. <br /> <br />Lipton requested questions for staff. <br /> <br /> <br />Questions for Staff: <br />Leh suggested a wording change for condition 2. Strike the word registered and insert the words <br />service mark. <br /> <br />Lipton requested that the wording be reviewed with City counsel. <br /> <br />Lipton requested comments from the public. <br /> <br />Members of the Public: <br />Hearing no comments Lipton requested staff summary. <br /> <br />Staff Summary: <br />Johnstone stated that staff is recommending approval of the Ordinance, with conditions that <br /> <br /> 10 <br /> <br />