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City Council Meeting Minutes October 15 2019 Page 8 of 10 • Move the definitions to the front section of the Sign Code o Staff moved this section to the front at the direction of Council • Section 4 8 Review and update mural language for clarity o Staff revised the language for clarity • Section 5 5 Is it possible to include a cap on residential yard signs o A reasonable cap is allowed, staff revised to, allow a maximum of 6 • Section 1.2 Is it preferable to amend this section to read -"Federal and State constitutional guarantees", rather than "1st Amendment guarantees" o Staff and legal counsel reviewed this question and revised to read as such • Section 1 3 5 Is this necessary or can it be removed o Staff and legal counsel believe it is not necessary and removed the section • Section 1 3 2 Is the use of the term, "More restrictive shall apply" problematic with respect to content related concerns o This is within the City's authority to regulate time, place, and manner • Section 4 11 b Wall sign height for signs oriented to US 36 was -increased from 50% to 100% • Section 4 5 Window sign illumination standard was revised to expand the types of allowed illumination • Section 2.2 4 Temporary decorative exemption — removed content based language • Definition of mural updated to provide clarity and administration authority • Staff made numerous minor grammatical edits throughout the document. • Temporary yard signs in the right-of-way o Staff and legal counsel recommend this not be permitted Specific concerns include • Difficult to ensure equal treatment and enforcement • Public may not understand offensive or graphic sings cannot be removed, and staff may be pressured to remove