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Electronic display sign ordinance

Ordinance on permitted locations for on-premises short hold time electronic display signs. The council continued it Aug. 6, 2024 and denied it 4-3 on Aug. 20, 2024.

Denied

Type
Code change
Location
Citywide
  1. Aug 20, 2024City Council: Permitted locations for electronic display signs
  2. Aug 6, 2024City Council: On-premises short hold time electronic display signs
  3. Aug 6, 2024City Council work session: Preview: electronic display sign standards
  4. Mar 30, 2021City Council: Electronic sign hold times and size limits (citywide)
  5. Mar 16, 2021City Council: Electronic sign hold times and size limits (citywide)

In brief

Electronic display sign ordinance appears on 5 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of March 16, 2021 to the City Council meeting of August 20, 2024.

On record, it was continued 2 times, approved once, and denied once.

The most recent decision was denied (3-4) at the City Council meeting of August 20, 2024.

Follow the money and project delivery

Electronic display sign ordinance

Denied

  1. Council action

    Denied: Permitted locations for electronic display signs · Agenda and reports Record → · Aug. 20, 2024

  2. Money in the record

    No itemized amount linked in the records collected.

  3. Signed agreement and payments

    Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.

  4. Work and operating costs

    Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →

Every hearing and vote

  1. August 20, 2024 · City Council

    Permitted locations for electronic display signs

    Denied · 3-4

    The council voted on a citywide ordinance on permitted locations for on-premises short hold time electronic display signs. It was denied 4-3; Council Members Garrett, Hoban and Whipple voted in favor.

    • File: PLOTA20240164

    Vote: Denied 4-3; Council Members Garrett, Hoban and Whipple voted in favor

  2. August 6, 2024 · City Council

    On-premises short hold time electronic display signs

    Continued

    Council Member Gary Garrett moved, seconded by Council Member Rachel Whipple, to amend the ordinance so the proposed area would not extend into the residential zone, and for staff to explore the east wing of the proposal and report back. The item was continued to a future work meeting so staff could prepare the amended ordinance.

    • File: PLOTA20240164

    Moved by Council Member Gary Garrett, seconded by Council Member Rachel Whipple

  3. August 6, 2024 · City Council work session

    Preview: electronic display sign standards

    Discussed

    Presentation only; the item was to be considered at that evening's regular meeting.

    • File: PLOTA20240164
  4. March 30, 2021 · City Council

    Electronic sign hold times and size limits (citywide)

    Approved · 7-0

    An ordinance amending city code on electronic sign hold times and sign size limits (PLOTA20210046).

    Vote: 7-0

  5. March 16, 2021 · City Council

    Electronic sign hold times and size limits (citywide)

    Continued

    An ordinance amending city code on hold times for electronic signs and sign size limits (PLOTA20210046). Under council rule, the item was continued for a second hearing.