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® • • Planning & Zoning Meeting Minutes of June 21, 1990 Page 6 of 7 Mr. Dunham stated we should look into the sign ordinance and the other Board member, Mrs . Phi 11 i ps, said there would be a revi ew of the ordinance. Mrs. Graves told Mr. Dunham that there is a mandatory periodical review of the ordinance, which we have just completed, we are not due another review for sometime. Mr. Dunham then ask Mrs. Graves if it would take Council action to rescind any part of that ordinance or change any part of an ordinance that P & Z passed? Mr. Armstrong stated that first the ordinance comes from the P & Z Commission as a recommendation to City Council. Mr. Boyle ask the question, "Joel , we reviewed the ordinance and everything and I was told way back there, that it would be sent to Council in December to review, has that ever been to Council yet?" Mr. Albrecht stated "after the P & Z Commission completed their review and recommendation to City Council in December, we sent copies of it to the Chamber of Commerce requesting their comments back prior to taking it to City Council to get their input from the businesses." Mr. Albrecht said the request for agenda is in the City Secretary's office, we had tentatively a study session scheduled for last Monday on this item, it was cancelled because of not having a quorum, it will be rescheduled. Mr. Gresham asked if any changes were made prior going to Council and Mr. Albrecht stated that it was just as P & Z had recommended. Mrs. Browder ask if there had been any response from the Chamber of Commerce with respect to this sign ordinance? Mr. Albrecht stated that this was correct, no response had been received from the Chamber. Mrs. Browder said that they are telling Mr. Dunham that they are very upset with our business regulations and yet they are not responding to the City. Mr. Albrecht stated that that was correct. Councilman Skelton ask to address the Commission, Mrs. Graves recognized him to speak. Councilman Skelton stated "he did not get involved in the sign ordinance back when the business people and all the others were out here fighting to get the signs one way or the other, and I thought if I set back and I woul d have a chance to vote on i t one way or the other sooner or later, but sometime you wait too long till all the work has been done and it's hard to back up and get to the point that you were at the beginning. I think that a lot of the things that Mr. Dunham has said is true in certain respects, I don't believe that all the real estate signs are off-premise, in fact, I'm not aware of any. I think if we could set some specifications for these portable signs and have them so they are not close together...perhaps two lots for a sign...and keep them manicured and the sign in good repair, allow them to be taken down by the City or inspector if they were not kept up." "If you want to get rid of all the portable signs, I'm for that too, I have already sold mine."