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Consider a request from Holtzman Oil Corporation, with representative Todd Rhea, to amend the Interstate 81 Overlay Sign District Section 11-7-8 of the Sign Ordinance. Among other things, Section 11-7-8 currently allows parcels within a boundary surrounding interstate interchanges the ability, based upon specific mean sea level elevations, to install signs that are taller than the maximum permitted sign height of 35 feet.
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Presented By: Adam Fletcher, Director - Department of Planning and Community Development
Recommendation and Review
City Council tabled this request at the August 14, 2018 meeting and directed staff to investigate the issue for a more detailed evaluation and recommendation. A new memorandum and supporting documents are attached.
The proposed amendment would increase the maximum sign height abilities for properties only located within the overlay boundary at Exit 243, where the maximum mean sea level elevation that signs may reach would increase 50 feet from 1299.6 feet to 1349.6 feet. The amendment would effectively give the requestor the ability to install a sign at about 100 feet in height on the property addressed at 3335, 3355, and 3365 South Main Street (tax maps 104-G-8 & 9).