CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA
City Manager
Planning
ORDINANCE 05-44
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF HOMER, ALASKA AMENDING THE SIGN CODE, CHAPTER 21.60.060 OF THE
HOMER CITY CODE.
WHEREAS, it become
apparent that sign regulations in the portions of the Residential Office zoning
district do not adequately serve the needs of businesses, and
WHEREAS, public
comment has indicated a need for larger signs on major roads; and
WHEREAS, the
Homer Advisory Planning Commission held a public hearing on the matter on July
20, 2005.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER HEREBY ORDAINS:
Section 1.
Table 2 of Homer City Code 21.60.060 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Table 2.
Maximum Total Sign Area Per Zone Lot by Zoning District
The maximum total area of all signs, in square feet, except
incidental, building marker, and flags (b) shall not exceed the following
according to district:
RR UR RO RO(e) INS(a) OSR PS(d)
4 4 6
50 20 4 32
The maximum total area of signs, in square
feet, in the Central Business District, General Commercial I, General
Commercial 2, Marine Commercial and Marine Industrial zoning districts, except
incidental, building marker, and flags shall not exceed the following:
Square feet of wall frontage: Maximum
allowed signage.
750 s.f. and over 150
s.f.
650
to 749 130
s.f.
550
to 649 110
s.f.
450
to 549 90
s.f.
350
to 449 70
s.f.
0 to
349 50
s.f.
Only 1 freestanding sign is allowed per
zone lot, except a freestanding Public Sign may
be additionally allowed. A freestanding sign may not exceed thirty six (36)
square feet in area and may not exceed ten (10) feet in height,
except for cluster businesses.
For cluster businesses, each individual
business is allowed a maximum allowed signage according to its respective
frontage using the table above. In addition each business cluster is allowed a
maximum allowed signage according to the table above. If part of the allowed
signage is used on a freestanding sign in no case shall the sign exceed seventy
two (72) square feet (s.f.) in area;
area to be calculated as follows: one
business may have thirty six (36) s.f. in total area, two businesses may have a
total of fifty four (54) s.f. in area; three businesses may have a total of
sixty three (63) s.f. in area; more than three businesses may have seventy two
(72) s.f. in total area, no one business may have more than thirty six (36)
s.f. in total area. No freestanding sign shall exceed ten (10) feet in height.
a. This column does not represent a zoning
district. It applies to institutional
uses permitted under the zoning code, in the RR, UR and RO zoning
districts. Institutional is defined as
an established organization or corporation of a public, non-profit, or public
safety/benefit nature, i.e., schools, churches, and hospitals.
b. Flags of the United States, the state, the city,
foreign nations having diplomatic relations with the United States, and any
other flag adopted or sanctioned by an elected legislative body of competent
jurisdiction. These flags must be flown
in accordance with protocol established by the Congress of the United States
for the Stars and Stripes. Any flag not meeting any one or more of these
conditions shall be considered a banner sign and shall be subject to regulation
as such.
c.
Square feet
of wall frontage is defined as total square footage of wall surface, under the
roof, which faces the major access or right-of-way of the business. In the case of a business located on a
corner lot, square footage of wall frontage is the total square footage of wall
surface, under the roof, on the side of the business with the most square
footage.
d.
This column
does not represent a zoning district.
It applies to Public Signs
permitted under the zoning code, in all zoning districts.
e.
This column applies only to lots
in the RO district that abut East End Road, Bartlett Street, Hohe Street, and
Pennock Street. Within this area, there is allowed a maximum of 50 square
feet total area of all signs (including the ground sign referred to below),
except incidental, building marker, and flags (see note (b) above). One (1) ground sign, with a maximum total
area of sixteen (16) square feet will be permitted per zoned lot. Each ground sign shall not exceed six (6)
feet in height, measured from the base to the highest portion of any part of
the sign or supporting structure.
Section 2. This
ordinance is of a permanent and general character and shall be included in the
City code.
This ordinance is of a
permanent and general character and shall be included in the City code.
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMER, ALASKA,
this __________ day of ______________________, 2005.
CITY OF HOMER
_______________________________
James
Hornaday, Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________
Mary L. Calhoun, CMC, City
Clerk
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
First Reading:
Public Hearing:
Second Reading:
Effective Date:
Reviewed and approved as to form:
_____________________________ ___________________________
Walter E. Wrede Gordon
J Tans
City Manager City
Attorney
Fiscal Note:
See Memorandum 05-143