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RESOLUTION PZ 82 - 34
DRAFT RESOLUTION REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF THE SIGN ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, signs are a necessary and important aspect to business development
and advertisement, and
WHEREAS, the sign ordinance is an important aspect in controlling the
proliferation of signs throughout the community in an unsightly
manner, and
WHEREAS, uncontrolled development of signs throughout the community would
result in a cluttered, "metropolitan" look to the City of Kenai,
and,
WHEREAS, regulations relative to the control of signs are important to
the public safety in order to ensure visibility in traffic areas
and along public roads, and
WHEREAS, unenforcement of the sign code can result in .the growth of signs
that may be considered a public nuisance, and
WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Commission receives many complaints regarding
the proliferation of signs within Kenai which are in gross violation
of the code, and
WHEREAS, the Administration reports that several difficulties with portions
of the code make the entire sign ordinance unenforceable, and
WHEREAS, the Administration's failure to enforce the sign code, in effect
nullifies the ordinance, and
WHEREAS, the lack of sign ordinance enforcement reinforces the further
development of signs which are a public nuisance, signs which
are unsafe, and signs which grossly violate present city ordinance,
and,
WHEREAS, the Administration has no internal policies or procedures for
enforcement of the sign code, educating the public as to requirements
of the sign code and informing local businesses as to the code
and its requirements for signs, and
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WHEREAS, the Administration relates the Council is not in support of the
sign code being enforced, and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Kenai Planning & Zoning Commission
respectfully requests the Kenai City Council to initiate the enforcement
of the sign code; at a minimum, the enforcement of flagrant violations.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Administration propose required changes
in the sign code to maximize its effectiveness.
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Ja Castimo e, ,Chairman
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