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Hearing - Zoning Code Text Amendment
P19TA00001, NEW SIGN STANDARDS, UPDATED ADDRESSING STANDARDS, AND A NEW DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE ROLE CONCERNING SIGNS
A proposal to repeal and replace, by Ordinance, the existing Chapter 18.79 (Sign Standards) of the Pima County Zoning Code, with the exceptions of the billboard standards and the nonconforming sign standards (Section 18.79.060). The Section 18.79.060 nonconforming sign standards are not changed. The billboard standards retain the existing language but are reformatted and renumbered. Except for the nonconforming sign standards (Section 18.79.060) and billboard standards, the proposal replaces the repealed sign standards with new sign standards intended to update and clarify sign standards, reflect current sign technology and trends, encourage good sign design, and protect Dark Skies and scenic values. The new standards affect the size, height, illumination, location, and other features of the time, location and manner of signs. The proposal also 1) amends, by Ordinance, Pima County Zoning Code Chapter 18.83 (Address Standards), Section 18.83.050 (Address display) to update addressing standards consistent with state regulations; 2) amends Chapter 18.99 (Review Committees) Section 18.99.030 (Design Review Committee) to authorize the Design Review Committee to review and decide requests for the Master Sign Program; 3) amends sign-related cross references in Chapter 18.09 (General Residential and Rural Zoning Provisions), Section 18.09.030 (Home Occupations) to refer home occupation sign requirements to Chapter 18.79 (Sign Standards); 4) amends Chapter 18.40 (MR Major Resort Zone), Section 18.40.030 (Development Standards) to repeal an incorrect and unnecessary cross-reference to Chapter 18.79 (Sign Standards); 5) amends Chapter 18.45 (CB-2 General Business Zone), Section 18.45.030 (Permitted Uses) to repeal the listing of signs as a permitted use in the CB-2 zone (while signs are permitted in the CB-2 zone ot...
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