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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No.,'--A
For Meeting of: 9/17/2013
ITEM TITLE: Set date for Public Hearing on October 1, 2013 to consider
ordinance extending moratorium pertaining to billboards and
digital signs 72 square feet or larger and adopting findings of
fact in support thereof.
SUBMITTED BY: Steve Osguthorpe, AICP
Community Development Director (509) 575 -3533
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
On April 2, 2013, the City Council enacted a moratorium on the installation of billboards and any
digital signs 72 square feet or larger. This was follow -up to a PowerPoint presentation on the
built environment staff shared with the Council last March. Since the moratorium was adopted,
staff has been busy conducting an inventory of existing billboards within the City of Yakima and
has more fully researched how billboards may affect the City's development efforts. However,
due to other pressing projects such as the cell tower moratorium, and other code
amendments, we have not had opportunity to discuss our findings with the City Council. I have
nonetheless prepared a detailed report of staffs research and findings, which will be provided
for the Council's consideration. The report will provide needed background information and
analysis to support what ever action the Council may wish to take on this matter. The findings
of the report will be discussed at the October 1, 2013 City Council meeting.
The moratorium expires on October 1, 2013. However, additional time will be needed if the
Council wishes to pursue code changes to address the findings of the report. The Council is
therefore being asked on September 17, 2013 to set October 1, 2013 as the date for public
hearing to extend the moratorium.
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City Manager
Staff recommends that the Council set October 1, 2013 as the date for a public hearing on
extending the billboard moratorium.
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