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ORD 79-24 SIGN ORDINANCEORDINANCE 79 - 2~ AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SIGNS, AMENDING ORDINANCE 79-9, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE 79-17 The City Council of the City of Winslow DO ORDAIN as follows: 1. Paragraph 5 of Section IIIA of Ordinance 79-9 shall be amended as follows: 5. Banner Sign - A sign made of fabric and designed to be displayed between two supporting structures located on opposite sides of a public street. A banner sign may be displayed for a maximum of 16 days in each calendar year, and shall be limited in location to Winslow Way. Banner signs shall be exempt from sign permit fees and plan check fees, however, a permit shall be required as per section V of Ordinance 79-9 and all banner permit applications shall be approved by the City Council before issuance. II. Section VI-B shall be amended to read as follows: B. An application for a sign permit shall be accompanied by a permit application fee unless specifically exempt. The application permit fee shall be two dollars per square foot of the sign area of the proposed sign or $10.00, whichever amount is larger. Such permit fee may be waived by the City Engineer where the sign to be erected will replace a sign which does not conform to the provisions of this ordinance or where the work to be done on an existing sign will bring that sign into conformity with the provisions of this ordinance. III. Section VI-C of Ordinance 79-9 shall be amended to read as follows: C. Plan Check. A plan check fee may be required for all signs for which permit application is made under this ordinance unless specifically exempt. Said plan check fee shall be sixty-five percent (65%) of the permit fee as established in VI-B. The plan check fee may be waived by the City Engineer where the sign to be erected will replace an existing sign which does not conform to the provisions of this ordinance or where the work to be done on an existing sign will bring that sign into conformity with the provisions of this ordinance. IV. Section IIIA 44 of Ordinance 79-9 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44. Window Sign. An unlighted sign placed inside a building and located within 3 feet of one of its windows which is visible from the public right of way. This term does not include merchandise located within 3 feet of a window. V. All other provisions of Ordinance 79-9 shall remain in full force and effect. VI. Ordinance 79-17 is hereby repealed in its entirety. VII. This Ordinance shall be in full force and shall take effect 5 days after its posting as required by law. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Winslow, Washington this 17tb~ay of September, 1979. ATTEST: Clerk/Treasurer