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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET Submittal Date: Originating Department: Presented By: Agenda Item No.: 4/01/11 Historic Preservation Shawn Napier; Director of Council Date: Commission/Nomination Engineering, Planning and 16. 04/25/11 of Historical Signs Development RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to approve a nomination of certain Historic Signs located in the Downtown Historic District. POLICY ISSUE(S): Council objective; nomination of certain Historic Signs BACKGROUND: At its March 28, 2011, meeting, the Historic Preservation Commission requested the nomination of seven signs located in the Downtown Historic District to protect them from forced removal. The sign ordinance, Ordinance 2008-021, Section 28-9(d) Historically significant signs states; The historic preservation commission, the committee charged with protecting historical districts, may nominate signs located in such districts as historically significant signs. The city council shall hold a public hearing and make final determination as to the historical significance of such nominated sign, and if such sign is found to be historically significant then the prohibition herein shall not regulate such sign. However, such sign may only be maintained and shall not be enlarged, diminished, or significantly changed, and in the event of such notification of change, it shall lose the protection as a historically significant sign. The Historical Signs are as follows: 1. House Jewelry sign located on the East Plaza. 2. 100E Lodge sign located at the corner of Grand and 1st S.W., and the arrow sign on the back portion east side of this building. 3. Tropic Restaurant sign located in the 100 block of Bonham. 4. American Legion sign located on 2nd N.E. 5. The three sign structures located on 1st S. E. and Lamar. (The sign message must be removed.) According to Sign Ordinance 2008-021, Section 28-21(b) (1) Abandoned or obsolete signs. Any sign now or here after existing which no longer advertises a bona fide business conducted or a product sold at said premises, shall be removed by the owner, agent, or person having the beneficial use of the building or structure upon which the sign may be found or associated within twelve(12) months after the said business has been closed; provided, however, if the premises containing the sign is leased, such sign shall be removed within twenty-four (24) months after the most recent tenant ceases to operate on the premises. By nominating these signs the City Council will protect them from removal, enabling these important pieces of history to remain and be preserved. If the City Council chooses not to nominate the signs the property owner will be required to remove the sign by ordinance. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: The Historic Preservation Commission has nominated the previous listed signs as historic signs. Motion carried 4-0. City of Paris Revised 2/04/08 91