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MINUTES OF THE SIGN ORDINANCE STUDY COMMITTEE June 27, 1991 The Sign Ordinance Study Committee met in special session, Thursday, June 27, 1991, 6:00 P. M., City Council Chamber, City Hall, Paris, Texas. Chairman Jim Bell called the meeting to order with the following members present: Councilwoman Millie Ingram, Councilman Billy Joe Burnett was absent. Also present was Director of Community Development, Joe McCollum, and City Clerk, Mattie Cunningham. Chairman Bell announced the purpose of the meeting was to have a public hearing to receive public comments on a proposed amendment to Sign Ordinance No. 86 -024 in regard to regulations of Torpedo and Portable Signs. Chairman Bell in addressing the audience explaining what brought this Committee together was review of how the City of Paris looks compared to other cities. Chairman Bell explained that the Committee was addressing portable signs more than anything else, signs not permanently affixed, not permanently wired in and not wire in code. Chairman Bell stated that it is not the intent of the City Council to remove the capability of people to use a message sign, that there are a number of them in the City of Paris that have been, and very inexpensively mounted that accomplishes the same purpose, and they do look considerably better. Chairman Bell said that to this point, the only thing discussed by the Council is what would be a fair and equitable means, because we want people to be able use temporary signs for temporary purposes, and so far only discussion had been had regarding these signs. Chairman Bell stated that the proposal is to take temporary signs and allow their use with a payment of a $50.00 per month fee. Chairman Bell told the audience that the Committee has also been discussing permanent signs which has somewhat tabled by action by the State, as the State is changing the State Sign Ordinance and actually coming into the city in what it is governing and allowing within the city limits of Paris, and changing their permit fees, so it will be a while longer before the Committee will go into permanent signs any further. Chairman Bell readdressed the portable signs, torpedo signs, or what would be otherwise nonpermanently attached signs, the purpose was to allow them for special events, and permit them on a 30 day period with a fee of $50.00 per month. At this time Chairman Bell announced that he would show slides of some of the signs scattered throughout the city. Chairman Bell declared the public hearing open asking for those who wished to speak to come forward. Butch Carmack, 920 28th S.E., representing Pizza Hut, was present stating that Chairman Bell made some valid points, and he agree with him, for the one that are not in ordinance, they should be removed, but