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<br />MEETING DATE: October 23, 2006 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Ordinance – Permitting Temporary Signs <br /> <br />AGENDA SECTION: NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />CAN THIS ITEM BE RESCHEDULED? : No <br /> <br />BACKGROUND REVIEW: An ordinance amending chapter 34 of the municipal code of the City of University City, <br />relating to zoning, by repealing section 34-104.2 thereof relating to permitted signs, and enacting in lieu thereof a <br />new section to be known as "Section 34-104.2 permitted signs,” by amending said section so as to create a new <br />category of temporary signs <br />. <br /> <br />In May of 2006, Council reviewed and defeated proposed revisions to the sign code. The issue was remanded to <br />the Plan Commission for further consideration. The Plan Commission has forwarded the attached ordinance with <br />a vote of 6 to 0 for Council’s consideration. Since that time, the ACLU has sought to compel University City to <br />comply with the First Amendment Concerns related to political signs. The attached ordinance will establish <br />content neutral language and regulation for all signs. The ordinance will not change the size requirements, allow <br />signage in public rights-of-way or increase the allowed signage per lot. <br /> <br /> <br />