DATE: July 12, 2018
TO: Members of the Northfield Heritage Preservation Commission
FROM: Scott Tempel, City Planner
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Discussion on Revisions to Sign Code for Historic District
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ACTION REQUESTED:
Discussion on proposed changes to sign regulations in the Historic District.
SUMMARY:
A subcommittee of the HPC has been reviewing the signage regulations in the Land Development Code (LDC). The goal is to eliminate ambiguous language and address issues with fonts, logos, and modern features like phone numbers and websites.
The draft revisions are attached to this staff report. The Commission is asked to review the proposed changes and suggest any additional revisions. We should also talk about public outreach the HPC would like to undertake prior to forwarding the proposal to the Planning Commission.
TIMELINE:
A Land Development Code (LDC) text amendment follows a Type 4 Development Review Procedure as established in Section 8.4.7 of the LDC. Once the language changes are reviewed and approved by the HPC, the proposed LDC text amendment is forwarded to the Planning Commission for review, where a public hearing will also be conducted. A recommendation from the Planning Commission will then be forwarded to the City Council for consideration. LDC Amendments require approval by Ordinance, and this process takes approximately two months.