Department of Community Development
Reference: LUDC Article 9 (Sign Code) Code Amendments
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of the City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Emma Lane, Senior Planner - Historic Preservation
Date Prepared: March 25, 2025
PURPOSE
The City Council and City staff worked with Dig Studio and Michael Baker International on the Brighton Community Identity Design Plan. Within this plan, a new sign concept was created. However, the current Land Use and Development Code's sign code within Article 9 does not address this type of sign and prohibits any signage except traffic control from the public right-of-way. Because many of these new sign types would be located within the right-of-way, the code must be updated to accommodate for the new signs.
PROCESSES
The LUDC outlines the code amendment process, which allows for initiation of amendments by the City Council, Planning Commission, and staff on behalf of these entities.
The City Council should use the Review Criteria outlined in LUDC Section 2.10 B for changes to the LUDC. The Code Amendment criteria generally include but are not limited to furthering the purposes of the LUDC, amendments being in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, promoting the public safety, health, and general welfare of the community, and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of administering the LUDC.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS
This agenda item includes amendments to the LUDC for your consideration. Other than addressing the gateway signage, City staff has made no other changes to the sign code. If there are other modifications the City Council wishes to make to the sign code, staff would be happy to note those and bring another round of amendments at a later date. However, as design of the first gateway sign is in progress, it is important for the amendments proposed here to continue forward in the review and approval process.
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