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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council <br />Monday, June 19, 2017 <br />Page 13 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Mrs. Mills, seconded by Mr. Marrie, made a inotion to enact Ordinance No. 2017-28. <br />Council President Saponaro asked, discussion? Just to refresh? <br />Ms. Wolgamuth replied, this is the $50,000 grant we got for the bandshell. If we suspend <br />and pass it tonight, the County is prepared to cut the check as soon as tliey receive the <br />signed Agreement. <br />Mr. Jerome asked, there wasn't much we had to do? Like, a plaque or anything out front? <br />This is pretty straightforward? <br />Ms. Wolgamuth replied, yes. <br />Council President Saponaro asked, -any other, discussion? <br />There was none. <br />ROLL CALL: AYES: All <br />NAYS: None <br />Motion Carried. <br />Ordinance Enacted <br />• First Reading of Ordinance leTo. 2017-29, entitled, "An Emergency Ordinance <br />amending Codified Ordinance Sections 1185.12 and 1185.14 relating to- signs <br />regulations." Introduced by Mayor Bodnar and Council as a Whole. (Administration) <br />Dr. Parker stated, I don't know if Joe. feels we should suspend this one. <br />Mr. Diemert replied, we have time before the political season is upon us. This is basically, our <br />office had taken the Court of Appeals' decision regulating and striking down Garfield Heights' <br />sign ordinance earlier this year. Our Ordinance was similar to theirs in many respects that would <br />therefore subject it to being declar.ed unconstitutional so to try and have an enforceable ordinance <br />that works with the Building Department, we have been working hand iri hand with the Building <br />Commissioner in coming up with something we think will pass constitutional muster. I think <br />Council should look at it carefully though. There are some significant changes. One of the Court <br />decision's requirements was that we have signs limited only for a purpose and the number and <br />size. We cannot regulate content. If you have a political sign and you have real estate signs, the <br />Court particularly lleld you can't make one smaller than the other under your Code. There's no <br />rationale for that. We made real estate signs and political signs consistent. We made <br />development signs consistent. They were 9 x 9. Real estate signs were 3 x 3. Political signs <br />were a maxiinum of 2x 2. We merged all of them and went through and made everything 3 x 3. <br />Sometimes this lias an iinpact. Garage sale signs for instance were 1 x 1. The differences also <br />relate to how quickly we make those people take those signs down. They didn't want to see <br />different kinds of criteria for that. You might want to look at it and compare it with what we <br />have and if you have questions, we are happy to answer it for you. If you have ideas on making