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I May 28,1386 <br />"' I. Mr.Ervin°said these came in late yesterday and the memo from Mr. <br /> . Iles, before the council today, had been presented to the Planning <br /> Commission at a meeting last night showing the difference in the <br /> 1 proposals. They are in favor of the recommended <br /> planguage. <br /> ".f.grvtione4:1°.'111,'IT,".th7.g"tVebePrg::1,,def°2Tnn7.t't);::e Tr: <br /> basically only two,the height and the spacing. <br /> Councilman Overstreet asked about the mid-block spacing of <br /> billboardo and Mr.Ervine said Ron Cameron feels with the billboard <br /> in the middle of the block it would be less haaardoue at the intersections giving more view for the traffic signals. <br /> Gretchen Shaffer, chairman of the Planning Commission, urged the <br /> council to adopt the height and spacing recommendations presented. <br /> She said they spent one whole meeting on the height as they were <br />' ii ' concerned about beautifying the city and tney felt one billboard per <br /> block was sufficient. <br /> :'p'2VoTnIntg:"tol=rVorimintg"onePseCardgt21:g:Lle:anharbeltbit,nn!rde <br /> ''IP,', Councilman Stehenson left the meeting at this time. <br /> Councilman Morrow asked who was responsible for keeping the property <br />.', 'I'''.1'' clean in the area of the sign and Mr.Ervine said the the billboard <br /> company is and if it is not done,the permit could be revoked and or <br /> a fine could be imposed. <br /> 7 °1 1"01' Andy Sutcliffe, representing Ackerley, said the Planning Commision <br /> and staff had been very reasonable in settling all the issues except <br />''T''.41 for the two height and spacing. He said with the 1000 ft. <br /> separation, i't would make It impossible for them to operate in the <br /> i't'31P" city. <br /> Councilman Langus questioned this as the cities around Everett have <br /> eleminated billboards completely so he thought Everett was being <br /> very generous. <br />' ,U: Mr. Sutcliffe said also their boards are 25 feet wide and 12 feet <br /> high, so if the height was only 25 feet this would leave only 13 <br /> feet from the bottom of the board to the ground. He felt this would <br /> '',, ' be dangerous as trucks could have a problem and it could be easier <br /> for kids to try and climb on the structure. He felt they could live <br /> O. ,,f,'.., with 35 ft.above grade. <br /> 'all'fg:ddotchlenITlinIfIrPTII.the"te unt''the""u'd Se"" <br /> Bert Streeter of Obie Signs said he concurred with Mr. SutcliffeS <br /> comments. <br /> lei Councilman hive asked about the 25 ft. safety problem and if there <br />'"1 1 was a concern on other types of signs with this height and Dennis <br /> ...son of the Planning Department said they are looking into <br /> ground signs. More and more signs are being des/0.d that start at <br />:".. ,q ' ground level so there shouldn't be problems-.eh that, <br />