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EVERETT RESOLUTION NO. 3847 A RESOLUTION concerning the placement of political signs within the right-of-way. WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the City has historically prohibited the placement of political signs within the right-of-way based upon the interests of the general public including increased costs to the City, aesthetics, and traffic safety; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this prohibition exists within the City' s political sign regulations, EMC 19 . 36. 130; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that due to a recent case, Collier v. Tacoma, 121 Wn. 2d 737 , the City' s prohibition of political signs within the right-of-way is called into question; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that until the City formally addresses this issue through an amendment to the City' s sign regulations, a void exists relative to the City's enforcement authority of political signs within the right-of-way; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERETT that the City Council prefers that political signs not be placed in the right-of-way; however, due to the circumstances presented by the Collier case, during this interim period, if candidates for public office or proponents/opponents of ballot measures place signs in the right-of-way, the City Council recommends that they carefully weigh their rights against the interests of the general public and limit the placement of such signs in the right-of- way; and should they use the right-of-way for the placement of their signs, that they extend the courtesy of obtaining the permission of the abutting property owner prior to the placement of any such signs. �►' Q Y ,fir•' yr Councilperson Introducing Reso ution c ` PASSED and APPROVED this 6th day of October, 1993 . Cou cil President signs2.ord.taq