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SUMMARY:Sign Committee (SIGN)
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LOCATION:United States
ROOM: Sign Committee (SIGN)
DESCRIPTION:Sign Committee Meets alternate Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m.AgendasGen
 eral FunctionsVolunteerHistoryThe City of Santa Barbara has long recognize
 d that signs are an integral part of the cityscape and, as such, can detra
 ct from or enhance the City's image and character. The City first ado
 pted a sign ordinance in 1922, and many changes in sign review have occurr
 ed since that time. In 1960, the Architectural Board of Review (ABR) began
  reviewing certain types of signs.Its purview expanded intermittently unt
 il all signs - permanent and temporary - were subject to ABR review. In 19
 77, the Landmarks Committee began to review signs in El Pueblo Viejo in or
 der to assure that such signs complied with the Historic Structures Ordina
 nce. In July 1977, due to the amount of time required to review signs, a S
 ign Sub-Committee was formed to review, approve, conditionally approve or 
 deny all signs, subject to ratification of its actions by the full bodies 
 of the ABR and Historic Landmarks Committee.Also in 1977, lengthy studies 
 began on amending the sign ordinance, in an effort to reduce processing ti
 me, clarify the sign ordinance requirements and include Sign Sub-Committee
  policy in the ordinance. The Sign Ordinance was adopted in the Spring of 
 1981 and changed the Sub-Committee to full committee status as the "S
 ign Committee" with two members and an alternate from the business co
 mmunity added, appointed by City Council.In 1995, the Sign Ordinance was a
 gain amended, and the composition of the Sign Committee was again changed,
  this time to reduce the membership to five members and two alternates wit
 h qualifications as outlined below. In 1995, the Sign Ordinance was again 
 amended, and the composition of the Sign Committee was again changed, this
  time to reduce the membership to five members and two alternates.In 2010,
  City Council temporarily scaled down the Sign Committee due to the recess
 ion and reductions in staffing.  The Sign Ordinance was amended and sign 
 applications were reviewed in two separate “Consent” meetings by membe
 rs of the Architectural Board of Review and the Historic Landmarks Commiss
 ion.In 2017, the Sign Ordinance was amended to reflect an action by City C
 ouncil to re-establish the full Sign Committee, with the composition chang
 ed to reduce the membership from five members to three, with two alternate
 s, one from the Architectural Board of Review and one from the Historic La
 ndmarks Commission, with qualifications as outlined below.City Council Act
 s to Re-Establish Full Sign CommitteeOn Tuesday, May 23, 2017, City Counci
 l approved the re-establishment of the full Sign Committee, which had been
  temporarily scaled down in 2010 due to the recession and reductions in st
 affing.  Over the last seven years, sign proposals have been reviewed in 
 two separate ABR or HLC “Consent” Sign meetings.  With the recent rei
 nstatement of the Sign Committee, one bi-weekly meeting will occur every o
 ther Tuesday morning.  Meetings will be held at 9:00 am in the David Gebh
 ard Public Meeting Room, at 630 Garden Street, beginning on July 18th, 201
 7.  The Sign Committee will comprise three primary members, with two alte
 rnate members, one from the ABR and one from the HLC, serving as needed to
  meet quorum requirements.The lower-level Conforming sign review will stil
 l occur, and will be condensed from two separate meetings into one weekly 
 meeting every Tuesday morning.
URL:https://calendar.santabarbaraca.gov/event/sign-committee-sign-4258
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