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" .~ , - / Mr. Nixon said the Sign Code was discriminatory. He called attention to numerous trucks' almost completely covered with advertising operating in the City. He felt : the Sign Code should apply to all business firms regardless of whether they were stationary or mobile. The Businessmen's Sign Cownittee, he said, would help in any way possible to draft legislation which would serve to more equally apply re- strictions of the Code. - ; tSidney Miller, 44 North Grand Street, noted that any truck operating under PUC :regulations was required to have the firm's business name on the truck identifying ;the operation for which the truck was used. He felt application of the Sign Code ,as requested would be detrimental to small businesses working only from vehicles. , iCharles Potterf, 2685 Floral Hill Drive, supported the request, saying the Sign :Code should be applied equally to all businesses: There should be no exemption~ : he said, because a sign was stationary. He noted that: many large business concerns", ;advertise with trucks. In response to Mr. Miller, Mr. Nixon said there was no in- Itent to make the regulations apply only to small businesses, and that the Sign :Committee's efforts were primarily directed toward large corporations having large ,trucks operating within the City. , :Councilman Wood moved,torefer the question to staff for consideration. There was ,no second. . , i iCouncilwoman Campbell asked whether the request was directed toward projecting signs on vehicles. Mr. Nixon answered that they were concerned with any type of sign on ,any portion of a vehicle. They are used as mobile advertising, he said, and as such can move through any district, residential as well as commercial or industrial. He said his Committee felt the Sign Code should not be confined to just those f businesses having bui.1dings fronting on a street or sidewalk. They are restricted ! in the size of an area which can be used for advertising in certain districts, and ,h~"" fel t that same restriction should apply to vehicle,~ ~"""__"_h__' "" .' .-......-. ~._~~.-...~ '-"._~'~--_~..1....-'...J. 'Councilman Murray thought it inappropriate to adopt legislation based on arguments ,of business competition. He was reluctant to refer to staff unless further study lof the question was really desired. -- 'Councilwoman Campbell asked whether there were any restrictions on structural signs attached to vehicles. City Attorney answered that the Sign Code applies to the ;use of land and is analogous to the zoning ordinance. He said it applies the same: :to all land users within the City and in that sense is not discriminatory. .' iMayor Anderson said the Sign Code was adopted primarily for betterment of the 'aesthetic qualities of the City and had a great deal of Support from people and organizations within the community. He said signs and lettering on vehicles was a I , !matter for State legislation rather than City. He added that problems of enforce- :ment could be anticipated with the proposed regulation because of vehicles coming 'into the City from other places. He suggested not proceeding unless there was some, demonstration of public interest from other segments of the community. I Comm ';2/13/74 File ,No action was taken. l___ --~._~____.___ . ~""'''''..n_...___.__.-,. ".:.:u. Councilman Williams noted that he WQuld abstain from voting on this item. O. Tree Preservation Advisory Committee - Meeting scheduled for this evening, February 20, in the Council Chamber at 7:30, Councilman Wood announced. Coram 2/20/74 File P. South Willamette Walkway - Councilman Keller reported receipt of an anonymous letter with regard to a walkway obstruction in the street right-of-way on South Willamette. Comm 2/20/74 File At Councilwoman Campbell's request it was agreed this item would be scheduled for dis- cussion at the committee meeting on February 27. -- '\,..' "'V'" Q. Hearings Officlal~ Expanded Use '- In answer to Councilman ~urray, John Porter, ;planning director, said a preliminary draft of recommendat~ons on types of ':issues which could be handled by the Hearings Official soon would be sent to rthe City Attorney for review. It included hearing portions of such things as :zone and sign district changes and possibly'portions of planned unit develop- m~nt procedures. After legal opinion is received ,as to what can be handled 'by the Hearings Official under State law, the recommendations o/illgo to, the ,Planning Commission for recomm~ndation to the Council., i R ;'Dog Control - Councilman McDonald strongly urged that something be done about . !violations of the leash law. He thought something should be done to stop the !practice of letting dogs run loose at night, littering lawns and shrubbery. Jie didn't want to see more money expended for enforcement..9S _~h~ _leash law, but Corom 2/20/74 File G:A 2/25/74 - 9