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pedestrians. The findings and conclusions set forth at <br />Eugene Code, 1971, section 8.615, stating the purposes of the <br />Sign Code, are incorporated herein as though fully set forth. <br />4. The Planning Commission has concluded that this <br />serious public harm already exists because of the number of <br />existing billboards, flashing signs and electronic message <br />centers. This conclusion rests on the testimony and evidence <br />presented tv the Commission in the public forums and hearings <br />conducted thus far on the sign code revision. <br />5. Based upon this conclusion of the Planning <br />Commission, a moratorium on the issuance of sign permits for <br />billboards, flashing signs and electronic message centers is <br />necessary for a limited period of time. Such a moratorium is <br />needed to allow time for careful deliberations and <br />determination of the public interest in limiting the number <br />of such signs, avoid creation of vested rights in persons <br />planning to erect such signs should a limitation be <br />eventually imposed, preserve the current visual environment, <br />limit the number of accidents that may be directly or <br />indirectly caused by such signs, and allow more staff <br />resources to be devoted to the sign code update. <br />G. A three month period of time for the moratorium is <br />reasonable. This period of time is the minimum necessary to <br />gather additional evidence, complete the Planning Commission <br />deliberations, conduct a public hearing before the City <br />Council and adopt an ordinance revising the Sign Code. <br />Ordinance - 2 <br />