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I el FROM: DATE: RE: CC: 1 ,i i DANE CPLANN1CNU t EVELOPMENT Room 116, City -County Building, Madison, Wisconsin 53703 Fax (608) 267-1540 Planning Dane County Zoning & Land Regulation (ZLR) Committee (608)266-4251, Rm. 116 Town Clerks, Supervisors & Planning Commissioners Records & Support County Executive Joe Parisi (608)266-4251, Rm. 116 All Other Interested Parties Zoning Pamela Andros, AICP, Senior Planner (608)266-4266, Rm. 116 February 28, 2017 Staff review of Ordinance Amendment (OA) #83, 2016 Regarding Authorizing Electronic Signs in the A-1EX Exclusive Agricultural District Dane County Towns Association This memo describes Ordinance Amendment 83, 2016, regarding allowing electronic signs in the A-1EX Exclusive Agricultural district. To assist town and county officials in decision making, the Planning Division prepares written descriptions of each proposed amendment to land use and development related ordinances. The Zoning & Land Regulation (ZLR) Committee will hold a public hearing on OA 83 on Tuesday, March 28`h, 2017. Please direct any questions to me at 261-9780, or by email at androsPcountvofdone.com. BACKGROUND — Current CUP appeals process and rationale for the amendment Existing ordinance Currently, as stated in Section 10.72(9), electronic signs are permitted in the A -B Agriculture -business, B-1 Local Business, C-1 Commercial, C-2 Commercial, EXP -1 Exposition, M-1 Industrial zoning districts. The current ordinance defines electronic signs as "an advertising sign whose message may be changed by electronic process". Ground signs must be setback either 42 feet from the right-of-way or 100 feet from the centerline of a Class A highway, whichever is greater. Motivation for the amendment Seeking the convenience of being able to easily and remotely change messages, the Perry Lutheran Church wishes to convert their existing sign into an electronic sign. The current sign is located approximately 45 feet from the centerline of State Highway 78, and is considered a legal non -conforming (a.k.a "grandfathered") sign. Their sign proposal conflicts with the zoning ordinance in two ways. First, electronic signs are not allowed in the A-1EX Exclusive Agricultural district, and second, the setback requirement for a new sign is 42 feet from the centerline of a Class A highway. Amendment not supported by Dane County Towns Association The Dane County Towns Association Executive Board reviewed the proposed changes and voted to oppose 2016 OA -83, with the key concern being a proliferation of electronic signs on farmland throughout the county. The;ZLR Committee Public Hearing on OA #83, 2016 w`II be March 28, 2017 Town action on the OA 8 due to the.;county zoning office by Apnl`27 ' 2017 F_