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Home My WebLink AboutPackets - Council Packets (547) l Stine, Michelle Frorn: Standish, Michael Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 9:12 AM To: Stine, Michelle Subject: FW: Ourdoor Display Questions From: Diane Bristow [ - Sent:Sunday, October 15, 2017 12:33 PM To:Standish, Michael<mstandish@orovalleyaz.gov> Subject:Ourdoor Display Questions Hi Mike, , Would you, please, place the following email into the Council Packets for the October 18, 2017 meeting? This emai! was also sent to Bayer Villa, Mary Jacobs, and Patty Hayes. Have a great day! Thar�k you, Diane Bristow Mayor Hiremath and Council Members, It was on August 22, 2011, that I attended an Outdoor Displays Community Outreach Meeting. Indeed, it was quite an interesting meeting with only one business owner and one business manager very much in favor of outdoor displays. The manager who requested this no Ionger works in Oro Valley. Just having reviewed my notes of this meeting, I found ADA requirements were mentioned three times. These were mentioned by a senior planner, Karen Berchtoid, Susanne Smith, and Dave Williams. One ADA requirement was customer egress rnust comply with federal regulations;thus, the 4 foot clearance around doors. Another pertained to the location of the display;thus the required walkway around the display. The third mention of ADA requirements had to do with the height of the display; thus the need to consider safety issues like stacking items and display of glass items. � None of the station presenters, during this meeting, are now employed by the Town. Current Council Members, in attendance left prior to the station discussions groups. Therefore, my ADA questions are being addressed to you, and I hope you will clarify each of these with the appropriate staff inembers during the October 18, 2017 Council Meeting. My questions are: 1. Will the customer egress to stores comply with federal regulations? 2. Will the height of displays comply pertaining to safety issues of stacking items and display of glass items? i As David Williams stated at the close of the Outreach Meeting, there must be a balance between being business-friendly and listening to citizens' concerns. As good citizens we all have the responsibility to comply with the laws of ourTown. When given a one ortwo page sheet illustrating and explainingoutdoor display policies, should not business owners have the responsibility to be good citizens and comply with this code? Thank you for your help with this. Diane Bristow A concerned citizen 2 ��- �4. ��: 7435 N.Oracle Rd.,Suite 107 ��'�' Oro Va11ey,AZ 85704 �� ' �-�� ''�"� P:520.297.2191 � � F:520.742.7960 � � orovalleychamber.com ................................................................................................................................................ Chairman Toni Dorsey OCt. 17, 2017 , AAA Arizona Chair-elect Mayor Satish I. Hiremath,members of the town council,town staff Greg Durnan Acacia lT Ladies and gentlemen, Treasurer The Greater Oro Valle Chamber of Commerce stands in Ghee Alexander y The Hilton Tucson EI Sll ort of the 2 zonin code text amendmemts before OLl t�11S Congurstador Golf& pp g y Tennis Resort evening, regarding A-frame sign placeme�ts and outdoor Secretary display of inerchandise. Nancy Boyle We believe these chan es ive Oro Valle retailers more abilit Splend�do at Rancho g g y y v;st°S° to use these tools to enerate business. The ive town staff g Yg Past chair greater flexib�lity to use common-sense judgment in enforcing EI Ndoye National Bank of Arizona the rules. Above all, these changes can be implemented while Directors protecting the safety of Oro Valley shoppers and our . Alan Dankwerth community's aesthetics. Market Considerations Modifications.for o�tdoor display are relatively minor, in our Cathy Workman V1eW� and the planning commission thought as much. Eye- Workman Insurance and Investments catching displays generate business for merchants. This Jeff Artzi amendment will make it easier for businesses to show their goods, Vistoso Automotive and it will help staff protect the public from pedestrian Jeff Saunders impediment and obstacle to emergency response. America's Mattress . We have appreciated government's allowances for A-frame Mark Mitchell si ns. Businesses tell us those si ns drive traffic. However in Mark Mitchell CPA - g g � 1 practical application, the current 20-foot limitation doesn't always Kay Wi�liams Oro Valley Veterans and work. This change will not increase the nu�ber of signs; it only First Responders Living Memoria! provides flexibility for their placement within Oro Valley , Cindy Webb Hanson shopping centers. Bruce Baca Certainly, merchants placing A-frames are going to have to work with landlords, property managers and one another to maintain Anne-Marie Braswell Golder Ranch Fire District order. I believe they're more tha� able and willing to do so. Michelle Armstrong The business community is grateful for the tools you are Tohono Chul Park providing. We hope you'11 say `yes' to these amendments this . Peter Minot evening. Southwest Solutions Respectfully submitted, Ex-officio Amanda Jacobs Town of Oro Valley Dave Perry President/CEO Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce