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SPRINGFIELD
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
Department of Public Works
Janaury 12, 1982
CERTIFIED LETTER
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Drift\<ood Restaurant
5094 Main Street
Springfield, Oregon 97477
Dear Sign Owner:
P~ving been in the making for three years, the Springfield Sign Ordinance is a product
of the combined efforts of 3. special sign subconuni ttee forme'd by the Planning Conunis-
sion, representatives of the Springfield Chamber of Conunerce, and the Springfield Com-
mittee for Citizen Involvement. A number of public hearings also occured for futher
citizen input. Then, as of January 1981, the Springfield City Council adopted the new
,Sign Ordinance.
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Section 9-7-21(4) of the Sign Ordinance requires specific violations to be corrected
by the sign owner or lessor when signs are potentially hazardous. Signs which have
electrical violations must be corrected by 30 days from the date of this notice.
As a result of the recent City-wide sign survey, the following violation was found on
your property relative to the one year compliance time limit:
Remove the open wiring to the pole sign, Install conduit as the wiring method. Oregon
Electrical Safety Specialty Code 600-2l(a).
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Unless you are both the owner of the building and operator of the business, all elec-
trical corrections must be performed by a licensed electrical contractor.
By February 12, 1982 , the above referenced violation of the Springfield
Sign Ordinance must be corrected. Because the sign survey was completed in July of
1981, it is possible you have already taken steps to correct or have completed correc-
ting this violation. If this is the case, please contact this office as soon as pos-
sible. Your required corrections in the future may affect how you choose to perform
the currently required correction. By January 1, 1986, 5 years from the date of adop-
tion of the Sign Ordinance, the pole sign must be reduced to a maximum of 80 square
feet per face. (It is approximately 142 squre fcet at the present).
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225 North 5th Street . Springfield. Oregon 97477 · 503/726-3753
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Springfield Sign Ordinance
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The Building Board of Appeals is empowered to hear and grant variances to the Sign
Ordinance, provided a written appeal is submitted to the Superintendent of Building
within 10 days of the date of receipt of this letter. The Board of Appeals may
grant a variance with regard to the unusual size, shape, or dimension of a site or
because of existing structures thereon in relation to a sign or its placement. The
Board of Appeals may NOT grant a variance based on economic hardship. ;',
For more detailed information regarding Sign Ordinance compliance, please contact the
Springfield Building Division at 726-3753. Permits, if needed, may also be applied
for at the Springfield Public Works Department, 225 North 5th Street. Your anticipa-
ted cooperation is appreciated.
Sincerely,
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Sally Johnson
Sign Inspector
cc: Ronald B. Clark
Superintendent of Building
Joseph J. Leahy,
Assistant City Attorney
Charles Watson,
Electrical Inspector
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