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<br />DRAFT <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />Reo~u~~on expressing ~rar~ge oun~'s oppasitlon To ene~e Bill ~ <br />Regarding Rea~~la~~or~ of ~egefa~lon Removal For oufdoorAdver~lsln <br />#ruc~ures and Preernp~ion of l.~ocal overnmen~ Lend Use ~u#hori~y For <br />The ~lacemen~ and T~rpe of~o~utdaor Advertising ~Bil~boerds~ <br />Chereas, the reula#ion of ou#door dvertling true#ure has long been <br />considered a matter fact left to local can#rol and regal#ion, since each locaf <br />governr~ont reflects distinct community vafues on balancing the demands of <br />cor~merce pith the preservation of the natural and visual environn~en#, making it <br />undesirabfe} except for the billboard companies, to in~plernen# a oneysize~fi#s~all <br />solution for perceived #tev~ide billboard issues; and <br />Whereas, the ~~ federal Hig~~r~y Beautifica#ion Act was primarily intended to <br />preserve scenic beau#y along the nation's mayor road rays, particularly by <br />removing ar~d regulating billboards because outdoor adver#ising structures have <br />long boon regarded aesthetic blemishes, particularly ~n undeveloped areas, <br />and cen also create an unsafe traffic situation, distracting motorists; and <br />1IIlhereas, grange bounty has maintained consis#en# billboard regal#ions since <br />Juno ~ g84 vrhon i# adopted its current ou#door sign standards in major <br />transpora#ion corridors Interstate 40, Inters#ate S, U.. 70, N.. ~ and lV.. <br />7} as part of ifs zoning ordinance; and _ <br />lll~l~ereas, grange noun#~ is noted far its e~ccellent quality of fife, based on a <br />longstanding commitment to the preerva#ion of green space, the environment, <br />agrlculfuro, and rural character, and safeguards those a##ribu#es and benefi#s <br />significantly from i#s tourism ar~d housing industries in part by main#aining #l~e <br />communi#y's outdoor advertising #andards consistent with ifs hand use <br />regulations; and <br />fhereas, research cited by the American Planning Associa#ion reveals #ha# <br />changeable copy LED billboards can be more distracting to r~otorists #han <br />#radi#iona! billboards, oven a a body of evidence groves indicating #hat <br />distractions both vui#hin and beyond the vehicle are hazards to safe driving; <br />No~IV TH~REFOR~ BE 1T RFOLI~ED that the grange bounty Board of <br />orr~misianers expresses i# opposition to Renate Bill ~ S and any other similar <br />legisla#ion that attempts to ~ } preempt local regula#ion of vegetation removal for <br />outdoor advertising and 2} override local government land use authori#~ <br />regarding the placer~en# and type ofoutdooradvertising, especially billboards. <br />B~ 1T FURTI~BR REo~ED that the grange noun#y Board of omr~issioners <br />encourages members of the grange bounty fegisfa#iv delegation to oppose any <br />legislation vuhich preempts loaf gavernren#al regula#ion of vegeta#ion rerrraval <br />end landscape requirements for ou#door advertising and~or overrides local <br />governmen# land use autf~ority regarding #ho ~placernent and type of ou#door <br />advertising billboards}. <br />This the ~ ~t~ day of April ~0~ ~ . <br />Bernadet#e Pelissier, chair <br />Qrange noun#~ Board of ornrnissioner <br />