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RESOLUTION NO. __ A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WICKENBURG, ARIZONA DESIGNATING A SIGN FREE ZONE PURSUANT TO A.R.S. § 16-1019(F) AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) section 16-1019(C) prohibits cities and towns from removing, altering, defacing, or covering political signs placed in public right-of-way if certain conditions outlined in the statute are met; WHEREAS, despite that general prohibition, pursuant to A.R.S. section 16-1019(F), cities and towns are authorized to designate areas as sign free zones, thereby allowing cities and towns to remove political signs that are placed in right-of-way within the designated sign free zones; WHEREAS, the Town Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the Town to designate a Wickenburg Sign Free Zone to protect the scenic and aesthetic appeal of the area within the zone and maintain its appeal to tourists; WHEREAS, the Town Council desires to identify by this resolution the location and extent of the right-of-way areas to be designated as the Wickenburg Sign Free Zones. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WICKENBURG AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Town Council has determined that based on a predominance of commercial tourism, resort, and hotel uses within the areas to be designated as a sign free zone, the placement of political signs within the Town right-of-way in the designated zone will detract from the scenic and aesthetic appeal of the area within the zone and deter its appeal to tourists. SECTION 2. The City Council, pursuant to A.R.S. section 16-1019(F), hereby designates the area identified in Exhibit A in yellow, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, the Wickenburg Sign Free Zone. SECTION 3. This resolution shall become effective thirty (30) days following adoption by the Town Council. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Wickenburg this ____ day of ______________, 2025. ______________________________ BG Bratcher, Mayor ATTEST: ______________________________ Amy Brown, Town Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: __________________________________________ Trish Stuhan, Pierce Coleman, P.L.C. Town Attorneys CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. _____________ was duly passed and adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Wickenburg, Arizona, at a regular meeting held on _____________, 2025, that the vote thereon was ___ ayes, ___ nays, and that the Mayor and _____ Councilmembers were present thereat. ___________________________ Any Brown, Town Clerk Town of Wickenburg, Arizona Exhibit A MAP