Board backs code clarification to limit structural changes to nonconforming pole signs

Jul 8, 2026

HRPB unanimously recommended Ordinance 2026-11 to clarify 'pole sign' and 'sign face' definitions, allowing replacement of sign faces and trim but not structural supports, and forwarded the amendment to the City Commission.

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The Board unanimously recommended that the City Commission adopt Ordinance 2026-11, an amendment clarifying the pole sign code to distinguish replacing a display panel or sign face from altering structural supports. Assistant Director Scott Rodriguez told members that since 2013 new pole signs have been prohibited and the amendment would not authorize new pole signs, structural changes to supports, or expansion of existing nonconformities.

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