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Planning Commission approves sign-code amendments that remove political‑sign content rules, clarify parkway and temporary signs
Summary
On Sept. 18, 2025, the Sierra Madre Planning Commission unanimously approved Municipal Code text amendment 25‑03 to Chapter 17.72 (Signs). The changes add definitions for “parkway” and “right of way,” remove content‑based rules singling out political/election signs, and revise temporary‑sign and spacing provisions; staff will return with a clearer
The Sierra Madre Planning Commission on Sept. 18, 2025, voted unanimously to approve Municipal Code text amendment 25‑03 amending Chapter 17.72 (Signs) of Title 17 (Zoning) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code.
The amendment adds definitions for “parkway” and “right of way,” removes separate code sections that singled out political and election signs, and revises provisions on temporary signs, spacing and where signs may be placed. The commission asked staff to return with a clarified definition of signs “not public facing.”
Deputy City Attorney (staff) told the commission the removal of the political/election sections responds to constitutional legal risk. “Restrictions on speech that are content based are presumptively unconstitutional and are subject to strict scrutiny, which is a really high…
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