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Garland staff outlines temporary sign permit rules, enforcement timelines
Summary
City compliance staff reviewed Garland's temporary sign rules: two permit types (20-day event permits and 60-day permit-pending-permanent-sign), a 200-square-foot cap across up to three signs, placement limits and a complaint-driven enforcement timeline that typically gives 72 hours for removal.
Bridal Morris, compliance director for the City of Garland, summarized the city's temporary-sign permitting and enforcement rules during the Development Services Committee meeting on Oct. 14.
Morris said temporary commercial signs fall into two categories: short-term promotional signs tied to special events and grand openings, which may display for up to 20 days with a permit; and temporary banners used while awaiting a permanent sign, which may remain up to 60 days. She said the city caps temporary signage at 200 square feet total, which may be split across up to three signs, and that freestanding signs must be set back at least 15 feet from the curb. Morris also described…
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