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Council directs outreach for historic signs, seeks ability to use facade grants for restoration
Summary
The Development Services Committee recommended proactively contacting owners of historic commercial signs, inventorying them for potential designation and making them eligible for façade-grant funding; staff also raised the possibility of a future sign‑collection display or park.
Development Services staff briefed council on Oct. 20 about historic commercial signage in Garland and proposed a proactive outreach and program alignment to preserve or relocate noteworthy signs.
Assistant City Manager Andy Hesser and Development staff said that some historic signs require special permitting to deviate from current sign standards; there is an existing…
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