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Planning commission backs changes to sign code for council review, strips overnight A‑frames and railing signs
Summary
The commission approved a package of revisions to the town sign ordinance and recommended them to town council with specific deletions: no A‑frame signs left overnight in the right-of-way, banner permits reduced to 30 days, and railing-mounted signs removed from the proposed code changes.
The Fountain Hills Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 11 voted to send a set of proposed sign-code amendments to town council with several substantive changes: the commission removed a recent staff proposal that would have allowed A‑frame signs to remain overnight in the public right-of-way, limited temporary banner sign permits to 30 days, and struck a new allowance for permanent signs mounted on pedestrian railings.
Planning staff briefly reviewed the draft ordinance, which had been prepared after town council requested a review of several sign provisions earlier this year. Staff noted that council had suggested adjustments including larger allowable A‑frame sizes in some locations and extended banner periods. After discussion the…
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