The Port Orchard Land Use Committee discussed public-notice signs used for permit notices and directed staff to pursue enforcement, fee and removal options for signs left long term or rendered illegible by graffiti. Committee members said some signs have been in place for years, are defaced, or create safety concerns for people trying to read them from the road.

Nick Bond, community development director, explained the city purchases blank public-notice signs, fills them with permit information and notifies applicants to post them; applicants pay roughly $50 as part of a permit fee and are responsible for maintenance and removal. Bond said staff will call owners and require replacement if a sign is illegible during an active comment period and that the public-notice page on the city's website is updated when notices are issued.

Committee members raised two enforcement issues: (1) long-term signs on properties where projects stalled or developers disappeared, and (2) signs vandalized with graffiti. Council member Eric Warden asked whether residents should report problems via the city's ClickFix tool; staff said yes, and that code enforcement would send courtesy letters before the city removes a sign. Mayor Papa Pecanci and Council member Jay Rose Pepe suggested adding a removal requirement to the permit process and charging a fee if the applicant fails to remove a sign after a decision.

Staff said larger signs would increase wind loading and installation costs, and warned that increasing sign size to improve legibility is not practical. The committee asked staff to draft a condition for permits requiring removal within a reasonable time after a decision, to use code enforcement letters for historic signs, and to bill developers for replacement or city removal when necessary. No formal vote was taken; direction was to pursue enforcement and to report back to the committee.