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Commission recommends changes to sign code; limits for farm‑to‑market roads split from interstates
Summary
After a workshop on proposed Unified Development Code sign amendments, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval to City Council with a change to separate farm‑to‑market roads from interstates and to cap freestanding sign height on those roads at 35 feet; council will consider the ordinance language next.
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing, workshop and discussion on proposed changes to Article 11 (Signs) and related UDC sections and voted 7‑0 to recommend the amendments to City Council with one change: staff should separate farm‑to‑market (FM) roads from interstate classification for freestanding sign height and set a maximum height of 35 feet for FM roads.
Planner Samuel Hosseini said staff’s amendments—developed after multiple council workshops beginning in November—aim to simplify, reorganize and clarify sign rules, create consistency with other UDC articles, and make targeted adjustments for wall, freestanding…
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