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Council to move sign rules into zoning; attorney recommends limits on billboards and school signs reviewed
Summary
City attorney advised moving sign restrictions that vary by zoning district from the separate sign chapter into the zoning ordinance appendix; councilors raised concerns about billboards in and near residential areas and asked staff to check political-sign wording and school signage compliance.
At the March 18 meeting, planning staff and the city attorney proposed moving much of Chapter 78 (signs) into the zoning ordinance as an appendix so that district-level sign rules and general sign-time/place/manner controls are consolidated.
City attorney Cynthia said Alpine, as a home-rule city, can regulate signs but must pick the proper legal vehicle. “The ordinance that's presented has a little bit of both,” she told council, recommending either using the city’s home-rule authority for citywide time/place/manner sign regulations or folding district-specific sign rules into the…
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