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City outlines sign-code changes to add park/open-space sign rules, master sign plan and monument signage
Summary
Community development staff presented a draft sign-code update to allow park and open-space signage, master sign plans for large parks, flexible departures for sign height and to exempt certain municipal signs from permits.
Laura Thomas, director of community development, presented the first part of a sign-code update that would add explicit rules for signage in parks, open space and public facilities and that would create a master sign program to guide coordinated park signage.
Thomas said the city’s sign code predated the current zoning structure and lacks allowances for parks and open-space signage. The proposal in the draft code would allow reader boards for public-works and community-event notifications, expand allowable mounted and freestanding sign types in parks and allow a master sign plan process so public-works can implement cohesive signage across larger park sites without seeking separate permits for every sign.
Among the draft changes highlighted: exemptions for land-use signs and sponsorship signage managed through the field rental program; an updated master sign plan that would permit departures for size and height for municipal needs; and an administrative pathway for requested departures within set thresholds. Thomas said the change intends to make permitting more predictable and efficient for both the city and applicants.
Thomas also said staff will consolidate review of monument and multi-post signs under the master plan and will consider allowing additional posts or monuments for large parks rather than limiting sites to a single monument.
Councilors raised placement and sight-distance concerns for certain high-visibility locations and asked staff to confirm property-title or dedication limits for possible sign locations in some parks. Public-works staff confirmed right-of-way ownership and existing parcel acquisitions that would allow signage in certain locations but said some locations are constrained by sight-distance or planned state creek restoration work.
Thomas told council planning commission review is scheduled and staff will return a draft to council on April 1, with a final adoption anticipated in May after public hearings.
