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Council reviews expanded city sign exemption to 32 sq ft for city-operated signs; staff describes clean-up practices
Summary
Staff proposed increasing the allowable size for city-owned or city-operated public signs from 16 to 32 square feet and clarified permitting and lighting requirements; councilmembers also discussed how the city handles removal of non-political signs on public rights-of-way.
City staff asked the council to amend Arlington Municipal Code Chapter 20.68 to expand exemptions for city-owned or city-operated public signs, increasing the allowed area from 16 square feet to 32 square feet for reader boards and freestanding signs and allowing changeable text and interior or shielded exterior illumination at low heights.
Amy (staff member) said the exemption applies only when the sign is government owned or operated for public use; structural elements of freestanding signs (such as poles or…
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