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Lacey planning commission votes to forward political-sign code change to city council
Summary
The Lacey Planning Commission recommended the City Council consider an amendment to allow political signs in portions of the public right of way adjacent to private property, while retaining size, duration and safety limits and continuing to prohibit signs adjacent to public property under state law.
The Lacey Planning Commission on June 11 voted to forward a proposed amendment to the city sign code that would allow political signs in portions of the public right of way adjacent to private property.
The amendment would remove the existing blanket ban on political signs in the right of way and instead permit them only within the portion of right of way between curb and sidewalk that is adjacent to private property. The change would not alter size, duration, or basic safety standards spelled out elsewhere in the code.
City staff presented the draft change and said it was prompted by concerns that the current location-based prohibition could…
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