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Wildwood committee clears several sign-code changes, limits digital signs to public institutions
Summary
The economic development committee voted to eliminate a $500 sign escrow, moved to change how wall sign sizes are calculated, directed staff to ease architectural review for signs and approved a policy limiting electronic message boards to public taxing entities with strict controls.
The Wildwood Economic Development Committee on Monday approved multiple changes intended to speed approvals and reduce costs for local businesses and to limit new electronic message boards to public institutions.
Actions approved by the committee included eliminating the city—s $500 sign escrow requirement, adopting an approach that would calculate flat wall sign area as a percentage of the facade rather than by linear frontage, and reducing the role of the city—s architectural review process for routine signs. The committee also adopted a policy restricting electronic message boards to a short list of public taxing entities and prescribing technical limits to reduce nighttime intrusion.
On the $500 sign escrow, committee members said the fee was burdensome to new businesses and administratively awkward. The committee voted to eliminate the escrow…
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