Seguin council eases temporary-sign limits, approves new sign chapter to Unified Development Code

The Seguin City Council on Tuesday adopted a revised sign ordinance that moves the city’s sign rules into Chapter 6 of the Unified Development Code and loosens several restrictions on temporary signage.

The change matters because it alters how businesses, developers and community groups may use banners, feather flags, ground signs, portable signs and real-estate/contractor signs across the city, and it replaces the sign language formerly in Chapter 82 of the Code of Ordinances.

At a presentation before the vote, Pam Centeno, planning staff, summarized community survey results and staff recommendations. Centeno said the proposed code sets limits for decorative flags (one per 100 feet of frontage and one per lot under the draft), banners, feather flags, ground signs, portable signs and real-estate/contractor signs and explained the survey basis for the proposals. She told the council…