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Bothell council adopts content-neutral sign code update, raises temporary residential sign size to 5 sq ft

3217223 · May 7, 2025
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Summary

The Bothell City Council unanimously approved an ordinance amending Bothell Municipal Code chapters 12.22 and 12.64 to implement content-neutral sign rules to align with recent court rulings and to increase the temporary on-premise sign size limit in residential zones to 5 square feet.

The Bothell City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to adopt an ordinance amending Bothell Municipal Code chapters 12.22 and 12.64 to make the city’s sign code content-neutral and to set a 5-square-foot limit for temporary on-premise signs in residential zones.

The change, presented by planner Megan Rigney of the community development department, is the first phase of a two-part update intended to ensure the code complies with recent U.S. Supreme Court…

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