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Belgrade planners recommend easing freestanding sign area near I‑90, keep smaller signs in town
Summary
The Belgrade Planning Board voted to recommend changes to the city sign code allowing larger freestanding signs within a limited distance of Interstate 90 while retaining the existing 40‑square‑foot limit elsewhere; planners also discussed buffers, residential adjacency and design standards.
The City of Belgrade Planning Board on an agenda item about sign regulation recommended that the City Council amend the zoning code to permit larger freestanding signs within a buffer measured from Interstate 90 while keeping the 40‑square‑foot limit for freestanding signs elsewhere in the city.
Planners presented options for buffers measured from the travel lanes (not including on‑ or off‑ramps) and examples of sign face areas: 40 square feet (current code), 100 square feet and 200 square feet. Staff said the draft ordinance measures buffer distance from the pavement edge of the nearest interstate travel lane on the applicable side of I‑90 and noted sample buffers at 500, 750 and 1,000 feet for board consideration. Senior planner Brad Stein said Levi Simonson…
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