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Commission moves sign-ordinance review to May after resident warns against expanding temporary signs
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission set a May hearing for proposed sign-code changes after resident Gene Schlachta urged maintaining current limits on A-frame and yard signs and criticized earlier outreach and process
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously on April 21 to take up proposed changes to the town sign ordinance at its May meeting following public comment urging limits on temporary signs.
Gene Schlachta, a 30-year Fountain Hills resident who served previously on planning staff and a sign committee, told commissioners the current ordinance already balances safety, property values and aesthetics and warned against increasing the number and display time of A-frame and yard signs. "I am definitely against increasing the number of A frame signs from 1 to 4," Schlachta said, adding that extending display times beyond sunrise-to-sunset would in practice make temporary signs effectively permanent and increase vandalism and hazards.
After the public comment, Commissioner Grama made the motion to move sign-code discussion to the May meeting; Commissioner Corrigan seconded. The roll call vote was unanimous (Corrigan, Gray, Proctor, Seum, Vice Chair Corey and Chairman Kova Sevic voted aye). Commissioners asked staff to present the signage draft early enough for review before the May meeting.
Next steps: staff will prepare the sign ordinance materials for May and provide them to commissioners in advance for review.
