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Council approves limited sign‑ordinance changes, sends aesthetic and 'inflatable' rules back to planning
Summary
Council approved increases to sign‑review fees, removed a physical sticker requirement and tightened temporary sign setbacks, but deferred contentious provisions on wall‑sign borders and rooftop inflatables for additional review by planning staff.
Villa Rica’s City Council on March 11 approved a set of targeted amendments to the city sign ordinance but declined to adopt more controversial aesthetic and inflatable‑sign rules at this meeting.
Planning staff proposed several changes after reviewing practices in neighboring jurisdictions. Council approved raising the sign‑review fee (staff proposed $50, aligning with nearby cities), removing a requirement that a physical permit sticker be affixed to each sign structure, and adding a clarifying word to temporary‑sign setback language intended to reduce sight‑line conflicts on busy roadways. Those specific changes (identified in…
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