Lebanon council adopts sign and vape-shop rules, pedestrian plan and routine contracts

The Lebanon City Council voted unanimously during a special-called meeting to adopt amendments to Title 14 affecting signs and lighting, approve new rules for specialty smoke and vape shops, adopt a pedestrian priorities plan and approve three consent-contract items.

Council action included second readings and final approvals for amendments to the sign code and for regulations aimed at specialty smoke and vape shops. Councilors said the changes are intended to limit public‑facing neon and LED lighting and to clarify standards in the city sign code. Councilor Camille Burdine introduced the vape-shop regulations; Councilor Carmack moved several motions for second readings and final approval.

The ordinance changing Title 14’s sign and lighting provisions (identified in the meeting record as Title 14, chapter 8, section 9, and chapter 8, section 13) was discussed briefly. City staff and legal counsel said enforcement will focus on signs and lights that face public right-of-way. A member of staff identified in the transcript as legal counsel said, “I can’t tell you that a sign would never be grandfathered in,” and explained that court decisions the city has reviewed have found…