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Planning staff near finish on sign ordinance revisions; gas-station price displays singled out
Summary
Planning staff reported near-final edits to the sign ordinance and discussed retaining existing master sign-plan standards for multi-tenant centers, nonconforming sign rules and a focused allowance for changeable-message price displays at gas stations.
Planning staff told the commission the sign ordinance is nearly complete and a revised draft will be presented on March 17 that consolidates changes made since the October draft.
The draft retains existing master sign plan provisions for multi-tenant centers and keeps nonconforming-sign and permit procedures substantially unchanged. The staff presentation emphasized that changeable-message displays will be regulated primarily for fuel-price signs at gas stations, not as a general allowance for other retail advertising. The planning department said treating gas-station price boards under use regulations rather than the sign article would allow staff to be specific about the content (fuel price only) and safety implications (drivers making instantaneous route decisions).
Commissioners discussed size and frequency of changes for electronic price displays and whether remote updating (rather than manual change) was acceptable. Staff said the goal is to permit fuel-price displays that do not display advertising and that any technical standards (size, update rate) will be added to the next draft. No formal action was taken; staff will return with the updated draft on March 17.
