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Kentwood adopts six-month moratorium on billboard permits
Summary
Kentwood City Commission voted unanimously Feb. 4 to impose a six-month moratorium on issuance of permits, licenses and approvals for billboards while staff reviews the city sign ordinance and recent federal decisions affecting sign regulation.
The Kentwood City Commission on Feb. 4 adopted a six-month moratorium on issuance of any permit, license, approval, variance or other approval for billboards in the city.
City Attorney Terry Schweitzer told commissioners the moratorium is intended to give staff time to review the city’s sign ordinance in light of recent federal case law and to avoid approving signage that may conflict with current law. "It's our recommendation to the city commission that we go ahead and adopt this…
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