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Council adopts first reading of updated sign code in Unified Development Code rewrite
Summary
Council approved on first reading a rewritten sign code to replace a 30‑year‑old standard; it modernizes temporary, electronic and wall sign rules, adds a creative‑sign allowance and makes downtown exceptions. The vote included an amendment on electronic message timing and patio sign placement.
Loveland City Council approved on first reading an ordinance amending Title 18 (the Unified Development Code) to replace the city’s sign regulations with a modernized sign code that consolidates rules, adds graphics and tables for clarity, and creates a new creative‑sign approval path.
Planning staff presenter Carrie Burchette said the draft replaces a 30‑year old sign code and aims to be more user friendly, allow creative signs through a public hearing process, and add modest flexibility for wall, awning and blade signs. Todd Messenger, who drafted the original UDC, briefed council on legal limits tied to First…
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