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Commissioners delay vote on text amendment for electronic changeable-copy signs after lengthy debate
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners on May 26 postponed a decision on a proposed zoning text amendment that would permit electronic changeable-copy signs in specified growth areas, citing concerns about proliferation, fairness and enforceability.
The Board of County Commissioners on May 26 postponed a decision on a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance that would allow electronic changeable-copy signs for on-premise advertising in certain growth areas.
Planning staff and the county attorney presented a narrowly drafted proposal that would permit digital, changeable-copy signs only in development districts, town centers and village centers and would explicitly prohibit them in the Rural Preservation District (RPD). The draft sets a maximum digital panel area of 32 square feet, allows messages to fade in or out but prohibits scrolling, flashing, animation or full-motion video, and requires message cycles…
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