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Council holds public hearing on political sign size change; ordinance limits political signs to 432 square inches
Summary
Athens City Council held a public hearing on Ordinance 07‑25 to increase the maximum permitted size of political or ideological yard signs from 350 to 432 square inches; council members said the change aims to align code with commonly sold sign sizes and is intended to regulate size, not content.
Athens City Council conducted a public hearing on Jan. 21 on a proposed change to city sign regulations that would increase the maximum size for political or ideological temporary signs from 350 square inches to 432 square inches.
Council Member Swank explained the change as an effort to align the municipal code with commercially available sign sizes and said it is not intended to regulate content. “No way, shape, or form are we regulating content, the design of your…
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