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Milton planning staff proposes monument-sign rule change, limits monument height to 12 feet
Summary
Planning staff presented a Unified Development Code update clarifying definitions for monument and pole/pylon signs and recommending a 12-foot maximum monument height; the council moved the draft to the consent agenda and staff said existing signs would be grandfathered.
Tim (last name not specified), a planning staff member, briefed the council on a proposed amendment to the Unified Development Code to clarify signage definitions and to establish a maximum height for monument signs.
Tim said the revision aims to make the code clearer when classifying sign applications by distinguishing monument signs from pole or pylon signs. The planning board recommended limiting monument sign height to 12 feet. Tim said the change was prompted by multiple recent applications, including a Walmart sign that met the definition of a monument sign but was previously allowed to reach 35 feet in height.
Council members asked whether existing taller signs would be grandfathered; Tim said several existing signs exceed the proposed 12-foot height and would be grandfathered if council approves the amendment.
Council agreed to move the proposed code update to the consent agenda for the formal council meeting.
Ending: The proposed UDC amendment will appear on the consent agenda; staff said it would clarify sign permitting and classify future permit requests consistently, with existing signs remaining grandfathered if the amendment passes.
