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North Augusta staff propose allowing halo-lit signs in downtown zoning districts
Summary
City administration presented a first-reading text amendment that would allow halo (backlit) signs in Downtown Mixed-Use (DTMU) 1 and 2 districts after a unanimous planning commission recommendation; council members asked questions about aesthetics, enforcement and precedent for other areas.
City Administrator Jim Clifford presented a first-reading ordinance to amend the North Augusta Development Code to allow ‘‘halo’’ (backlit) signage in the Downtown Mixed-Use 1 and 2 (DTMU 1 and 2) zoning districts.
Clifford said the change responds to requests from downtown businesses, including Augusta Oncology and a bridal sign company, and followed a unanimous recommendation for approval from the planning commission. "This request came from those bodies to the planning department, to craft a response," Clifford said, summarizing the commission and Board of Zoning Appeals…
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