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Chesapeake Beach planning commission sends draft sign ordinance, including digital-sign rules, to town council
Summary
On Sept. 24 the Chesapeake Beach Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to forward a revised draft of the town's sign regulations to the Town Council. The draft adds a new section for electronic message centers, clarifies exemptions for government scoreboards and amends rules on flashing signs, off-premise signs and A-frame definitions.
Chesapeake Beach Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 24 voted to transmit a revised draft sign ordinance to the Town Council after the commission agreed to several edits and clarifications.
The commission said the draft adds a new section covering electronic message centers (EMCs) and tightens language addressing temporary banners, scoreboards and flashing or blinking illumination. Chair Cindy Greengold and other commissioners praised planning staff for the draft and moved that the commission forward the document to council with the edits discussed at the meeting.
The ordinance draft includes a dedicated EMC section to regulate digital displays, a new explicit exemption for official scoreboards on government-owned…
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