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Hemet council approves first reading of sign code change, removes fixed replacement ratio
Summary
The Hemet City Council voted 5-0 to introduce Ordinance No. 2058 amending sign rules to allow digital billboards in exchange for removal of static signs, with the council removing a fixed 2:1 or 3:1 replacement ratio and sending the matter to negotiated agreements.
The Hemet City Council on Sept. 9 voted 5-0 to introduce for first reading Ordinance No. 2058, a zoning code amendment that would permit installation of digital outdoor advertising displays only in conjunction with agreements that reduce and relocate existing static billboards.
City Community Development Director Monique Alanisflater told the council the ordinance would allow “reduction and relocation of existing static outdoor advertising displays” under limited circumstances and recommended limiting digital displays to certain corridors and including amortization language that would make the provisions expire once static signs were removed.
The ordinance was the subject of nearly two hours of staff briefing and public discussion. Staff and the council discussed a recommendation from a council ad hoc committee for a 3-to-1 replacement ratio (three static billboards…
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