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Local sign businesses, industry group urge changes to Caldwells new sign code
Summary
Sign shops and a national sign-industry consultant told the Caldwell City Council the April sign-code rewrite will make many existing signs nonconforming and hinder new businesses; they asked the council to refer the code back to planning and zoning and to hold a stakeholder workshop.
Aaron Vance, a Caldwell sign-shop owner, and James Carpenter of the Northwest Sign Council told the Caldwell City Council on July 21 that the city—s April rewrite of its sign regulations will create hardship for local businesses and make many existing signs nonconforming.
Vance said his family has operated signs in Caldwell since 1972 and that he and his permit staff were surprised by the new rules when they tried to permit two identical school signs earlier this year. "We have been informed on the code change before it happened, and this specific code change, we were not. It caught us blindside when we tried to put in a permit," Vance said.
Carpenter, who described himself as a consultant who helps jurisdictions write practical sign ordinances, told council the new code conflicts with the city—s comprehensive plan goals to attract regional investment and support small businesses. He cited specific provisions he said are problematic: reduced allowable…
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