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Council directs staff to draft tighter rules for feather flags; staff to propose objective permit limits

5127594 · July 3, 2025
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Summary

Council members asked staff to prepare zoning-code changes to limit commercial feather flags to a shorter duration and fewer flags per property, and staff will return with draft ordinance language designed to be enforceable.

The City Council directed staff to prepare amendments to the zoning code to curtail the use of commercial feather flags by adding objective limits on duration and number. The discussion followed a staff report that summarized the current practice and the 2010 policy that allowed up to 10 feather flags and 120 days per year under a temporary use permit.

Planning and Development Director Joanne Colletta explained the current regulatory framework: banners can be attached to buildings under a banner permit for up to 180 days, other…

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