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Graphics commission backs code allowing six large building-mounted digital signs near downtown
Summary
The Graphics Commission voted to recommend changes to city zoning code to permit up to six “gateway digital graphics” — building-mounted digital displays sized about 1,000–1,200 square feet — within a one-mile radius of the downtown district, subject to spacing, orientation and permitting rules.
The Graphics Commission voted to recommend a proposed zoning-code change that would allow up to six “gateway digital graphics” — large, building-mounted digital displays — within one mile of the downtown district.
The change would add a new section to the graphics code creating a special-permit process for up to six gateway digital graphics. Planning staff said each graphic must be affixed to a building, have a minimum size of about 1,000 square feet and a maximum of about 1,200 square feet, be principally oriented toward the interstate or freeway and meet spacing and orientation requirements. Speaker Shannon Pine said, “Gateway digital graphics will be limited to 6 locations and they must be affixed to a building.”
Why it matters: The measure is part of a broader Title 34 zoning modernization effort that city council is reviewing. Supporters said the limited number of signs is intended to modernize downtown appearance without overwhelming neighborhoods;…
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