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Planning Commission approves change to sign rule, limits building-mounted signs to below roof line
Summary
Commissioners voted June 5 to amend section 11-808 of the City of Springfield zoning ordinance to make building-mounted signs limited to below the roof line, removing the numeric 20-foot mounting-height provision.
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Planning Commission on June 5 voted to recommend amending the city zoning ordinance’s sign regulations (section 11-808) to clarify that building-mounted signs must be below the roof line, rather than permitting signs up to 20 feet above ground.
Miss Durham, the Community Development Director, told the commission staff reviewed other cities’ ordinances and found that most specify the roof line as the…
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