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Commission reviews proposed sign-ordinance amendment for athletic-field scoreboards amid advertising and timing concerns
Summary
Planning staff presented a proposed amendment to Brentwood’s sign ordinance to allow larger athletic-field scoreboards for Brentwood Academy; commissioners raised concerns that the text might let electronic displays carry temporary advertising and asked staff and the city attorney to clarify the language.
Planning staff presented a draft amendment to the sign ordinance (section 78-4-20(c)(4)) that would modify rules for athletic-field signs and scoreboards so Brentwood Academy — a city school subject to the city code — could install a scoreboard similar in size to those at Brentwood High School and Ravenwood High School, which are county schools not bound by the city’s sign rules.
Staff explained the draft ordinance caps scoreboard height (existing language references a 40-foot maximum) and retains a provision allowing a permanent advertising panel no larger than 100 square feet on the lower portion of a scoreboard. The draft also retains time limits for…
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