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Highland Beach commission sends temporary-sign rules to planning board; discusses 8x5 stake signs
Summary
After reviewing other municipalities’ rules and local examples, the commission voted to send proposed changes separating commercial and noncommercial temporary signs (including a 40-square-inch option for commercial real estate signs) to the planning board for further review.
The Town Commission of Highland Beach voted to send proposed changes to the town’s temporary-sign regulations to the planning board for further study and recommendations.
Ingrid Allen, the town planner, opened the discussion by reviewing the commission’s March 4 direction to examine how other municipalities regulate temporary signs and by showing photographs of several local signs. Allen said that Coral Gables, Palm Beach and Manalapan frequently limit single-family real-estate signs to 40 square inches in many zoning districts, while Highland Beach’s code currently allows up to 4 square feet and does not differentiate by sign type or zoning district.
Allen showed staff photographs of existing signs around town and explained enforcement activity: a few signs were the subject of code cases…
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