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Council asks staff to return with draft A‑frame rules for sidewalks, design and ADA compliance
Summary
Councilmembers directed staff to prepare an ordinance to allow A‑frame (sandwich board) signs in designated commercial areas, with design guidelines, ADA protections and a pause on enforcement while the rules are developed.
The Santa Ana City Council asked staff to draft a narrowly focused ordinance to allow A‑frame (sandwich‑board) signs in designated commercial areas, after business owners asked for a simpler, lower‑cost way to promote sidewalk traffic.
Councilmember Lopez brought the item forward citing downtown merchants who said they receive citations for A‑frame signs. Members said a targeted approach limited to specified commercial…
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