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Commission advances draft to allow taller interstate-facing signs, defers measurement details
Summary
Commissioners supported raising the allowable freestanding sign height near Interstate 90 from 30 feet to 90 feet in a draft overlay, but deferred a decision about how to measure height (street elevation vs. lot elevation) and asked staff to codify measurement methodology in the standard signage section.
The Brandon Planning Commission reviewed a draft amendment to the interstate signage overlay that would permit freestanding signs up to 90 feet tall within 1,400 feet of the Interstate 90 centerline. Commissioners signaled support for increasing the height limit from current standards but did not finalize how sign height should be measured — from the adjacent street elevation, the property-line grade, or the lot yard where the sign is placed.
Staff explained choices and concerns: measuring from the street provides a consistent baseline and limits attempts to create artificial mounds on private lots…
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