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Resident urges stricter enforcement of ‘snipe’ signs; says city staff not responding to complaints
Summary
Effie Brock told the council she regularly removes illegal small advertisements in rights-of-way and said the Department of Planning and Zoning told her to file 311 complaints, but inspections and enforcement have lagged.
Effie Brock, an Eastport resident, told the City Council she regularly removes so-called “snipe” signs—small advertising signs placed in medians and attached to utility and traffic infrastructure—and urged the city to enforce existing sign code instead of creating new laws.
Brock said she filed reports through the city’s ANA311 system after discussions with Planning and Zoning enforcement staff, but weeks later many of the reported signs remained. “February fifth was 82 days ago, but we…
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