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Board recommends changes to sign code; asks staff to refine numeric limits on sign heights, temporary signs
Summary
The board unanimously recommended approval of a broad rewrite of Greenacres’ sign regulations (ZTA 25-04) but asked staff to return with refined numeric limits on freestanding sign heights, size of electronic displays and temporary noncommercial sign timeframes; staff said election-period timing may be expedited to meet statutory deadlines.
The Planning & Zoning Board of Appeals on April 10 voted unanimously to recommend the city’s proposed rewrite of signage regulations, ZTA 25-04, while asking staff to return with refined numeric limits for several elements before the city council takes final action.
Staff described ZTA 25-04 as a comprehensive update to the sign code to improve clarity, modernize master sign plan procedures, revise temporary-sign rules and address nonconforming signs and amortization. The packet and staff presentation noted that a 2022 change left many existing freestanding signs nonconforming and that the city’s current maximum for most freestanding signs is 8 feet, while planned commercial developments allowed taller signs…
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