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Planning Commission backs code changes to allow low-profile signs in historic overlay, moves recommendations to council
Summary
The Morgan City Planning Commission voted April 15, 2025 to send recommended changes to the historic overlay and the city sign code to the City Council, allowing architecturally compatible low-profile signs and creating a temporary, revocable-easement process for certain off-premise signs.
The Morgan City Planning Commission voted unanimously April 15, 2025 to forward recommended amendments to the historic commercial overlay sign rules and to the city’s sign code to the City Council for final approval.
Jake (planning staff) summarized the two related items at the start of a joint public-hearing segment: amendments to the historic overlay zone to permit “low profile” signs (the code’s term for monument signs) with design limitations, and changes to chapter 10.32 of the sign regulations to accommodate off-premise low-profile signs under controlled conditions. The public hearing drew no public comment, and the commission approved a positive recommendation to the council for both items.
What the changes would do - Allow low-profile (monument) signs in the historic commercial overlay district if they meet design standards and sit on a minimum 18-inch base surfaced in brick, stone or an approved historic material to match the district’s architecture. Jake…
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