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Brandon meeting pauses sign-ordinance rewrite, directs variance route for nonconforming freestanding signs
Summary
Participants at a Brandon meeting agreed to pause work on a proposed amendment to the sign code after debating nonconforming off-premise freestanding signs, and directed staff to rely on individual variance hearings and gather site-specific information for applicants.
Participants at a meeting in Brandon discussed changes to the local sign code and agreed to pause a proposed ordinance that would have addressed nonconforming off-premise freestanding signs, directing staff instead to handle individual requests through the variance process.
The change matters for businesses that share lots with existing billboards or other nonconforming signs. Supporters of pausing the ordinance said a broad rewrite could unintentionally allow multiple new signs on a lot; those who favored the ordinance said it could help businesses blocked from installing compliant signage because of preexisting leased billboards.
Speaker 4, staff member, summarized the draft language and the practical effect: the draft would allow a lawful nonconforming off-premise freestanding sign to remain without preventing the installation of another freestanding sign on the same lot provided the second sign complied with the sign code. Speaker 4 said,…
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