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Solvang workshop signals move to allow courtyard A‑frame signs on private property, tighten temporary sign rules and clarify enforcement
Summary
After a lengthy discussion, staff heard general support to permit A‑frame (sandwich) signs on private property only with time/place/manner rules, to revise temporary-banner regulations, and to remove content‑based restrictions tied to a Supreme Court decision; staff will draft specific sign-code language for council review.
Solvang planning staff, commissioners and business representatives spent the latter portion of a city workshop debating sandwich-board (A‑frame) signs, temporary banners and how to enforce sign rules in the village.
The workshop produced informal consensus on three core directions: allow A‑frame signs on private property (not in the public right-of-way) under clear time/place/manner rules; revise temporary‑sign rules to be time‑limited and content‑neutral; and remove content-based prohibitions that conflict with Reed v. Town of Gilbert’s constitutional limits on regulating sign messages.
On A‑frame signs: business owners and chamber representatives urged limited use for courtyards and side streets where foot traffic needs direction. Tracy of the Solvang Chamber of Commerce argued that…
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