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Atoka moves to change commercial sign rules; ordinance passes first reading
Summary
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen advanced an ordinance on first reading to change how wall signs are measured in commercial zoning districts, replacing a 10% wall-area rule (capped at 80 sq ft) with a linear-foot-based standard to produce proportionally sized signage.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Atoka advanced an amendment to the town zoning code on first reading that changes how wall signs are measured in commercial zoning districts, omitting the current 10%-of-wall-area rule (with an 80-square-foot cap) in favor of a linear-foot-based formula.
Planning staff said the change is intended to produce signs that look proportionate on large buildings and to simplify administration. “So say you have a Kroger with 300 feet of linear…
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