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Planning and Zoning considers exempting existing billboards from property signage caps
Summary
Commissioners discussed drafting an ordinance to prevent existing off-premise billboards from counting against a property's signage allotment, examined enforcement issues tied to lease terms, and suggested a variance route for affected property owners.
At a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, commissioners discussed drafting an ordinance that would let preexisting commercial off-premise billboards remain on a property without counting against that property's allowance for freestanding signs.
The discussion focused on options for amending local sign regulations — including adding an exception in Chapter 15-17 (the town—s nonconforming uses language), using overlay districts, permitting larger signs by conditional use permit or by lot size, or leaving the existing rules unchanged. Patrick, a planning consultant to the city, described approaches and legal constraints, noting that recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent had affected how municipalities treat on-premise and off-premise commercial signage.
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