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Committee directs staff to draft text amendment to allow feather flags as limited‑duration signs
Summary
Planning staff proposed adding feather flags to the city’s limited‑duration sign rules; the committee voted to proceed with a text amendment to be considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission and returned for final public hearing.
Planning and development staff presented a proposal to allow feather flags as a form of limited‑duration signage in High Point’s development ordinance and the committee voted to direct staff to prepare a text amendment.
Heidi Galante of the planning and development department told the committee staff reviewed other cities’ regulations and determined that feather flags best fit as a type of limited‑duration sign. Staff recommended standards: one flag per 50 lineal feet of lot frontage up to a maximum of three flags, a maximum height of 10 feet, and allowance for 30 days twice per year. Galante said the amendment would require adding feather flags to the definition of limited‑duration signs and creating an exception to the list of prohibited signs.
Monica Peters moved to proceed with a text amendment to add feather flags under the limited‑duration sign rules; another member seconded. The committee voted in favor and staff will prepare a draft text amendment for the Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing and then return to the committee for a final public hearing.
Galante said current limited‑duration signs (inflatable signs, pennants and temporary banners) are permitted two times per year for 30 days and suggested feather flags follow the same timing and additional standards recommended by staff.
No ordinance language was adopted at the meeting; the direction was to prepare the formal text amendment and initiate the standard public‑hearing process.
