Planning Commission recommends council approve sign-ordinance changes to allow limited flexibility for murals and historic roof signs

The Marysville Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council approve an amendment to the city sign ordinance that would add case-by-case flexibility to existing sign exceptions, update rules for murals and allow limited exceptions for historically themed roof-mounted signs.

Planning staff said the proposed ordinance would modify the sign-exception section of the Marysville Municipal Code to permit moving allocated square footage among sign types on a parcel so long as total permitted area based on lot frontage is not exceeded. "It's a relatively simple ordinance" that would "allow flexibility" while keeping review by the Architectural Review Board or Planning Commission, staff said.

The proposal would also update the mural provision to be more content neutral. Staff noted the current code prevents murals that…