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City attorney outlines proposed sign-code changes to permit certain noncommercial signs in rights of way; council asks for refinements
Summary
City attorney presented a proposed amendment to the sign code to allow noncommercial signs in certain right-of-way green spaces under time, place and manner restrictions; council asked staff to return with clarifications on size, distance from traffic devices and contact details on signs.
City Attorney Kelly Cogswig presented an administrative report and draft code-text amendment Jan. 21 to revise the Spokane Valley sign code provision governing signs placed within city rights of way (SBMC Title 22, Chapter 110, Section 020).
Cogswig told council that changes in Washington and U.S. Supreme Court case law require sign regulations affecting noncommercial speech to be content neutral and focused on permissible time, place and manner restrictions. The draft language would allow some noncommercial signs in unimproved or green-space portions of the right of way while continuing to prohibit signs that block travel, attach to traffic-control devices, or obstruct clearview triangles. The draft recommends limiting signs to 36 inches wide and…
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