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Hoschton planners propose multiple updates to sign ordinance; council debates residential flag language
Summary
Hoschton planners brought forward a bundle of sign-ordinance amendments that include fines for violations, updated definitions, and a new prohibition on attaching signs to trees and street furniture.
City planner Hugh presented a set of recommended amendments to Hoschton's sign ordinance, saying the Planning and Zoning Commission highlighted definition changes, marketing-sign rules for residential subdivisions, and several new or clarified prohibitions.
Hugh told the council the recommendations include establishing fines for sign-ordinance violations, adding language that "the flag of The United States should be displayed in accordance with US flag code and state law," and prohibiting signs attached to trees, traffic-control devices, utility poles, benches, trash cans or similar devices. Hugh identified those items as among the larger changes recommended by the commission.
At least one council member raised concerns about a provision that would allow the ordinance to apply to individual residents, saying the city should not regulate where or how a private resident displays a flag. That council member asked to remove the word "resident" from the section and limit the rule to homeowners associations and nonresidential properties. Hugh responded that he could remove the word and bring that revision back for a vote at the next meeting.
No ordinance was adopted at the work session; the recommended language from Planning and Zoning will return to council for formal consideration.
