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Staff proposes clearer flagpole rules: caps, permitting thresholds and lighting policy for Granbury
Summary
A city staff presentation outlined proposed zoning amendments to treat patriotic flags as flags (not signs), reclassify flagpoles as permanent structures, require engineering for poles taller than 20 feet, cap nonresidential poles at 60 feet and residential poles at 30 feet, and clarify lighting rules tied to lumens and migratory-bird concerns.
City staff presented a multi-point proposal on Nov. 10 to amend Granbury's sign and flagpole provisions to remove confusing exemptions, standardize definitions and set clear permitting and illumination rules.
John Copeland, a resident fellow assisting the city, told the Planning and Zoning Commission the current ordinance contains inconsistent language that treats patriotic flags as signs and contains a typographical error referencing flagpoles. He said the proposal would:…
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