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Augusta council approves ordinance widening signage allowances for billboards and multi-tenant strip centers
Summary
The Augusta City Council on a recorded vote approved Ordinance No. 22-58 to align billboard frontage rules with county/KDOT standards and apply C-3 sign regulations to multi-tenant strip centers in C-2 zones, allowing aggregate signage (10% of building façade) instead of a 32 sq ft per-sign cap.
Augusta’s City Council approved Ordinance No. 22-58 on a motion to amend Articles 8.4 and 8.11 of the zoning regulations, changing how large billboard signage and multi-tenant strip-center signs are measured and permitted.
Planning staff told the council the ordinance is intended to align the city’s highway-frontage signage rules with Butler County and Kansas Department of Transportation standards for safety and consistency in the planning area, and to create a clear distinction between uses inside city limits and those in the planning area.
Under the adopted change, multi-tenant strip…
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