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Council approves ban on feather flags and inflatable signs for commercial uses
Summary
After a staff presentation and brief public hearing, the Clinton City Council approved a text amendment to the sign ordinance prohibiting commercial feather flags and inflatable signs; the mayor said enforcement will be pursued to 'the fullest extent'.
The Clinton City Council voted to adopt a text amendment to the city’s sign ordinance that prohibits commercial “feather flags” and inflatable signs.
Staff described the amendment as a clean-up to the ordinance to explicitly prohibit feather flags and inflatable signs for commercial properties while leaving existing exemptions (for example, certain institutional or noncommercial uses). "This is a text amendment specifically to prohibit feather flags and inflatable signs from our ordinance," staff told the council during the public hearing.
The council closed the public hearing and approved the amendment by voice vote. When asked, staff confirmed the ordinance changes take effect immediately. Mayor said the city would vigorously enforce the city’s laws, noting recent law-enforcement activity and directing staff and the police department to pursue necessary action: “We're going to force the laws to the fullest extent that we can,” he said.
The amendment was described as an up-or-down vote during the hearing; council members unanimously signaled approval by voice. The text amendment’s final ordinance citation was not provided during the meeting and is not specified in the record.
