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Dayton planners debate restricting commercial signs in city right‑of‑way; item tabled for redraft
Summary
Commissioners discussed content neutrality, enforcement and size/distance rules for temporary signs. The body directed staff to craft amendments that would prohibit commercial signage in the right‑of‑way (with limited realtor exceptions), use a 10‑foot edge‑of‑road test for enforcement and return with draft language; the item was tabled.
A lengthy Planning Commission discussion focused on whether temporary signs should be allowed in the city right‑of‑way and how to distinguish commercial from noncommercial signage.
Commissioners and staff discussed enforceability, where the right‑of‑way line lies and practical alternatives such as measuring distance from the edge of the roadway (a 10‑foot rule).…
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