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Board reviews sign ordinance updates; commissioners seek broader language on changing lights and animation
Summary
Staff summarized revisions to Article 6A of the zoning ordinance covering prohibited signs, exemptions and general provisions; commissioners asked the draft be broadened to cover changing-color illumination and animated effects that could distract drivers.
Canton Township planning staff presented updates to the zoning ordinance's sign provisions and collected commissioner feedback on prohibited sign types and illumination standards.
Staff said the sign ordinance work stretches back to November 2023 and January 2024 Planning Commission reviews and that tonight's packet corrected a typographical alignment issue while continuing in-sequence review through Sections 4–8. "At the October 21st meeting, we looked at the first 4 sections," staff said, adding the current meeting continued with Section 5 (prohibited signs) and related sections.
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