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Council debates billboard relocation rules, directs staff to return with variance and amendment options
Summary
After prolonged debate, Coeur d'Alene council directed staff to draft amendments to the sign code that would give staff and council variance authority and to prepare two ordinance options addressing a 500-foot residential setback and a height exception. The issue arose after a billboard-company application discovered two code conflicts.
Coeur d'Alene ' A proposal from a billboard owner to move an existing billboard uncovered two conflicts with the city's recently amended sign code: a prohibition on increasing existing billboard height and a 500-foot minimum distance to residential zoning. Planning staff briefed council on the conflicts and maps of allowable relocation areas during the Dec. 17 meeting.
Renata (planning staff) said the applicant (Lamar) submitted an application to relocate a two-sided billboard from Northwest…
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