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Planning board recommends broader downtown sign options and 10-square-foot permit exemption

Jacksonville Planning Advisory Board · January 13, 2026
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Summary

The Jacksonville Planning Advisory Board voted to forward a package of sign-code changes that would consolidate downtown sign rules into Article 5.12, allow additional wall sign types, add a 10-square-foot permit exemption at primary entrances and raise projection sign size from 20 to 50 square feet.

The Jacksonville Planning Advisory Board voted Jan. 12 to recommend that city council adopt a set of amendments to downtown sign regulations that staff says will make rules easier to find and provide downtown businesses greater signage flexibility.

Ryan, presenting the proposal, said the amendments would move all sign regulations to Article 5.12, expand permitted sign types on secondary facades beyond current channel-set lettering, and create a new permit exemption…

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