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Brookfield board approves 10‑sq‑ft limit and hazard test for permanent signs after public concern
Summary
After extended public discussion about real-estate and temporary signs, the planning board approved a warrant article to limit permanent sign faces to 10 sq ft (excluding supports), cap height at 10 ft and require placement 'so as not to create a hazardous situation'; permanent signs in place before passage will be grandfathered.
The Brookfield Planning Board approved a warrant article Jan. 12 that would add size and placement restrictions for signs in the town’s general provisions (Article 3(e)). The board settled on limits of 10 square feet for the sign face (excluding supporting structures), a maximum height of 10 feet from grade, and text that signs "shall be placed so as not to create a hazardous situation." Previously enacted but existing permanent signs would be grandfathered.
Discussion at the public hearing focused on practical effects for common…
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