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Council hears sign-code rewrite: limits on right-of-way signs, larger commercial allowances
Summary
Planning and zoning staff told the council a sign-code overhaul aims to modernize definitions, reduce unconstitutional content-based rules, expand some commercial allowances and set time limits for temporary signage in public right-of-way (primarily weekends/holidays).
Planning and zoning officials briefed the County Council on Jan. 13 on Bill 98-25, a comprehensive update to the county sign code intended to modernize definitions and align enforcement with recent case law on content-based restrictions.
Lynn Miller, assistant planning and zoning officer, said the rewrite’s primary goals are constitutional safety, clearer definitions, and more flexible allowances for commercial signage. "The primary purpose that we undertook this effort was to ensure that our sign code meets the…
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