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Ordinance committee advances internally illuminated sign ordinance to planning board
Summary
After a final read and brief debate over potential inspection fees, the ordinance committee voted unanimously to forward an internally illuminated sign ordinance to the planning board for review; one sign-related item is targeted for the June meeting while other ordinance changes were pushed toward November.
The ordinance committee unanimously voted to forward a proposed ordinance regulating internally illuminated signs to the town planning board for review.
At a final read of the sign ordinance, Speaker 2 said they had read the draft and had no substantive edits, adding, "I think it's great." Speaker 2 also suggested an optional annual fee for electronic signs so owners would cover inspection costs and to "discourage people from wanting to do this." Speaker 1 cautioned against adding another fee on top of the existing sign fee, saying sign applicants "paid the sign fee," while Speaker 3 said a yearly inspection fee could be considered if it covered a real inspection cost.
After discussing definition wording (including whether the term should read "of a theater" in the marquee definition), Speaker 3 moved that the ordinance be sent to the planning board; Speaker 4 seconded. Speaker 1 recorded the motion as "Motion by Scott, second by Carolyn" and announced the vote as unanimous.
Votes at a glance: the committee approved the Dec. 17 meeting minutes earlier in the session by unanimous vote; the planning-board referral for the sign ordinance passed unanimously; the meeting adjournment vote was also unanimous.
Committee members agreed the sign ordinance should proceed to the planning board, with the understanding that a subset of sign-related items may be scheduled for a June meeting and other changes would be placed on a later agenda for additional review.
