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Commission approves sign ordinance changes for CF zone, adds photometric review and setback limits
Summary
The commission approved a change to Chapter 10-27 to permit commercial signage in the CF (commercial flex) zone and to add requirements—such as photometric plans and setback distances—to limit illumination impacts on adjacent residential areas; a resident warned that bright signs would harm sleep and quality of life.
The Herriman Planning Commission voted to amend Chapter 10-27 of the city code to permit and regulate commercial signs in the CF commercial flex zone and to update standards for illuminated signage. Commissioners and staff emphasized new design-review steps, including photometric plans and setbacks, intended to reduce light intrusion toward adjacent residential properties.
Staff told the commission the CF zone had been adopted without accompanying sign regulations and that an incident involving commercial signage and interior building lighting had led to neighbor complaints. “There was a bright light within a building that was... spilling out into the neighborhood,” a staff member said, and staff recommended the ordinance as written with the addition of lighting details for proposals that would face residential areas.
Commissioners asked whether a photometric plan should be a required part of conditional-use review; staff agreed that photometric plans and foot-candle specifications would be required going forward for sign proposals. Staff also clarified that electronic signs require a 500-foot separation from sensitive residential contexts and that flat or wall signs face a 200-foot guideline in the situations described on the record.
During public comment, Clint Underwood, president of Pearman, warned that electronic billboards along the Mountain View Corridor would impair sleep for future apartment or condominium occupants and urged the commission to prevent intrusive signage. “They are not gonna get a good night's sleep with those lights on flashing in their rooms,” Underwood said. Commissioners then closed the hearing, moved to approve the ordinance amendment, and recorded yes votes from Brody, Jackson, Heather, Adam, Daryl and Forrest.
The ordinance amendment passed on the record; the commission did not provide fiscal estimates or implementation dates during the discussion. Staff will incorporate photometric and design-review steps into sign permitting and return to the commission only if applicants request approval of signs that face residential properties.
