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Planning commission forwards sign-code revision allowing signs above awnings and new illumination rules
Summary
On March 5, 2026, the Murray City Planning Commission unanimously recommended the City Council adopt a text amendment to sections 17.48.140 and 17.48.180 that streamlines awning/canopy sign measurements, allows signage above awnings, permits internally illuminated channel letters (not cabinet signs), and adjusts projecting-sign clearances.
The Murray City Planning Commission on Thursday unanimously forwarded a proposed sign-code text amendment to the City Council that would allow signs to be placed above awnings and canopies and simplify how sign area is calculated.
Zack Smallwood, a planning staff member, told commissioners the revision replaces a complex area equation with a clear rule: a maximum sign-face area of one square foot per linear foot of storefront, regardless of whether the sign sits on or above the awning. "So that means that if this is 50 feet wide, right, they…
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