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Balcones Heights planners debate easing temporary‑sign rules for small businesses
Summary
Board members and local business representatives urged loosening the city’s temporary‑sign rules (currently a $50 permit, 30‑day display limit, two signs maximum and a 14‑day cooldown) and asked staff to propose tiered permit lengths and height/ setback changes for the next meeting.
At its Feb. 17 meeting the Balcones Heights Planning & Zoning advisory board spent substantial time discussing the city’s temporary‑sign ordinance and whether its limits and fees unduly burden small businesses.
Staff summarized the current rules: a $50 permit, a maximum cumulative 180 days of temporary signage per calendar year at one location, any single sign design may be displayed for 30 days, a limit of two temporary signs at a time and…
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