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Kissimmee advances sign-code overhaul to comply with content-neutral rules
Summary
On first reading the commission approved updates to the city sign code and definitions to comply with a Supreme Court ruling requiring content-neutral regulation of signage; staff said changes are largely cleanup and include added illustrations to help the public and staff.
The Kissimmee City Commission approved on first reading proposed Ordinance 25-21, a comprehensive update to the city's sign code intended to make regulations content-neutral and to consolidate scattered sign standards into a single, clearer chapter.
Ashley Cornelson (speaker 12) of the planning division told the commission the changes are driven in part by a recent Supreme Court decision that requires jurisdictions to avoid regulating signs based on content. She used garage-sale signs as an example: the code converts ‘‘garage sale’’ signage into a more generalized ‘‘yard sign’’ classification so the city can continue to regulate materials, size, placement and similar non-content factors.
Cornelson said staff also reorganized sign standards that were previously split across multiple sections of the land development code and added illustrations to improve clarity for both the public and city reviewers. She said the Planning Advisory Board reviewed the proposals and recommended approval subject to one modification included in the ordinance before the commission.
After a short staff presentation and no public commenters, the commission moved to approve the first reading; the motion carried unanimously.
Next steps: Staff will finalize the ordinance language and return for second reading/adoption as required by the city's ordinance process.
