Commission reviews sweeping sign‑code update; billboards barred and nonconforming rules tightened
Staff presented a modernized sign code that expands permitted sign types by district, prohibits new billboards, and tightens restoration rules for nonconforming signs; commissioners debated size limits, projecting‑sign allowances downtown and the treatment of existing nonconforming pole signs.
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Staff presented a comprehensive rewrite of the sign code, describing a district‑based approach that lists permissible sign types, clarifies which signs need permits and aims for content neutrality. The draft explicitly prohibits new billboards and sets standards for nonconforming signs: a sign damaged or destroyed to 50% or more of its pre‑damage value cannot be restored as nonconforming and must be brought into conformance when rebuilt.
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