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Troutdale planners ask staff to propose clarifying sign‑code amendments for feather/flag signs
Summary
After reporting increased use and enforcement issues with feather (teardrop) flags along Historic Columbia River Highway, staff was directed to draft sign‑code clarifications addressing whether such signs should be treated as temporary banners, prohibited outright, or regulated differently by zone.
Planning staff reported a recurring code‑compliance problem with feather or teardrop flags—portable fabric signs used by businesses—during the commission’s April 29 meeting and asked for direction on whether to pursue code amendments.
Staff said the current code language (definitions and the list of prohibited signs) creates interpretive ambiguity. Staff’s working interpretation treats feather flags as temporary…
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