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Mount Clemens Commission reviews rewrite of sign, flag and banner ordinance
Summary
During a work session, commissioners flagged multiple provisions in the city's sign, flag and banner ordinance as outdated or potentially unconstitutional and asked staff to redraft the text to match current practice and legal limits.
The Mount Clemens City Commission spent a work session reviewing proposed updates to the city's sign, flag and banner ordinance and asked staff to return with a cleaned-up draft that reflects current administrative practice and legal constraints.
Commissioner (S3) said the draft contains several outdated references and procedural requirements that do not match how the city currently handles permits. He criticized a provision that appears to require city-commission approval for flags and banners on private property, calling that approach problematic: "flags and banners...need to be approved by city commission, which that's bad," he said, and urged staff to prioritize a more thorough update rather than piecemeal edits.
Staff member (S5) described current administrative practice for permitting and noted that routine sign permits are handled administratively rather than by the…
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