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Commission backs sign‑ordinance change to exempt volunteer fire/rescue signs after disclosure by commissioner
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended approval of ZTA 2610 to exempt volunteer fire departments and rescue squads from county sign‑ordinance restrictions; Commissioner Lino disclosed he is the volunteer chief of a rescue squad before the discussion and still participated in the vote, which passed 5–0.
Planning staff asked the commission to approve ZTA 2610, a zoning text amendment to add volunteer fire departments and rescue squads to the list of sign exemptions in section 22‑15‑2 of the county code. Staff said the change would allow volunteer organizations (not currently treated as county entities for the public‑sign exemption) to install signage consistent with public signs where appropriate.
Before the discussion began, Commissioner Lino disclosed that he is "the chief of the volunteer" rescue squad associated with the sign request. He made the disclosure on the record and participated in the discussion. Commissioners debated whether to widen the exemption to other volunteer nonprofits but agreed the proposed language should be narrowly tailored to volunteer fire and rescue to avoid unintentionally enabling large nonprofit signage countywide.
Commissioner Dorsy moved to recommend approval of ZTA 2610; a second followed and the motion passed 5–0.
What happens next: the planning commission's recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for final action.
