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Council advances new sign code with narrow digital-sign limits after public pushback
Summary
After hours of public comment and debate, the Lumis Town Council introduced amended sign-code language that allows limited programmable displays on select town-owned properties, sets minimum image display times (10s for monuments, 15s for A-frames), requires cordless power sources, and restricts illuminated hours to 9 p.m.'6 a.m.
The Lumis Town Council voted May 12 to introduce an amended sign ordinance that permits programmable digital displays only in narrowly defined locations and under specific technical constraints, after a lengthy public hearing that drew both business support and residents' concern about town character.
The draft ordinance allows programmable monument or freestanding displays at a limited list of municipal properties and makes a separate, discretionary decision on whether to extend such displays to institutional theaters/auditoriums. During a months-long ad hoc and planning commission review, staff recommended controls including required message…
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