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Planning commission advances sign ordinance draft, defers numeric lighting limits for later review
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended staff’s proposed sign‑ordinance changes — easing a two‑sign facade limit, allowing three‑dimensional window signs and requiring professional construction — but deferred numeric lighting standards (proposed LED luminance levels) for additional study and a later discussion.
The Brainerd City Planning Commission voted to recommend a revised sign ordinance to move forward to a public hearing while deferring decisions on numeric lighting standards to a later date.
Staff (James) summarized proposed changes that would remove a two‑sign limit per building façade while retaining a cap that signs occupy no more than 15% of a façade, allow three‑dimensional signs in windows in addition to vinyl and paint, and add a general requirement that all…
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