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Planning commission backs text amendment to allow temporary political signs in right-of-way, will forward to City Council
Summary
Planning staff recommended, and commissioners approved, a text amendment to the city sign ordinance (case file 202500135) to permit temporary political signs on private property within the city right-of-way at least two feet from the street; the commission will forward the proposal to the City Council for final action June 3.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to forward a staff-recommended text amendment to the city sign ordinance (case file 202500135) that would allow temporary political and similar signs to be placed on private property within the city right-of-way at least two feet from the edge of the street.
Staff said the amendment was drafted after a public hearing on April 22 drew no speakers and was prepared in consultation with enforcement staff, the city manager and legal counsel. The proposed change applies specifically to temporary political signage and will not apply to first-sale, estate-sale and other enumerated exemptions, staff said. ‘‘Change the ordinance to make some reasonable form,’’ a staff member explained, describing the two-foot-from-street requirement intended to reduce confusion about what falls on private property versus city right-of-way.
Commissioners moved and seconded the staff recommendation; the commission approved it by voice vote and staff said it would go to City Council for final approval at the June 3 meeting. No public comments were recorded on the transcript for the commission meeting.
