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Commission weighs allowing portable A-frame signs downtown and in village
Summary
Staff proposed allowing portable A-frame (frame) signage with size and placement limits; commissioners debated corner cases, distance-from-business rules and whether solar illumination should be allowed for winter visibility.
The Planning Commission reviewed proposed sign-code revisions that would allow portable A-frame signs in commercial areas subject to placement and size restrictions.
Staff described the change as a small insertion into code to distinguish temporary banners from portable signs and to allow one portable sign (two faces) per business with specific placement rules. Commissioners asked practical questions about businesses inside Mariners Court or mall-type configurations, corner businesses that have two entrances, and whether small solar lights would be permitted for winter visibility. One commissioner said a modest solar light should be acceptable to help customers see a sign at dusk; staff agreed to investigate illumination rules further.
Commissioners asked staff to clarify draft language about maximum height, how to measure the 12-foot placement limit in interior circulation spaces, and whether businesses with two access points should be allowed two portable signs.
