New rule would limit sign permits to active projects and add 12‑month expiration, staff says

Jul 29, 2026

Staff proposed permitting most signs only as accessories to an existing or approved primary use and adding a 12‑month expiration to sign permits to prevent long‑term pre‑construction signage; staff will seek direction to publish for hearing.

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Planning staff told the commission the draft would require sign permits to be tied to an existing or actively progressing primary use, with limited exceptions for land-for-sale or development-identification signage. "We wouldn't permit the sign at all prior to the bank going to construction," staff (speaker 2) explained when discussing pre-construction signage.

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