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Staff recommends requiring development-application signs to improve public notice in county cases
Summary
Planning staff proposed moving the city MAPC sign practice into county zoning or subdivision regulations so affected neighbors see visible, standardized signage; commissioners favored larger, perpendicular signs for better visibility.
Scott told commissioners the county currently uses mailed notices, published legal notices and web-based maps but lacks a consistent development-application sign requirement for county cases. He said the city uses an MAPC sign policy that the county does not and proposed moving signage into the zoning code or subdivision regulations to make the requirement clearer and more enforceable.
A commissioner argued signs are the one notification tool the public reliably sees and urged larger, perpendicular signs rather than small yard signs parallel to the road. "I think that's the 1 thing that we're missing," the commissioner said, adding that signs should be more visible to renters and residents who do not receive mailed notices. Staff said MAPC could retain an enforcement role for complaints about posting but recommended embedding standards in county code for clarity.
