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Council agrees to $25 annual fee for feather‑flags and $25 for 4x8 freestanding banners; murals fee set at $50
Summary
After reviewing a pilot program and business complaints about cost and duration, the council gave consensus to an annual $25 permit (one per business) for feather flags and freestanding 4x8 banners and to set the mural fee at $50.
The council discussed a prior feather‑flag pilot program that limited duration and charged a relatively high fee; staff said no businesses had pulled a permit under that pilot. Councilmembers and staff debated alternatives including an annual registration or limiting quantity on key corridors. The result was consensus on an affordable, annual permit system: $25 per permit, one permit per business for feather flags, and the same $25 annual permit for a 4x8 freestanding banner; the council also set a $50 fee for murals.
Staff said the pilot’s complexity (31 zones and administrative tracking) drove the higher fee and that an annual system would be easier to administer. The mayor and council framed the change as a business‑friendly step, while staff noted the need to manage concentrations on busy corridors such as US‑1.
