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Proposed Bend code would exempt small window and directory signs, allow light‑pole banners for larger residential developments
Summary
Staff proposed moving small sign types (window, directory, suspended) into an exempt category and permitting light‑pole banners on private developments that meet size or unit thresholds (6 acres or 20+ units), aiming to reduce permitting burdens while setting parameters for where such banners are allowed.
City planning staff told the commission they moved certain small sign types into an exempt category because they typically don’t require structural or electrical permits. The staff explanation noted window, freestanding directory and suspended signs were shifted out of the permanent‑sign section and into the exempt section to simplify administration.
Staff also described a new allowance for light‑pole banners on private multi‑family and large residential developments, saying the code would allow such banners where a development is 6 acres or larger or where multifamily developments have 20 or more units; staff framed these as consistent thresholds used elsewhere in the code.
