Commission supports sign‑code overhaul: 90‑day temporary signs, smaller setbacks, staff permits

Aug 14, 2026

Planning staff proposed and the commission backed revisions to the sign code (26‑13) to allow political signs in park strips (with owner consent), define temporary signs (about 90 days), reduce setbacks from 10 to 3 feet, and shift many conditional‑use reviews to staff‑issued sign permits; the city attorney advised removing a content‑based restriction on electronic message displays due to First Amendment concerns.

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Planning staff told the commission the proposed amendments (26‑13, amending NCC 19.24.0.150) respond both to recent state legislation and a broader review of the local sign code. "The maximum time for a temporary sign is, I believe is 90 days is what we said," City Planner Levi Roberts said, explaining that after roughly three months a temporary sign would no longer be treated as temporary.

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