Council creates 'historic character signs' rules for the downtown overlay

Council considered a zoning text amendment to create a new City Code section (5‑9‑34) permitting 'historic character signs' in the historic preservation overlay district. City staff described the rules: properties that can show historic signs existed on the property for at least 50 years may be allowed to replicate them in the same location and similar type, subject to a conditional use permit by the planning commission and a certificate of appropriateness from the historic preservation committee.