Commission reviews sign‑code rewrite, adds noncommercial‑speech protection and electronic‑sign limits
Staff presented a reorganization of the sign chapter that would add a noncommercial‑speech protection, consolidate prohibited‑sign language, and introduce detailed electronic‑sign brightness and image‑change limits; commissioners asked about obscene‑sign standards, twirling sign persons and how to treat parked advertising vehicles.
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Bryn MacDonald, West Point Community Development Director, described the sign‑code update as primarily an organizational rewrite intended to make the chapter standalone and clearer. "A new provision regarding non-commercial speech was being added to help ensure the City did not favor one type of message over another," MacDonald said.
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