Friday, May 20, 2005 | ||
Bad Links? | New Peachtree City sign ordinance under review By JOHN MUNFORD Peachtree Citys sign ordinance is in for some changes, thanks to legal rulings against other governments sign regulations. One of the more significant changes is in a special allowance for temporary signs during the political season, according to a draft of the ordinance prepared by City Attorney Ted Meeker. Any other time of the year, and residents can have only one temporary sign on their property, but during campaigns, residents will be allowed an unlimited number of temporary signs. All temporary signs, even those used for political speech, would be limited to no more than 16 sq. ft. in size for residential property and no more than 32 sq. ft. in size for non-residential zoned property, according to the proposed ordinance. The signs also would be limited to a height of four feet or less. Other than during the political season, residential lots would be allowed just one regular sign that must be set back at least five feet from the curb, the proposed ordinance states. The ordinance was slated to be discussed yesterday evening at a special called meeting of the Planning Commission. It has not yet been presented to the City Council for approval. Similar to the current sign ordinance, the proposed rules exempt some signs from regulation entirely, including those that are: Any public notice or warning required by a law, regulation or ordinance. Any sign inside a building, not attached to a window or door, that is not legible from a distance of more than three feet beyond the lot line. Works of art that do not include a commercial message. Holiday lights and decorations with no commercial message. Traffic control signs on private property such as stop, yield and similar signs which meet state transportation standards and have no commercial message. Address numerals that are no more than 6 inches tall and affixed to a single family structure or mailbox on the property, and no more than 12 inches tall for any multifamily for similar conditions on any multi-family, commercial or office building.
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