LED ordinance gets 2nd nod from Board
Posted on Wednesday, October 8, 2008
The city would not regulate LED signs, if the Siloam Springs Board of Directors approve the sign ordinance as it is now.
Directors approved the second reading of the sign ordinance with an amendment that removed restrictions on LED signs Tuesday night.
Director Mark Long said he would like the city to restrict new LED signs altogether if city staff doesn't come up with a way to restrict distracting ones.
The flashing signs were what many directors said were distracting.
The code, before the amendment, would have allowed LED signs to change their messages no more frequently than every 10 seconds and not run continuously scrolling text.
This has been stricken from the code because of the amendment.
But Long doesn't want the part about the LED signs that would "blind you and make you think the police is coming after you coming out."
Staff expects to come up with a way to restrict these signs before the third reading Oct. 21.
The new sign ordinance would not affect signs that are now installed because they would be grandfathered in.
"I don't want people to think that we're trying to do away with people's signs," Director Carol Smiley said.
Representatives of businesses along U. S. Highway 412 met with city and chamber staff for lunch Friday to discuss restricting LED signs.
Many representatives were opposed the restrictions.
David Williams, community development director, said if not restricting LED signs becomes a problem in the future, the city could address it then.
Directors denied • Rezoning 1596 N. Lincoln St., from medium residential (R-2 ) to multifamily residential (R-4 ).
• Significant development permit for 1701 U. S. Highway 412 East.
Directors approved • The first reading to rezone 3840 Cheri Whitlock Drive, from agriculture (A-1 ) to planned development (P-D ), for Western Arkansas Nursing, Inc.
• Special use development permit for 3840 Cheri Whitlock Drive, for Western Arkansas Nursing.
• Surveying and purchasing right of way for the project to redesign the intersection of Tahlequah and Hico streets.
• Siloam Springs' 2009 share of the district judge's salary. The city's share is $ 20, 000.
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