Q. I’ve been noticing an increasing number of temporary signs advertising things like “LIQUOR at state minimum” along local streets. I tried to learn what the city’s ordinances about this are but got tangled in legal-speak.
A. The ordinances are dense with details and qualifications, but here is the essence: non-city signage is not allowed in the public right-of-way or on lawn extensions. Construction signs are exempted, and special rules govern political signs and signs for real estate open houses.
City spokesperson Robert Kellar says city staff will remove illegal signs if able to while carrying out other activities–but if they prioritized sign removal, they would get little else done. If an advertisement is clearly in the public right-of-way or extension, Kellar adds, citizens can legally remove it and dispose of it.
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