Ordinance Zoning Text Amendment — Signs in the Historic Preservation Overlay (HP-O)
Description
Revised sign rules for the historic overlay district were recommended to the council after consultant review of late-breaking changes.
Impact summary
Will change what signs are allowed in the historic district once the council adopts the amendment.
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · City Plan Commission
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Last discussed Jul 8, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (3)
September 8 public hearings: in-home daycare rules and historic-district signs
Two zoning ordinance hearings are coming September 8: one repealing and recreating the in-home daycare code section, and one changing sign rules in the historic preservation overlay district.
Historic district exterior alterations
Members questioned whether white vinyl windows are allowed downtown, recalling past guidelines requiring dark bronze or black for storefronts and banning mill-finish aluminum. They approved the project but asked staff to verify the rule first.
Sign rules in the historic district
Downtown property owners in the historic overlay can recreate signs that historically hung on their buildings, with two separate commission approvals required.
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