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14 <br /> 55 <br /> 56 Kim Piracci mentioned that she was still seeing those as well. <br /> 57 <br /> 58 Michael Harvey stated that the county was unable to base a decision to remove a sign based on the content. He <br /> 59 suggested that if he were to do that even with the currently ordinance language, litigation could arise and that they <br /> 60 would likely suffer a loss. <br /> 61 <br /> 62 Kim Piracci mentioned that they were not under the law because of the content but their location. <br /> 63 <br /> 64 Michael Harvey replied because they were located within the right of way he had no authority under the ordinance to <br /> 65 compel their removal. <br /> 66 <br /> 67 Paul Guthrie asked what about non-public roads. <br /> 68 <br /> 69 Michael Harvey acknowledged that that was actually covered by a different provision of the ordinance. He advised <br /> 70 that it has to be set back out of all rights of way. <br /> 71 <br /> 72 Lydia Wegman questioned the timeline given in the section regarding flags 6.12.3 (G) (1). <br /> 73 <br /> 74 Michael Harvey replied that the deadline would be May of this year. <br /> 75 <br /> 76 Lydia Wegman asked if that would be made clear. <br /> 77 <br /> 78 Michael Harvey assured that the clock would not be reset. <br /> 79 <br /> 80 Lydia Wegman responded thank you, I just wanted to be sure. <br /> 81 <br /> 82 David Blankfard questioned how many days house sales signs could be placed. <br /> 83 <br /> 84 Michael Harvey stated that had not been determined yet. He replied that it was covered in page 8 of the draft text. <br /> 85 He stated that 30 days after the house is sold, it must be removed. Mr. Harvey reminded the board this was still a <br /> 86 work in process but he felt it important to ensure members were exposed to the proposed reorganization and <br /> 87 changes in standards to address content neutral sign regulations. <br /> 88 <br /> 89 Lydia Wegman asked Mr. Harvey to clarify that subsection 4 was for garage sales. <br /> 90 <br /> 91 Michael Harvey confirmed that the section addressed garage sales,yard sales, and anytime the home is open to the <br /> 92 public. <br /> 93 <br /> 94 Lydia Wegman sought clarification on David's questions. She questioned whether temporary signs were defined <br /> 95 somewhere. <br /> 96 <br /> 97 Michael Harvey asserted that they will be. <br /> 98 <br /> 99 Lydia Wegman responded but not yet. <br /> 100 <br /> 101 David Blankfard asked if a permit was required to place a temporary sign. <br /> 102 <br /> 103 Michael Harvey replied, no, he stated that he was not interested in permitting these as they are already authorized by <br /> 104 the ordinance. <br /> 105 <br /> 106 Lydia Wegman asked whether there would be a definition of what temporary consisted of. <br /> 107 <br /> 108 Michael Harvey responded,yes. <br />