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Approved 2.6.19 <br /> 55 <br />Kim Piracci mentioned that she was still seeing those as well. 56 <br /> 57 <br />Michael Harvey stated that the county was unable to base a decision to remove a sign based on the content. He 58 <br />suggested that if he were to do that even with the currently ordinance language, litigation could arise and that they 59 <br />would likely suffer a loss. 60 <br /> 61 <br />Kim Piracci mentioned that they were not under the law because of the content but their location. 62 <br /> 63 <br />Michael Harvey replied because they were located within the right of way he had no authority under the ordinance to 64 <br />compel their removal. 65 <br /> 66 <br />Paul Guthrie asked what about non-public roads. 67 <br /> 68 <br />Michael Harvey acknowledged that that was actually covered by a different provision of the ordinance. He advised 69 <br />that it has to be set back out of all rights of way. 70 <br /> 71 <br />Lydia Wegman questioned the timeline given in the section regarding flags 6.12.3 (G) (1). 72 <br /> 73 <br />Michael Harvey replied that the deadline would be May of this year. 74 <br /> 75 <br />Lydia Wegman asked if that would be made clear. 76 <br /> 77 <br />Michael Harvey assured that the clock would not be reset. 78 <br /> 79 <br />Lydia Wegman responded thank you, I just wanted to be sure. 80 <br /> 81 <br />David Blankfard questioned how many days house sales signs could be placed. 82 <br /> 83 <br />Michael Harvey stated that had not been determined yet. He replied that it was covered in page 8 of the draft text. 84 <br />He stated that 30 days after the house is sold, it must be removed. Mr. Harvey reminded the board this was still a 85 <br />work in process but he felt it important to ensure members were exposed to the proposed reorganization and 86 <br />changes in standards to address content neutral sign regulations. 87 <br /> 88 <br />Lydia Wegman asked Mr. Harvey to clarify that subsection 4 was for garage sales. 89 <br /> 90 <br />Michael Harvey confirmed that the section addressed garage sales, yard sales, and anytime the home is open to the 91 <br />public. 92 <br /> 93 <br />Lydia Wegman sought clarification on David’s questions. She questioned whether temporary signs were defined 94 <br />somewhere. 95 <br /> 96 <br />Michael Harvey asserted that they will be. 97 <br /> 98 <br />Lydia Wegman responded but not yet. 99 <br /> 100 <br />David Blankfard asked if a permit was required to place a temporary sign. 101 <br /> 102 <br />Michael Harvey replied, no, he stated that he was not interested in permitting these as they are already authorized by 103 <br />the ordinance. 104 <br /> 105 <br />Lydia Wegman asked whether there would be a definition of what temporary consisted of. 106 <br /> 107 <br />Michael Harvey responded, yes. 108