Amador County – The Amador County Chamber of Commerce this week urged members of the public to plan to attend public meetings in the future to discuss banner regulations in the county.

The Chamber’s Susan Manning said the “County Planning Department and the Board of Supervisors have agreed to defer enforcement of on-premise banner regulations while the County considers possible amendments to those regulations.”

She said: “Banners which are poorly maintained or are unsafe may still be subject to enforcement. The Planning Department will be holding workshops to solicit input from businesses and the public.” Manning said: “They plan to hold one daytime meeting and one in the evening to allow for greater availability.”

Manning urged people to “please make every effort to attend to give your input,” and said the Chamber will inform you of the date, time and place of these workshops as this information becomes available.

The Jackson City Council also is planning to have a series of workshops to discuss a draft sign ordinance that was worked on by the Jackson Planning Commission. The Council on Monday authorized sending out informational brochures on the current city sign code and regulations, and will also plan to have the workshops on pending changes.

City Manager Mike Daly said some of the elements of the draft code may have too wide an affect on existing signs in the city of Jackson, and may not survive the workshops. One of those is a tentative limit to pole signs of 6 feet in height. Daly said he counted about 30 such signs in Jackson only on Highway 49, between the north and south city limits.

The Jackson City Council will also be sending out letters to businesses about potential enforcement of existing sign code, and Daly said it mainly aims to remove blight from the city, such as signs tied to objects, and flying banners that are in disrepair. The city has a limits to banners per year, but municipal code has not been enforced since changes began in 2002, and tweaking in 2008 and 2009.

Jackson City Council plans to announce public workshops in January and February to discuss potential impacts on businesses from enforcement of both draft and existing sign regulations.

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