Friday, March 20, 2009

March CAN-DO Meeting

The meeting for March was held on Wednesday, March 18th at the regular time and location. (See sidebar notice in red for more info).

Highlights:
  • Parking issues for downtown residents, including questions about new RP zone numbers
  • The process for paying parking tickets - letters are not accepted, you have to go to court
  • Police reported a lot of large groups hanging out downtown at night, creating a new "gut"
  • City planners presented information about new sign codes. LED signs will be allowed in everything but the downtown historic district. The new code only allows signs to change once every 24 hours, but some billboards have been grandfathered in at 6 second change intervals. That will expire in about 15 years.
  • Updates on current sign codes. Sandwich signs are allowed on sidewalk with permits, wall signs are allowed on flat walls, hanging signs are allowed under awnings, etc.

If you have questions about anything, please feel free to contact a neighborhood association member or come to the next meeting on April 15, 2009.