There seems to be a communication thing going on everywhere. We see it in all the new technology such as iphones and Droids. There are tablets, Netbooks, Notebooks, and Mini’s of all kinds. MP3 players you can hardly see and Flash Drives that hold more megabits than most of us know what to do with. Digital camera used to be 3.2 megabits and now sport upwards of 19 megabits per picture. All this technology moves with creation and expansion that is at times hard to comprehend.
There is however another form of communication which is very straight forward and old fashion. It has been around in some form for centuries. It is the Sign. Signs take on a number of forms, electronic dynamic, lighted, sandwich board, poster board and banners. They proclaim just about anything you can imagine but generally revolve around advertising in some form. With signs in Breezy Point some level of tolerance was needed as to the extent of use. This was seen as a nuisance.
The city had undertaken a sign ordinance a couple of years ago to address the issue. In working with the requirements it found some unintended consequences. Certain activities were prohibited in use of banners and temporary signs and they were ongoing compliance issues. These generally involved signs for non-profits and community events. After considerable discussion at the Planning Commission a recommendation was made for a change in the ordinances.
This change provides for signs and banners with the following language:
Non-profit and civic organizations may display, without permit, a banner or temporary sign to advertise a specific or single day event. Said advertisement may be displayed seven (7) days prior to the event, and must be removed within twenty-four (24) hours of the conclusion of the event. Advertisements shall not be placed on the public right-of-way. Permission of the property owners must be obtained prior to the display of the banner or temporary sign.
With this change we hope to encourage community activity and remove barriers to those events that promote Breezy Point in a positive way.
