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Councilmember Buscher agreed that she would not want someone to feel that their free speech <br />was taken away but she wants to ensure the City looks clean and is not covered in signs. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman said this could be a slippery slope. He stated he does not think it is a wise idea <br />to take away their ability to enforce. <br /> <br />Planning Manager Larson added that Public Works goes and picks up signs when they receive a <br />complaint. He said it would be much more efficient if they could go out on dedicated runs to <br />remove signs rather than just run when they receive a complaint. <br /> <br />Councilmember Stewart asked if they only pick up signs when there are complaints or if they have <br />a dedicated day to pick up all signs that receive complaints in a certain period. <br /> <br />Planning Manager Larson said they pick up signs when they receive a complaint. <br /> <br />Councilmember Stewart suggested having Staff pick up every sign throughout the City every 45 <br />days. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman noted that signs like those for the Parade of Homes are up for about six weeks. <br />He asked if the Parade of Homes ever requests sign permits from the City. <br /> <br />City Planner Martin said no. <br /> <br />Councilmember Buscher asked what kinds of temporary signs are currently permitted. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman noted that every sign that is put up should have a permit under the current code. <br /> <br />City Planner Martin shared that sandwich signs are not allowed anywhere outside of the COR. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen added that no signs are currently allowed in rights-of-way. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley stated that keeping the permit requirement gives the City the ability to <br />enforce the code when needed. He noted that since they are not currently having issues with the <br />current enforcement process, he thinks it can remain a complaint basis. <br /> <br />Councilmember Stewart explained that it does not make sense to her to require permits for <br />temporary signs and to not allow sandwich signs outside of the COR. She asked how this is helping <br />the City’s businesses generate traffic if they are outside of the COR. <br /> <br />City Planner Martin said they want to address this concern with these updates. <br /> <br />Planning Manager Larson added that these updates are not proposing to make anything more <br />restrictive than it already is. He said they have taken a very hands-off approach to the enforcement <br />of temporary signs due to the Highway 10 construction. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / April 8, 2025 <br />Page 3 of 8 <br /> <br />