No decision reached on Jackson sign restrictions

No consensus was reached Monday night as the Jackson Board of Aldermen discussed potential temporary sign restrictions.

The board decided more discussion was needed before making a decision.

Jackson building and planning superintendent Janet Sanders, based on previous discussions of the board, submitted a proposed amendment that included a 60-day limit on the amount of time that a moveable marquee sign would be allowed. She also proposed that businesses be limited to two posters or banners per lot.

The board agreed that businesses should be allowed a longer period of time to have a marquee, perhaps as long as six months or a year, so a new business could earn enough money to afford a permanent sign.

In the city's research, it was discovered that an ordinance already in place prohibits the marquee signs from lots where a permanent, free-standing sign already exists.

Aldermen David Reiminger and Larry Cunningham suggested that the city should enforce its existing codes before making new ones.

The board also was in agreement that existing signs be grandfathered in, as long as they were following the city's code.

The board said that no signs should be allowed within the city or state right of way.