By Richard Smith | YouWestValley
While tonight’s Planning and Zoning Commission discussion of temporary signs looms as the hot button issue, the July 20 discussion on signs brought an interesting topic into play.
Surprise is visually bereft of billboards — either the traditional kind or the newer electronic displays. This is by design as commercial billboards are not allowed under current city code.
As part of the revision process, city staff and commission members debated allowing the billboards. Though specifics need to be ironed out, the consensus was electronic billboards could work in smaller numbers at first along two local transit corridors.
