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Rexburg Planning and Zoning
Ordinance #908
Section III #2
Maximum sign height
July 19, 2007
Look at what the city has done to Applebees restaurant. After years of trying to jump through the hoops
we now have a beautiful restaurant to serve the community. Located at the south exit they could serve
as a great draw for Rexburg. Their sign is only 24 feet tall, which is shorter than the overpass. Heaven
forbid someone would be drawn into Rexburg as a vacationer and spend their money here. In just a few
years Applebees will have to take out their landscaping trees because they will be taller than the sign.
Not a very pro-business decision on the city's part.
Suggestions about the Temporary Signs:
1. Businesses should only be allowed to promote on their property items that they sell.
2. Signs randomly placed around town and in empty lots along roads such as "We Buy Junk
Cars", "We Buy Houses", etc. should not be allowed under any ordinance.
3. Signs or promotional objects that are air or gas filled and secured to the ground. Such as
giant air filled objects, and tube shaped objects that fluctuate with air movement. These
types of signs can obstruct the view of drivers. This is a safety issue and should not be
allowed under any ordinance.
4. Flags attached to light poles or other permanent fixtures should be allowed, no permit
required.
5. Pennants on buildings, light poles, etc. should be allowed, no permit required.
6. Banners attached to a building or existing sign must be securely fastened. Being attached
by string, bungee cords etc. is not acceptable. Signs should remain immobile so they do not
distract drivers.
7. Banners that are free standing in front of a business must have a secure permanent frame,
no permit required. Example: The city banner/sign at the north end of Main Street by the
Christmas tree. It looks good and is very versatile. Fence posts driven into the ground or
frames made of PVC pipe are not acceptable.
8. Sales that last for up to a week and involve balloons etc., attached to sale items should be
allowed, no permit required. Large balloons and blimps that are tethered to the ground
must be high enough to not obscure the vision of drivers. These should be allowed with no
permit required.
In conclusion I would hope as you rethink ordinance 908 and make recommendations to the City Council
and Mayor, you keep Rexburg a nice looking community. Please allow businesses to promote
themselves in a manner that would keep business dollars in Rexburg. Let's not drive our citizens to
larger communities like Idaho Falls. I think we can do this without being over regulated and causing an
unneeded burden on the city.
Mike Bruton
Manager
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Chairman Dyer:
Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission:
The Rexburg Area Chamber of Commerce is a private non-profit organization dedicated to the
vitality and economic health of Rexburg and Madison County.
Our vision statement directs us to be the premier business advocate and tourist information center
in Southeast Idaho while promoting a safe and friendly family environment.
That said, I would like to present a statement from our chamber that represents an organization of
400+ businesses and a sense of what was expressed at our forum discussion yesterday.
Our chamber supports a business friendly environment. We want to invite people into the
community and into our local businesses. We want our businesses to thrive and be profitable.
We don't want to be a bedroom community to Idaho Falls. We want a good look and feel to our
community with a tasteful display of signs and banners while at the same time having all our
businesses follow some regulation. Business people do not have a lot of time to worry about
regulations and red tape. They want to spend their time running their business. Let's help therm,
not hinder them.
We encourage a new Temporary Banner permitting process done on an annual basis (if at all).
Defined allowable guidelines need to be listed. We want better definitions for 1) temporary signs,
2) permanently affixed signs, etc.
But most importantly, we want our city to be "business friendly". We want prospective business
owners and developers to feel welcome. They should be able to leave saying "Rexburg was and
is a wonderful place to do business. "
Sine
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President -Elect
Rexburg Area Chamber of Commerce