Fairhope, Alabama
POLITICIANS AND REALTORS' SIGNS
With the commencement of local election campaigning, temporary signs placed on public property are becoming an issue again: some are being illegally posted along the city's streets and roads.
SIGN ORDINANCE 1537
City ordinance 1537 permits some types of temporary signs in public right of ways with restrictions, but only on weekends; but political signs are always prohibited there (for private property only).
Up to two 'for sale', 'yard sale', and similar private weekend "event" type signs are permitted ... but not in city flower beds, areas adjacent to city parks, or other similar public places. (See ordinance below.)
ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER ENFORCEMENT
Concerned citizens should submit complaints to the city's environmental officer who may issue citations answerable in municipal court (fines up to $500).
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| Adjacent city park. |
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| Greeno Road right of way. |
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| City's notice. |
POLITICIANS AND REALTORS' SIGNS
With the commencement of local election campaigning, temporary signs placed on public property are becoming an issue again: some are being illegally posted along the city's streets and roads.
SIGN ORDINANCE 1537
City ordinance 1537 permits some types of temporary signs in public right of ways with restrictions, but only on weekends; but political signs are always prohibited there (for private property only).
Up to two 'for sale', 'yard sale', and similar private weekend "event" type signs are permitted ... but not in city flower beds, areas adjacent to city parks, or other similar public places. (See ordinance below.)
ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER ENFORCEMENT
Concerned citizens should submit complaints to the city's environmental officer who may issue citations answerable in municipal court (fines up to $500).
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| Boothe Road. |
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| Sign Ordinance |
Comments
Get a life Fairhope. Far more important issues to worry about.
Hope you're not up all night thinking about Trump. Obsession is unhealthy.
Far from it. I believe the rule of law applies to everyone including the President, members of the city council and local pub owners.
Fairhope has a tendency to focus on things that are not important. Like signage.
Ya'll looks like a bunch of whiners.
Hmmm, I like those towns, as their thousands of good residents likely do.
How about YOU move somewhere as refined as yourself, somewhere our betters can regulate every aspect of civic life and property use.
Sure, I consider Fairhope a magical place, but that's despite--not because of--such insulting, repellant condescension.
Just try to repress your impulse to frame this in terms of "crapping on," ourselves, "bad taste," and the superiority of "Europe."
If you are sincere your declaration that "it is about aesthetics, civility and good manners," then pay equal attention to the last two. There's more than one kind of ugly.