Santa Barbara Considers Crackdown on Businesses' Temporary Sidewalk Signs

Santa Barbara Considers Crackdown on Businesses' Temporary Sidewalk Signs

Temporary signs on sidewalks in Santa Barbara could get seized by the City of Santa Barbara, according to an ordinance change under discussion. Some businesses place signs on the ground to draw attention from prospective customers. Those signs, however, can block pedestrian access or cause mobility issues for people with disabilities. Currently, temporary signs are not technically legal, but the ordinance carries no enforcement mechanism to remo…

Siteline | Santa Barbara May Take Action on Sidewalk Signage

••• “Temporary signs on sidewalks in Santa Barbara could get seized by the City of Santa Barbara, according to an ordinance change under discussion,” reports Noozhawk. “Currently, temporary signs are not technically legal, but the ordinance carries no enforcement mechanism to remove them, unless the city wants to sue a business owner. The city is looking to make it possible that it could remove the signs and then thrown them away after 90 days.”…