I've been asked why some of my & Mike Fuller's signs are cut in half...
August 15 I called the cities of Pismo Beach & Arroyo Grande to see about their sign rules. A nice female planner told me about a new state law that allowed 32 sf signs, 90 days before the election. (Pismo Beach planning stated the same)
Armed with this information, I bought a bunch of 4 x 8 signs. My 2 friends bought a bunch too, and they bought some 4 x 4 signs. I didn't buy any 4 x 4 signs since I didn't think I needed them. I wish I had, blessed with the benefit of hindsight
I installed a 4 x 8 sign in the City of Arroyo Grande around September 5
September 11 I got a call from City code enforcement about the sign being too big. We discussed the prior information I received from the planner. The code enforcement lady said she'd check with some other staff & get back to me on how it works when a member of the public is given incorrect information
September 17 I heard back, that it was unfortunate that the planner gave me the wrong information, but the rules are what they are. I told her I'd get back to her soon
September 18 I emailed Brian Pedrotti (the city's Community Development Director) and asked for a meeting. He met me that day at 2pm. I told him the details, some but not all of which he already knew, and at the meeting he said he'd still probably need me to take them down, but it was a bummer I got given incorrect information. Then on his own, he thought out loud "I wonder if you could just cut them in half" and mused a bit about that idea a little. We left it that he'd get back to me after some investigation.
September 19 he called back and lamented that yes, he'd have to hold me to the municipal code limit of 16sf, but that indeed if I cut them in half & separated them by 4 - 6 inches, that'd comply with the code & be an acceptable solution.
It wasn't practical for me to order more, given the time it takes to get them. And I'm operating on donor contributions, so I'm really careful with spending other people's money (much like we will do when elected to the board!)
August 15 I called the cities of Pismo Beach & Arroyo Grande to see about their sign rules. A nice female planner told me about a new state law that allowed 32 sf signs, 90 days before the election. (Pismo Beach planning stated the same)
Armed with this information, I bought a bunch of 4 x 8 signs. My 2 friends bought a bunch too, and they bought some 4 x 4 signs. I didn't buy any 4 x 4 signs since I didn't think I needed them. I wish I had, blessed with the benefit of hindsight
I installed a 4 x 8 sign in the City of Arroyo Grande around September 5
September 11 I got a call from City code enforcement about the sign being too big. We discussed the prior information I received from the planner. The code enforcement lady said she'd check with some other staff & get back to me on how it works when a member of the public is given incorrect information
September 17 I heard back, that it was unfortunate that the planner gave me the wrong information, but the rules are what they are. I told her I'd get back to her soon
September 18 I emailed Brian Pedrotti (the city's Community Development Director) and asked for a meeting. He met me that day at 2pm. I told him the details, some but not all of which he already knew, and at the meeting he said he'd still probably need me to take them down, but it was a bummer I got given incorrect information. Then on his own, he thought out loud "I wonder if you could just cut them in half" and mused a bit about that idea a little. We left it that he'd get back to me after some investigation.
September 19 he called back and lamented that yes, he'd have to hold me to the municipal code limit of 16sf, but that indeed if I cut them in half & separated them by 4 - 6 inches, that'd comply with the code & be an acceptable solution.
It wasn't practical for me to order more, given the time it takes to get them. And I'm operating on donor contributions, so I'm really careful with spending other people's money (much like we will do when elected to the board!)