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the City of Florence sign ordinance!

The printed directional signs distributed by the TD are on 11 X 17 hot pink poster board with a double-ended arrow. The points of the arrow are outlined in black with instructions below to "Color in arrow point to indicate direction of yard sale." The obvious expectation here is that these directional signs will be posted somewhere other than at the location of the garage sale, and where is that likely to be? Why, where else but along the public roads, and in the public rights of ways where they will be seen by passing motorists, and where such placement will be IN VIOLATION of the sign ordinance, which prohibits signs in the rights of way other than those placed by governmental bodies, such as traffic control signs!

The TD, by furnishing such signs, is contributing to the proliferation of unsightly visual clutter and, whether knowingly or otherwise, is encouraging violation of the sign ordinance by providing signage which, by its very design, begs to be placed in locations that are illegal to use for placement of signs.

Will the TD stop this odious practice??

If not, then what will the TD do with the numerous such illegal signs removed from public rights of way and delivered to the TD's offices?
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Originally posted by beternU:
the City of Florence sign ordinance!

The printed directional signs distributed by the TD are on 11 X 17 hot pink poster board with a double-ended arrow. The points of the arrow are outlined in black with instructions below to "Color in arrow point to indicate direction of yard sale." The obvious expectation here is that these directional signs will be posted somewhere other than at the location of the garage sale, and where is that likely to be? Why, where else but along the public roads, and in the public rights of ways where they will be seen by passing motorists, and where such placement will be IN VIOLATION of the sign ordinance, which prohibits signs in the rights of way other than those placed by governmental bodies, such as traffic control signs!

The TD, by furnishing such signs, is contributing to the proliferation of unsightly visual clutter and, whether knowingly or otherwise, is encouraging violation of the sign ordinance by providing signage which, by its very design, begs to be placed in locations that are illegal to use for placement of signs.

Will the TD stop this odious practice??

If not, then what will the TD do with the numerous such illegal signs removed from public rights of way and delivered to the TD's offices?


If I were TD I would put you in the corner as they did others last week. Get off their back, you are on their free board. Gripe to the people who put up the signs and then never go pick them up say the tractor pull folks.
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I sort of have to agree with the others. I think it's awesome that you care enough to go and take down signs, but I don't think the TD people are actually to blame for other's laziness. This should be directed at people who put up these kinds of signs and never go back to take them down.

Either way, you are doing your part, and trying to help out the situation. If anything, maybe be happy that you might have inspired others on this forum to do the same? Smiler Don't stress too much about something like this, all it does is give you a headache, and raise your blood pressure.

~Amanda
quote:
Originally posted by beternU:
the City of Florence sign ordinance!

The printed directional signs distributed by the TD are on 11 X 17 hot pink poster board with a double-ended arrow. The points of the arrow are outlined in black with instructions below to "Color in arrow point to indicate direction of yard sale." The obvious expectation here is that these directional signs will be posted somewhere other than at the location of the garage sale, and where is that likely to be? Why, where else but along the public roads, and in the public rights of ways where they will be seen by passing motorists, and where such placement will be IN VIOLATION of the sign ordinance, which prohibits signs in the rights of way other than those placed by governmental bodies, such as traffic control signs!

The TD, by furnishing such signs, is contributing to the proliferation of unsightly visual clutter and, whether knowingly or otherwise, is encouraging violation of the sign ordinance by providing signage which, by its very design, begs to be placed in locations that are illegal to use for placement of signs.

Will the TD stop this odious practice??

If not, then what will the TD do with the numerous such illegal signs removed from public rights of way and delivered to the TD's offices?


Who cares? There are much greater problems in Florence than Yard Sale signs.

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