A proposed political sign ordinance will come before another public hearing, after the proposal was reviewed and underwent a “significant change.”
The proposal was brought to the Board of Aldermen from the board’s Streets Subcommittee.
It suggested regulating political signs — specifically their size, placement on city property and timing.
Click here to read a previous story on the proposal.
At a public hearing on the proposal this month, a representative from the American Civil Liberties Union said the ordinance may be illegal.
A specific contention was the time limit placed on political signs. According to the first proposal, signs could not be placed any earlier than 30 days before an election, and must be removed five days after an election.
After the public hearing, Alderman John “Jack” Finn, who proposed the ordinance, asked for a legal review and made some changes.
“After consulting with an attorney, I’ve now added several definitions,” Finn said at the Shelton Board of Aldermen meeting Wednesday evening.
The new proposal defines public buildings, political signs, and campaign signs.
Finn also removed the time limit in the proposal.
He defended the proposal, saying that several other municipalities have similar laws on the books and that the ACLU only contested Shelton’s proposal.
Because of the changes, the Board of Aldermen Wednesday sent the proposal back to the streets committee to review.
It will have to go before a public hearing again before the Board of Aldermen take a vote on it.
