BUCYRUS — During Bucyrus City Council’s platting committee meeting Thursday, things heated up quickly when the topic of temporary signs came up.
Temporary signs include political signs and although no permit is required for a person to place them at various locations, there are rules set forth in a city ordinance that pertains to temporary signs.
City Law Director Rob Ratliff said he is planning to enforce the rules beginning in September.
Landyn Hill, the city’s zoning administration, said signs cannot be larger than 20 square feet, although local resident Kurt Fankhauser, who is running unopposed for Bucyrus City Council President in November, said his signs in the primary election in May were much larger than 20 square feet.
Fankhauser said he read the ordinance several times and said it says free-standing signs and wall signs that are temporary in nature and do not have a size restriction listed in the code.
Ratliff maintained that the code states that temporary signs must adhere to the 20-square-foot size limit.
Fankhauser said he will continue to challenge the interpretation of the ordinance.
Also during the meeting, legislation approved to be presented and voted upon by council at the next meeting by the various committees include the paving of Quaker Road by ODOT, to continue in the Municipal Bridge Inspection Program, a liquor license transfer at Suburban Lanes due to new ownership, traffic control map changes and for the city to participate in the 2020 U.S. Census.