The growing popularity of flags and other signs at Greenville businesses has the City Council seeking the best way to regulate their usage to prevent clutter, promote safety and maintain the positive effect they can have for those who display them.

Interest in the topic was initiated last May by council member Max Joyner Jr. Since then, Public Works Department planning division staff, led by chief planner Chris Padgett, have been developing options and proposals for modifications to the city’s sign regulations for council consideration. Regulations found in Article N of the zoning ordinance address minimum standards for construction, type, dimensions, location, illumination and maintenance of signs.

Sign types include temporary signs, typically placed into the ground in a frame; flags — with and without commercial messages; wind blades, which are flags supported at two points to be visible regardless of wind conditions, and hollow flexible figurine-style flags that operate by forced air, which are not permitted but are used in some places.

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