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Sprinturf employ¬
ee Martin
Martinez cuts the
artificial turf pieces
to fit on the North
Forsyth High
School football
field. Forsyth
County public high
schools are
replacing their
grass stadium
before the 2008
football season
begins.
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Tommy Roach, with Roach Landscape and Grading, pushes
gravel to be spread on the football field Thursday at West
Forsyth High School in preparation for turf to be placed on top.
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Rules say where candidates, supporters can post placards
By Julie Arrington
Staff Writer
There’s more than just kudzu
popping up around Cumming
and Forsyth County.
With the July 15 primary
about a month away, signs tout¬
ing local candidates have begun
sprouting at busy intersections
in the hopes of catching
motorists’ eyes, if not their
votes.
Candidates should be aware,
however, that the city and the
county have rules about where
such signs can go.
Cumming City Admin¬
istrator Gerald Blackburn said
campaign signs have to be in a
place where they do not distract
traffic.
“All signs are supposed to be
just off the right of way, back on
private property,” he said.
But the city won’t take
signs up unless we’re cutting
grass or maintaining a section
where the signs are. If our street
crews are doing that, then we’ll
take them up.”
Blackburn said candidates
and their representatives should
talk with property owners about
where they place signs, though a
permit is not required to put up
one on private property.
Spokeswoman Jodi Gardner
said the county’s sign ordinance
is “content neutral,” which
means that signs are allowed
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according to the zoning and use
of property on which they sit,
not the message.
“Two sign types that often
have political messages are
expression signs and weekend
signs,” she said. “These signs
are not limited to political mes¬
sages, but many political mes¬
sages are displayed on expres¬
sion signs and weekend signs
because these types of signs do
not require a sign permit.”
According to the ordinance,
weekend signs are allowed
between noon Fridays and 6
p.m. Sundays. They are limited
to one per lot and are not per¬
mitted on public right of ways.
They must be on private proper¬
ty with the owner’s consent.
Weekend signs can be no
larger than 6 square feet and the
owner must put his or her identi¬
fication information on the back.
Expression signs are limited
to two per lot. A maximum of
six signs is allowed, however,
during the 60-day period before
any local, state or federal pri¬
mary, special or general election
ballot initiative.
Expression signs in residen¬
tial, agricultural and office resi¬
dential zoned districts may not
have a sign face larger than 6
square feet, can not be taller
than 4 feet and must be at least
10 feet from the right of way.
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zoning districts are allowed a
maximum sign face of 32
square feet, a maximum height
of 10 feet and must also be at
least 10 feet from the right of
way.
Tammy Wright, director of
Keep Forsyth County Beautiful,
said there are fewer problems
with campaign signs since the
county’s code enforcement
department expanded.
She said any complaints her
office receives are passed on to
code enforcement.
“We used to not have any¬
body to handle the issue, but
they do that now,” she said.
Wright said she has noticed
that campaign signs that are
removed are usually put in a
roped off area in the depart
ment’s parking lot. They are
kept there for a few days to
allow candidates time to retrieve
them before they are discarded.
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Wright said there was plenty
of activity in the parking lot dur
ing the Feb. 5 presidential pref
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“Our parking lot was full of
people coming in and out,” she
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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Sunday, June 8 . 2008
Roach Landscape
and Grading,
employee Leo Torres
spreads gravel on
the football field at
West Forsyth High
School.
“Code enforcement was out
rounding up the signs and bring¬
ing them back to the office. And
the people working the cam¬
paigns were coming in and out
two or three times during the
day picking them back up and
taking them back out.
“I think we’ve come a long
way with the sign issue,” she
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said.
According to code, signs that
don’t follow county ordinance
could be removed at the owner’s
expense. Violators could be
cited and made to appear in
Magistrate Court.
E-mail Julie Arrington at
juliearrington@forsythnews
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