[Vision2020] Info Regarding Political Signs

[Tom Hansen]

The city council meets at 7:00 on Monday.  Perhaps this subjuct should be 
brought up durinig the public commentary portion.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

> I have a problem with limiting the number of days a person can put up a
sig> n before an election. If you want to put up an Obama or McCain, or 
other
po> litical campaign sign in your private yard 24/7, you ought to be 
allowed
to>  do so as long as the sign is not a serious blight or hazard to 
others. 
>  
> Best Regards,
>  
> Donovan
>  
> --- On Thu, 7/17/08, Tom Ivie <the_ivies3 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> From: Tom Ivie <the_ivies3 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Info Regarding Political Signs
> To: "Stephanie Kalasz" <skalasz at ci.moscow.id.us>, "v2020"
<vision2020 at mosco> w.com>, "Kai Eiselein, Editor" <editor at lataheagle.com>
> Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 10:34 AM
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> I think this ordinance is specifically for signs on real property (the
land>  your house or business sits on) and not personal property (cars,
yourself,>  etc.). I don't know about the house window.  Would waving a 
Vandal or
Co> ugar flag effectively be considered a "sign"? During football season, 
my
so> n routinely puts a Cougar, Vandal, or Seahawks sign in his window. 
These
ar> e symbols of pride. A political sign is also a symbol of pride. In the
case>  of the Presidential candidates, many of the people who have these 
signs
(M> cCain and Obama) personally purchased them, they were not purchased by 
a
ca> mpaign or "committee to elect..."  
> 
> Tom Ivie
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> --- On Thu, 7/17/08, Kai Eiselein, Editor <editor at lataheagle.com> wrote:
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> From: Kai Eiselein, Editor <editor at lataheagle.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Info Regarding Political Signs
> To: "Stephanie Kalasz" <skalasz at ci.moscow.id.us>, "v2020"
<vision2020 at mosco> w.com>
> Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 11:11 AM
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> Okay, so I'm curious.
> So people who have Obama or McCain signs in the windows of their homes 
are
> in violation of this law?
> Secondly, this ordinance, in my opinion, smacks of a restriction of First
A> mendment rights, especially for those who have signs on their private
prope> rty. It strikes me as akin to the city saying people cannot discuss
politic> s until 60 days before an election.
> I've never displayed a political sign my self, but this angers me.
> "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
pro> hibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of 
speech, or
> of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to
peti> tion the government for a redress of grievances."
> I feel an editorial coming on....
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> From: Stephanie Kalasz 
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 9:32 AM
> To: v2020 
> Subject: [Vision2020] Info Regarding Political Signs
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> Moscow City Code prohibits display of political signs until 60 days prior
t> o the election that the candidate is participating in (not before). 
Sign> s that are posted currently may be removed.  People can get signs 
back
if>  they contact me.  I am posting the relevant portion of the Code below.
>  
> Political advertisements may be posted on private property in the City in
a> ccordance with the following restrictions:
>        1.  Residential Zoning Districts:  A maximum of six
> (6) square feet of total area per sign shall be permitted on private
proper> ty.
> 2.  Commercial Zoning Districts:  A maximum of thirty-two (32) square
f> eet of total area per sign shall be permitted on private property.  A
sig> n exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet of total area shall comply 
with
Tit> le 7, Chapter 6, of this Code.
> 3.  Political advertisements shall not create a public nuisance, a
privat> e nuisance, or a hazard as determined by the City Engineer or 
Community
Dev> elopment Director.
> 4.  Placement, Display and Removal:
>             a.         Placement. 
> All political advertisement shall be secured to the ground or to a
structur> e so as not to create a hazard.
>             b.         Display. 
No>  political advertisement shall be displayed more than sixty (60) days
prece> ding the first day of election for the office for which such is an
advertis> ement.
> c.         Removal.  All political advertisements shall
b> e removed within seven (7) days following the day of final election for
the>  office for which they are advertisements.  If not timely removed, the
Ci> ty may remove such political advertisements and collect from the 
candidate
> or his or her campaign the cost of such removal.
>  
> Stephanie Kalasz
> Moscow City Clerk
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