Sidewalk signs in WJ require permit
By Kevin Dye
Staff Writer
The West Jefferson Planning and Zoning Committee discussed the current regulations and guidelines that cover the use of sandwich signs by businesses along Main Street.
Current village sign regulations state that a sandwich/sidewalk sign must conform to the following standards; a maximum height of five feet, a maximum width of two feet, minimum of five feet sidewalk clearance for pedestrians and eighteen inches from the curb. It also states that sandwich/sidewalk signs must be removed after business hours, have only one such sign per business and the sign needs a sign permit to be filed with the West Jefferson Planning and Zoning Committee.
“We have ordinances in place, we just have to enforce them,” zoning member Arnie Booth said. “It’s an enforcement issue. We would not have the problem if all the people with those signs had come to us for their permit.”
“I don’t believe we can single out people,” zoning member Sandy Boucher said. “I have a problem with picking and choosing what gets done. I think that it is time for things to be done, the way they are supposed to be done.”
Building inspector Paul Casa could not attend the planning and zoning meeting, due to another village meeting. The committee members decided to review the current sign regulations and table the issue until the May 16 meeting when the could question Casa on the signs.
The committee also hopes to finalize new condominium regulations by their next meeting and be able to present them to village council.
I think it is a sad situation all together….we move here and hoped it was a peaceful community….but since then we have had stores run down…children taking over their parents and demanding everyone to change everything that was established in 1835……ridiculous…..they need to patrol streets more for crimes then who has some damage to their house or things be removed etc……ohhhhh and CATS r taking over West Jeff! Just Sayin…..
Lets try by ousting the Mayor. She has done nothing for the town since her reign began. No grocery and no business progress. Start at the top and work your way down and things will change in this town.
I feel WJ needs to worry about fixing up the pot hole streets and busted up sidewalks instead of worry about petty little signs that are being set outside the local business in town. If they would worry about other issues in town WJ might not be a bad place to live but it’s pretty bad everyone wants to move away from there because nothing is ever done around there to improve things and the PD dept is afraid of everyone in town and the whole town knows that, that is why the crime has continued to go up around there because the thefts problems are never taken care of, all you get from the PD dept is oh sorry nothing we can about your vehicle being broken into. The Madison Co Sheriff just needs to come in and take over the town maybe then the crime rates will go and it would be a descent place to raise your kids like it was years ago.