Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 6 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Hampton Zoning Ordinance as follows?
Amend Article V – Signs. Section 5.4.1.e to delete the existing non-enforceable content-oriented language; to amend 5.4.2 to provide a clearer reference to Table I; to amend 5.4.2.e limiting the display of residential banners to two occasions per calendar year and to no more than 14 consecutive days per occasion; and to clarify the existing practice that a majority of sign types require Building Department approval.
What it means: This proposed Amendment to the existing Sign Ordinance would limit the display of banners in residential zones to 2 occasions per year and for no more than 14 consecutive days per occasion. “Banners” are defined in the Sign Ordinance, and do not include flags or political signs.
Those in favor say: Extended display of banners could have a negative impact on residential neighborhoods.Those against say: It was mentioned at the Deliberative Session that this Amendment was in response to a single incident in the Town. Several spoke against this Amendment as a restriction of First Amendment rights. There were concerns about this Amendment that it skirts close to limiting individual property rights.