Outdoor displays of products and materials might soon be regulated

in Peachtree City.

The Peachtree City Planning Commission has approved an amendment

to the city's sign ordinance that would place strict limitations

on commercial businesses wanting to display or store products outside.

The amendment won't become official until it is approved by

City Council.

The amended ordinance would forbid such displays unless they aren't

visible from a public street. Even then, a display must be in a

space that is no more than 100 feet long and up to six feet from

the wall of the store building. Such a display cannot infringe on

a sidewalk or encroach into a zoning setback area, the proposed

ordinance would require.

But products can be displayed outdoors if they are in an approved,

permanent, fully enclosed space, the ordinance states.

The new ordinance also allows stores to get temporary use permits

that would allow outdoor displays larger than six feet by 100 feet.

The permits would last up to seven consecutive days, but only four

would be given to one zoning lot per year.

Additionally, the permits must be approved by the Fayette County

Health Department, the police chief, the city engineer, the building

official and the city planner, the ordinance requires.

Those approvals would insure the display would not pose a health

or safety hazard, the ordinance states.