One of the

two remaining candidates for mayor in Peachtree City inadvertently ran

afoul of the city's sign ordinance Saturday morning while campaigning

near the intersection of Ga. highways 54 and 74.

The irony is

that Steve Brown had previously gotten permission from the city to use

his campaign sign while he waved to motorists. But after about two hours,

building official Tom Carty appeared and told Brown that his sign actually

violated the sign ordinance.

The ordinance

states that political campaign signs may not exceed nine square feet in

size. Once he was notified the sign was indeed in violation of the city

ordinance, Brown agreed to remove the sign from view.

"I had

approval from the ordinance enforcement people, (city clerk) Jane Miller

and the Police Department," Brown said.

He added, however,

that he didn't wish to give Carty a hard time since he is trying to run

a positive campaign.

City spokesperson

Betsy Tyler said city officials "regret Mr. Brown was embarrassed

Brown is facing

Gary Rower in the runoff election Nov. 27. Since courts typically give

greater leeway to political speech as opposed to commercial speech, Brown

said he may consider changing the sign ordinance to give reflect that

tendency if he is elected to office.

And yes, Brown

plans to be back out there Saturday morning -- getting his face in the

public eye.