In an effort to conform to a 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Dripping Springs leaders are working to craft a new sign ordinance in order to give additional freedoms to place noncommercial signs.
Dripping Springs’ new proposed sign ordinance is meant to comply with Reed V. Town of Gilbert, a 2015 supreme court case where the court ruled in favor of a community church’s signs that advertised its worship times around town.
In Dripping Springs, the Supreme Court’s decision means the city’s new ordinance will give more flexibility for non-commercial signs by bypassing administrative approval or denial by the Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council. Instead, the signs could potentially be approved by a sign administrator, saving time and resources.
