Woodburn to Crack-Down on Illegal Signs

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(WOODBURN) - Having a garage sale and live in Woodburn? Well, don`t place your garage sale sign or any signs for the matter on city right of ways. If you do, you could get a visit from a code enforcement officer.

The City of Woodburn will soon begin removing all signs from city right-of-ways - all of which are illegal.

The city`s sign ordinance prohibits the placing of signs of any kind within city limit right- of-ways.

Right-of-ways include: light poles, sidewalks, curbs, traffic signs and structures.

Woodburn City Administrator John Brown said the reason for the crack-down on the ordinance is to improve the city`s appearance.

All signs found in city right-of-ways will be removed, and owners identified on their signs will be asked to remove their signs. Most code enforcement activity results in an informal contact or a warning, however, repeat violators could be fined up to a maximum of $500 per day, per occurrence.

If you have any questions about the sign ordinance, call the community development department at (503) 982-5246. Because the regulations will make advertising garage sales in Woodurn more difficult, the city has arranged for help from the Woodburn Independent newspaper and WCAT cable channel 5.

The Independent will have a highlighted area to showcase garage sales and WCAT will run announcements that identify the address, date(s) and hours of sale.

Advertising in the Independent is subject to a fee.

Advertising on WCAT will be provided as a community service.

For more information call the Woodburn Independent at (503) 981-3441 or WCAT at (503-) 981-7735.