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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015 New standard IMPOUNDMENTS Want Breaking News? More Photos? www.TheSiuslawNews.com Florence City Council brings sign code up to flag protocol B Y C HANTELLE M EYER Siuslaw News On March 16, city staff pre- sented the Florence City Council with updates to the Sign Code, specifically to bring flagpole height and flag size within standards set by flag protocol. Planning Director Wendy FarleyCampbell said, “The total number of allowable square feet of flags permitted on properties that are not gov- ernment or quasi-governmen- tal properties … is 40 square feet. Right now, if you have a couple flagpoles on your busi- ness site, you can presently have two flags that are 3 by 5 feet, but you could not have more than one at 8 by 5 feet.” City code did not take flag tradition into account, FarleyCampbell said. “Flag protocol states that flags that are flown should fly at a size that is a quarter of the length of the pole. So if you have a 40-foot-high pole, then the appropriate flag size to fly is 6 by 10 feet,” she said. Governmental or quasi-gov- ernmental institutions, such as Remove studded tires by March 31 Given current weather forecasts, the Oregon Department of Transport- ation (ODOT) does not plan to extend the Oregon studded tire season past Tuesday, March 31. The Washington State Department of Transportation announced the same deadline yester- day. ODOT encourages drivers to consider other types of traction tires or chains. A study completed in 2014 concluded studded tires cause about $8.5 million in damage each year on state highways. Other types of traction tires are available. These traction tires meet Rubber Manufacturers Association standards for use in severe snow con- ditions and carry a special symbol on the tire sidewall showing a three-peaked mountain and snowflake. Research shows these tires provide better traction than studded tires when used on bare pavement. Know Before You Go: If you must travel when weather conditions present difficulties, use other types of traction tires or chains, or postpone your travel until conditions change for the better. Visit www.TripCheck. com or call 511 for the latest road conditions. WEATHER D ATE H IGH March March March March March March March 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 55 61 63 59 59 55 54 Rainfall Month: 6.40” L OW R AIN 45 43 42 43 45 44 44 0.28 0.05 0.00 0.48 0.05 0.50 1.60 Week: 2.96” Year: 21.94” Data Courtesy of Roger Cunningham museums and memorials, are allowed to have a 40-foot-high pole. In residential sign dis- tricts, flagpoles have to be 28 feet high. “What staff has suggested is a maximum size of 60 square feet for government flags, with the exception of holidays, when they could fly an 8- by 12-foot flag,” she said. Mayor Joe Henry asked, “That gets us in line with all the current flag protocols?” FarleyCampbell assured him. “If the council wanted to go in that direction, we could add basically, anybody that has a 40-foot flag pole can fly a 6- by 10- foot flag,” she said. The council voted unani- mously to pass the ordinance. “I like big flags,” Henry said. The updated sign code now reads: “Flags, pennants and banners located on nonresi- dential sign district properties may fly 60 square feet in area per flag.” The code also allows one U.S. flag not to exceed 96 square feet to be flown on national holidays. 12560 12562 A female Lab mix (12560) and a male Boxer mix (12562) have been impounded at the Florence Area Humane Society (FAHS). Call 541-997-4277 or stop by the FAHS shel- ter at 2840 Rhododendron Drive to claim. Visit FAHS on the web at florencehumane.org. 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