Noncommercial messages still OK in city
The Oxford Board of Aldermen passed an amendment to the city’s sign ordinance Tuesday that returns a clause that allows businesses to put noncommercial messages on their signs. The clause was in the code up until 2004 when it was inadvertently left out when the sign ordinance was revamped. (February 20, 2013, Page 1)
Urgent Care Clinic can keep sign
The Oxford Planning Commission approved an 18-foot sign ordinance variance during Monday’s meeting to allow Urgent Care Clinic of Oxford to keep its sign. (June 12, 2012, Page 1)
Changing signs for the times
All but a handful of Oxford business are now under compliance of the city’s sign ordinance that limits the size, amount and placement of outdoor signs. (April 3, 2012, Page 1)
City planners deny more CVS signs
The Oxford Planning Commission denied a request for CVS to hang nine more signs than allowed under city code and tabled a request to rezone property new St. Andrews Circle. (January 10, 2012, Page 1)
Sign ordinance moves forward
Oxford Board of Aldermen denied a motion to send back the non conforming sign ordinance to the Planning Commission on Tuesday. Lamar Advertising requested to consider changes at the Planning Commission on Friday as the deadline looms for signs to come into compliance by Nov. 15. (November 7, 2011, Page 2A)
