One more time there is the elite politicians and then the rest of us slobs.

WHAT?!?! That is worse than the Naples, Bonita Springs area. We also have ordinances against signs making it very difficult to have open houses. Most homes are in gated communities and they have rules about signs. But what you are talking about is absolutely ridiculous. I hope they don't pass that one!

Sharon:  I can understand if its inside a gated community...that is the choice of those living there to regulate their community the way they wish.  But a city wide ordinance with the city personnel getting invovled in fees, advertising, placing signs, etc??   Crazy, isn't it??  

I wrote an email to all of the council members and the mayor expressing my lack of support and mentioned my displeasure with them behaving as if they are an HOA.

What do you get when you cross Bureaucracy with Idiots?  Idiocracy.

I understand the need to control signs, as they totally out of hand where I live, but they have gone a bit too far where you live.

We have a sign ordinance were we are but there is no fees. Sounds like they have looked for a nre way to get revenue for the city. Wonder how many will participate?

Wow. Seems like a local Realtors association should step in and see if there is a way to work with the city. I would expect mine to.

That is utterly ridiculous and so insane! Oh please god don't let the equally insane city council in San Diego read up on Palm Coast, Florida!  Because this will be their next stunt for sure.

We only ever use www.OpenHouseGenie.com for all our open house advertising. It's a very clean, professional, easy to use site. We pay $10 for an ad that runs seven days.  You can add photos, virtual tour, link to your personal website and all your contact information is very easy for the open house visitor. I have had a lot open house visitors come to me from this site.  I know it's in San Diego and I talked to the owner who says they're expanding nationally and looking for five other cities.  We used to use the Union Tribune but one small open house ad starts at $132! Insane.  The death of papers is here, which is too bad because I read my religiously with coffee every morning.

Oh and about six signs. That's sort of our magic number. We have to be really careful where we put them to get maximum exposure and never on private property, no exceptions. That's just my rule.

Kimberly Dotseth

broker/owner

Green Box Homes

Well, again, in their infinate wisdom, they have thrown the whole idea out...completely, totally, no compromise, just out goes the baby with the bath water.  We are back to the old city ordinance of no signs. At all.  Except on private property.  So, no signs on the street corners unless it's on someone's property and they allow you to put it there, no signs on the main road. 

I swear, you can't make this stuff up.  :)