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VOLUME 134 | ISSUE 36
Spring HOME & GARDEN Special Section
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Littleton will assess yard sign policy after election confusion Clarifications needed BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Steve and Dawn Cominsky of Social Bar & Lounge pause for a photo during the business’s ribbon-cutting celebration Feb. 1. PHOTO BY CALVIN LUDWIG
Social Bar & Lounge opens second location in Littleton Brings neighborhood feel BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Soon after opening the first one, he knew he wanted a second, said Steve Cominsky, founder of Social Bar & Lounge. The business marked the launch
of its Littleton Village location with a celebration attended by one mayor, three city council members and scores of Littleton Business Chamber members and guests in February. The after-work crowd milled around the establishment’s U-shaped bar and admired its plush couches and colorful armchairs. “It looks just like Littleton Village’s living room in there,” Littleton
Mayor Kyle Schlachter said to the crowd moments before Cominsky cut a red ribbon strung across the stairs leading to the bar’s double glass doors. The new Social Bar & Lounge is housed on the first floor of a three-story apartment building in Littleton Village. The development, SEE BAR & LOUNGE, P4
Littleton’s Unified Land Use Code, adopted by the city in 2021, describes rules for various types of signs. Among regulations regarding accessway signs, flags, awning signs, marquee signs, pole signs, window signs and more, there is no specific section related to yard signs. As a result, signs that share pride for student athletes, announce open houses and promote political campaign messages have unclear regulations. This spring, Littleton City Council and staff will begin to discuss and clarify regulations for yard signs, spurred by inconsistencies they found in the code during the March 7 special election season. On March 7, citizens overwhelmingly rejected ballot question 300, which proposed changes to the city charter sections about initiatives and referendums. Right-of-way violations
In the days before the election, some proponents of ballot question 300 voiced concerns that city officials were removing their “Yes on 300” yard signs. These proponents said they felt the city was selectively SEE SIGNS, P2
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