The Albuquerque Tribune reports that the city is drafting a proposal to limit the size of free-standing signs in the city. Those that are over the proposed size limit of 5 feet in height would have 10 years to replace them.
Fortunately, there's this item in the story:
Details being worked on include how to handle historic Route 66-era signs and signs for businesses that rely on tall signs to draw interstate traffic, Dineen said.
Most neon signs along Central Avenue are not free-standing, so this proposal wouldn't affect them. However, the plan should be closely scrutinized. The Environment Planning Commission is scheduling a meeting about it Aug. 17, and the city council will address it after that.