Salina City Commissioners Tuesday authorized Mayor Greg Lenkiewicz to execute agreements to pause enforcement of a federal judge’s ruling in November Salina’s sign codes are unconstitutional and authorizing appeal of that ruling to the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals. This centers on an ongoing battle between the Cozy Inn and the city over a mural on the north wall of their building, which the city said is not allowed under city sign codes. The court ruling held Salina’s sign codes were unconstitutional based on murals having to be non-commercial. As part of an agreement entered into between the Cozy Inn and the city, the establishment will be able to complete the mural at the center of this controversy. An agreement entered into by both parties sets out parameters if the city prevails on its appeal, which would include compliance timeliness that could include seeking a variance.
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