Tag: Billboard Regulations

New and Noted

A Milford, Connecticut billboard company is trying for the third time to get approval to erect a digital billboard along I-95.  Opponents complained that the digital billboard will cause light pollution and trotted out a ten year old Swedish study that found that digital billboards are distracting.  You need to […]

Colorado Court Upholds Billboard Regulations Triggered by Compensation

On December 6, 2021 the US District Court for the District of Colorado dismissed a request by Street Media Group and Turnpike Media to throw out Colorado’s billboard regulations.  Street Media Group and Turnpike Media argued that Colorado State Department of Transportations sign rules were unconstitutional because they were impermissibly […]

GEFT Outdoor Wins Another Case

By Ken Klein, EVP – Government Affairs, OAAA A federal judge in Indiana (nominated by President Trump) issued an injunction against a local sign-variance process as subjective and vague, and therefore unconstitutional. The ruling is a victory for GEFT Outdoor, which sought a digital billboard permit in Monroe County (IN). “The […]

What you need to know about non-conforming signs

Knowing the difference between a conforming and non-conforming billboard will keep you out of trouble with regulators.  Here’s a short course on conforming and non-conforming out of home advertising signs. What’s a conforming sign? A conforming out of home advertising sign is lawfully erected and in compliance with federal, state […]

Who’s In on the Austin v Reagan Supreme Court Case

Lots of parties have filed briefs in the Supreme Court’s review of the  Austin v Reagan case.  Austin wants the Supreme Court to throw out an Appeals Court ruling invalidating Austin’s sign code because it had one set of rules for on-premise digital signs and another set for off premise […]

LA’s Proposed Sign Rules

Age Advertising President Andy Goodman  tells Billboard Insider that the pending sign code proposal in Los Angeles includes more digital billboards, lighting restrictions and increased penalties for violations. A proposal is in front of the city council Back in 2001 the city of LA put a billboard moratorium in place. […]

Rothfelder on Permit Vesting and Retroactive Enforcement of Regulations

I’ve had several clients contact me recently with the similar and familiar problem where municipalities or other regulatory authorities attempt to change the rules for permitting signs after the submission of the permit application. This tactic usually takes the form of the city simply trying to expedite the passage of […]

Kentucky HB 328 Signed By Governor

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has signed into law Kentucky HB 328, the legislation to revise and reinstate Kentucky’s sign rules. The bill amends Kentucky’s sign controls in a way that distinguishes rules based on whether a sign owner is compensated for a sign or not.  Federal Courts threw out Kentucky’s previous […]

LA Planning Commission Opposes Billboard Rules

By Marnie Christine Cody Ware, Attorney, Hamlin Cody Billboard Insider’s post last week (2/19), Los Angeles Considers New Billboard Rules, described proposed rules that would allow relocation and permit conversion from static to digital in “Tier 3” sign districts.  At the hearing on 2/25, the Planning Commission voted against “Tier […]

Los Angeles Considers New Billboard Rules

The City of Los Angeles has banned new billboards since 2002.  This week the Los Angeles Planning Department released a 110 page staff report recommending changes to the Los Angeles sign rules.  There will be a hearing on the proposed rules on February 25. The proposed rules would: Allow a […]