North Carolina’s Governor Roy Cooper vetoed House Bill 645 which would allow billboard companies the ability to move their signs if government takes their property through eminent domain. Here’s a press release by the North Carolina Outdoor Advertising Association objecting to the veto. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement
“Probably the most popular sign in all of downtown is at SAP center. You’ve got the digital kiosk there, billboard, flashing information, color, excitement, it’s always like art.” That’s a quote from the head of the San Jose Downtown association in an article on San Jose’s plan to replace old […]
The North Carolina house has concurred with a North Carolina Senate version of a billboard legislation by a vote of 60-54. The bill now goes to the Governor who has 10 days to sign or veto. The bill represents a commons sense way to reduce just compensation claims against North […]
House Bill 645 has passed the North Carolina Senate with some changes and now goes back to the House for concurrence. If the House concurs the Bill will go to the Governor for approval. Looks to Insider like the Bill makes some common sense changes to North Carolina’s billboard statutes […]
By Nick Levi, OAAA Legislative Intern As more states legalize cannabis, OAAA has assembled advertising regulations (which vary state to state). If you have questions about specific rules governing cannabis marketing, let us know (kyoakum@oaaa.org). Meanwhile, here are answers to commonly asked questions about this new sales category: 1. What […]
Insider’s Note: Richard Rothfelder is a Partner at Rothfelder & Falick and a frequent and welcome legal contributor at Billboard Insider. During the last few days of its term, the US Supreme Court decided on June 21, 2019 an extremely important case, for both the outdoor advertising industry and Supreme […]
In June 2018 the city of Cincinnati passed a 7% tax on billboard revenues. Lamar and Norton Outdoor got the tax blocked in court. The case is on appeal. On Wednesday’s Billboard Insider podcast Insider asked Mike Norton what he learned from that experience: I would like to think that […]
A federal appeals court ruled against open-ended delays in responding to billboard permit applications and also took a swing at Pennsylvania’s prohibition against billboards near interchanges.The ruling was issued July 15 (Adams Outdoor Advertising v. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation). Background Adams applied for a state permit in 2016 to install […]
Fox4kc.com and 41KSHB report that Kansas City is considering a zoning ordinance 190514 to permit new digital billboards. The city has had a ban on digital billboards since 2007. Yesterday the planning commission held a hearing on the issue. The proposal includes the following: A 7:1 takedown ratio. 7 […]
The Morning Call reports that the Easton, PA Zoning Hearing board has rejected an appeal by Adams Outdoor Advertising for a 10 by 15 foot digital billboard in Centre Square. Adams will appeal the decision in Northhampton County Court. The site’s owner says a billboard is necessary to attract a […]
