A Reno McDonalds wants to replace old outdated menu signs with modern 55 inch digital menu signs. The new signs will emit less light than the old signs. There’s a problem. The smart menu boards are considered digital signs so are not allowed under Reno’s code because they are within […]
By Kerry Yoakum, Vice President of Government Affairs, OAAA On May 29, the US Supreme Court declined a challenge to San Francisco’s outdoor advertising restrictions which permit on-premise advertising but prohibit off-premise advertising. In 2015, Contest Promotions, a company that runs raffles for prizes such as movie and concert tickets […]
After Colorado legalized marijuana, cannabis outlets began sponsoring official signs on public right of way that acknowledge litter clean-up. Meanwhile, Colorado bans cannabis dispensaries from buying billboard ads: “. . . it shall be unlawful for any Retail Marijuana Establishment to engage in Advertising that is visible to members of […]
Yesterday Florida out of home attorney Jennifer Sloane talked about the importance of due diligence when you are acquiring an out of home company. Today she talks about out of home legal issues. What’s the Florida regulatory landscape like for out of home? From a state perspective, it’s quite favorable […]
Lehigh Valley Live reports that the Bethlehem Zoning Board turned down a request by Adams Outdoor for 4 variances to construct a 616 square foot digital billboard at 213 Union Station Plaza along the Hill to Hill Bridge. Adams already owns a billboard on city property on the other […]
A unanimous three-judge appeals court said Scenic Kentucky cannot challenge the state’s regulation of digital billboards and vegetation control because Scenic does not have “standing” in court. Background In late 2015, the Kentucky Legislature approved bills to regulate digital billboards and allow vegetation control along roadways. Scenic Kentucky challenged both […]
Some bad ideas simply refuse to go away. California wants to get into the billboard business by selling licensing rights to display color changeable-message ads on the highway public right of way. Advertising revenue would pay to replace aging traffic signs with modern LED displays and also pump new revenue […]
Should a billboard hold up development? That’s the provocative headline of a Post Bulletin article. Fairway has a legal two sided conforming billboard on the site pictured above in downtown Rochester, Minnesota. EKN Development wants to add an 8 story building on the site and has approached Rochester to ask for […]
The leader of the national advertisers’ group flagged a potential future headache for those who use consumer data to better target ads: a populist pro-privacy proposal in bellwether California. Bob Liodice, CEO of the Association of National Advertisers, was the wrap-up keynoter on May 9 at the 2018 Geopath/OAAA OOH […]
The Morning Call reports the Nazareth Borough Council is concerned about a digital billboard which Abe Atiyeh wants to construct at Route 248 and Green Street. He was granted a variance for the digital billboard in June 2017. The board thinks the sign is a safety issue because it is […]
