With a goal to eliminate billboards along the city’s main streets and in pedestrian-friendly districts, the City of Orlando is considering allowing static boards to be swapped out for digital signs. The Orlando Sentinel reports that the City Council is meeting this week and the expectation is they will approve […]
You need to be careful about spending money to develop signs until you have your permit in hand. That’s the lesson of Image Media v City of Chicago. Chicago used to have an unusual regulatory process for approving large billboards. A billboard company which wanted a permit for a billboard […]
Herald News reports the Fall River Zoning Board of appeals is still considering whether to approve special permits for 6 digital billboards on city land in Fall River Massachusetts. The 70 by 50 billboards would generate an annual revenue stream of $650,000/year for the next 20 years according to the […]
This article was meant to be a discussion of the Watchfire/Blip Advertising Plan with our friends Hal and Diana Stevenson of Grace Outdoor. As you will see from our interview, it starts out that way, but changes quickly after a run in with the City of Memphis on the install […]
The star-tribune reports that Minneapolis is considering a zoning code change to expand the area where off premise signs can be erected to give advertisers more flexibility as Minneapolis prepares to host the super bowl in February. Billboards are currently allowed on portions of Hennepin Avenue, Target Center and US […]
Last week Insider wrote that GEFT Outdoor has filed a Reed v Gilbert lawsuit against the town of Westfield, IN for denying a digital sign permit. GEFT commenced construction and city personnel intervened and things got interesting. The city issued a stop work order but apparently didn’t follow its own […]
Jeff Lee’s GEFT Outdoor has initiated a Reed v Gilbert lawsuit against the city of Westfield, Indiana. GEFT wishes to put up a digital billboard in the city and has sued the city for damages because the city’s content-based sign code prohibits the digital billboard. You can read the complaint here. […]
By Chuck Wigger, Safety Director, Lamar Advertising Company, and a member of OAAA’s safety committee. I was (pleasantly) surprised to learn of a change in federal record-keeping requirements for minor injuries. This is good news, which I’m pleased to share. Without fanfare, the US Department of Labor has partially exempted […]
Kerry Yoakum is VP, Government Affairs for OAAA. He joined OAAA in 2008 after practicing law as an attorney for the Ohio Department of Transportation. Insider asked Kerry to talk about out of home regulatory trends. What were some of the most important legal issues this year? From a national […]
Arizona Capitol Times reports that an Arizona lawmaker has introduced legislation to ban billboard advertising along interstate highways and numbers state roads. Insider’s take: States which permit medical marijuana or recreational marijuana usually end up placing restrictions on advertising. California and Washington prohibit marijuana advertising near schools and day […]
