The Sun Times is reporting that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing a four year extension of a 20-year billboard agreement in his 2017 budget. The original agreement called for JCDecaux, partnering with Interstate Outdoor Advertising, to put up 34 digital signs on city property adjacent to the Kennedy, Dan Ryan, […]
The Village of Alda NE is looking at increasing the maximum permitted signs from 200 to 288 square feet. USA Outdoor, based in Kearney NE, has a proposal presented to the Regional Planning Commission for the larger sized billboard. The Planning Commission meeting is set for this Wednesday. A positive vote […]
Philly.com reports that the Philadelphia Art Commission will have a hearing Wednesday to consider proposals for advertising signs on the Municipal Services Building at 1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd and the One Parkway Building at 1515 Arch St. Billboards have been permitted on city property since 2013. Interstate Outdoor has […]
Coastal Observer reports that three billboards on Highway 17 in Pawleys Island, South Carolina which were damaged by Hurricane Matthew may not be replaceable. Non-conforming billboards with more than 70% damage have to be removed under a county ordinance passed last year for the Waccamaw Neck Commercial Corridor Overlay Zone. […]
Fall protection is the most commonly issued OSHA citation in the construction industy. Effective August 1, 2016 OSHA increased the fine for safety violations to $12,471 for a first offense and $124,709 for a repeat offense. Outdoor billboards are visible. Any OSHA inspector can drive by, see your crew on […]
El Dorado News says that the El Dorado, Arkansas Planning and Zoning Commission has called for a meeting to establish a comprehensive sign ordinance. The ordinance would Grandfather existing billboards. Prohibit new billboards. Paid Ad
Chron reports that the Texas Attorney General’s Office has filed a motion to reconsider the Third District Court of Appeals Sept decision which threw out most of the Texas Highway Beautification Act on grounds that it violated the first amendment. Harris County, the Texas Municipal League and Scenic Texas have […]
Tampa Bay Times reports that Pasco County Florida has scheduled a hearing on October 24 on a rule which would permit outdoor companies to install new digital signs if they take down existing static signs. The existing proposal calls for 14 static billboards to be removed for every new digital […]
Scenic America held its 2016 meeting in Salisbury, NC in October 2016. You can download the presentations directly from the Scenic America website. There was a legal presentation on Reed V Gilbert and a presentation on the highway beautification act by Charles Floyd. Most of the examples of ugly billboards […]
Next time you get irritated with your local zoning officials take a step back and thank your stars that you don’t live in Hungary. Portfolio reports that the Hungarian government is trying to: Make every billboard illegal whether it is on public or private land. Issue “concessions” to government favored […]
