On July 7, 2016 the US District Court for Central California upheld the right of the cities of Los Angeles, Santa Clarita, Rancho Cucamonga and Loma Linda to regulate mobile billboards. Here are the details of the case. In 2012 the California Legislature enacted legislation permitting municipalities to regulate mobile […]
Coastalpoint reports that Sussex County Delaware intends to redraft and reintroduce a sign ordinance at the August 9th Council Meeting and then and then the County will hold two hearing to receive public input. An original bill was introduced in April 2016 Several sign companies, including Clear Channel Outdoor and […]
The city of Port Orchard, WA will be paying $250,000 to the owner of a Gig Harbor advertising company to resolve a six-year legal battle. The Kitsap Sun reports the proposed settlement on a dispute that goes back to 2011. Rick Engley of Gotcha Covered Media, claimed the city in […]
What might have been is not what is. Developers have dropped plans for a three story electronic billboard as part of a $50 million development project in downtown Indianapolis according to the Indianapolis Business Journal. The developer dropped their plans after the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission made clear that it […]
We’ve written before that Texas and California are considering whether to have their state transportation agencies to sell advertising on their own traffic safety signs. A career Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) employee speaks against the proposals in “Highway traffic signs are for public purposes, not for commercial advertising.” Any proposal to […]
The Mount Airy News reports that the town council has backed off draconian billboard rules. The controversial provisions which were removed included: 7 year amortization for non-conforming signs a 1,000 foot spacing between billboards a 35 foot height restriction on billboards Insider’s take: The billboard companies were smart to have […]
Reflector.com reports that the Winterville, North Carolina town council is studying a request by Riley Outdoor to put a digital sign on Fire Tower road near the old Sweet Karolina diner building just east of Memorial Drive/Winterville Parkway. The town has prohibited off-premise advertising since 2006. Winterville’s planning board voted […]
The Natchez, MS Planning Commission has voted to again postpone action on proposed changes to the city’s billboard ordinance. City Planner Riccardo Giani said last Thursday the draft text amendment to the city’s billboard regulations has been completed, but is awaiting review from legal counsel. The commission had previously postponed […]
In April 2016 the Sussex County planning commission proposed new sign rules for Sussex county. Local billboard companies proposed their own version of a sign code in May 2016 because they felt they were shut out of the process. Coastal Point reports that the city council is attempting to resolve […]
AJC.com reports that a digital billboard has been removed after the city of Dunwoody, GA won a lawsuit over the sign. Dunwoody argued that the billboard at the intersection of I-285 and North Peachtree Road didn’t comply with a judge’s 2008 order that signs had to remain as presently constructed. The […]
