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Turlock Postphones Digital Sign Regs

Turlock Journal reports that the Turlock Planning commission has tabled discussions on electronic message boards and digital billboards.  The commissions is concerned about the following issues: Whether to allow on-site only advertising. Sign construction parameters. Sign Area Allowance. Lighting. Message frequency. You can read a Planning Commission memo discussing the […]

Sunnyside Planning Commission May Restrict Outdoor Vape Ads

The Daily Sun News reports that the Sunnyside, Washington Planning commission may consider proposals to restrict outdoor ads for smoking products vape smoking product and accessories.  A vape shop opened recently with an outdoor mural depicting smoke accessories.  The local school board is upset because the vape shop is 1 […]

Little Rock Billboard Conversions Approved

Arkansas Online reports that the Little Rock Board of Directors voted 8-2 in favor of a proposal to permit Lamar to covert three static billboards into digital billboards.  Lamar has agreed to remove 12 billboards in exchange.  The reduction will permanently reduce the number of billboard permits in Little Rock […]

Hall County Denies Billboard Height and Setback Variance

Gainesville Times reports that Hall County Georgia has approved a digital sign at Browns Bridge Road and Georgia 369 but has denied a height and setback variance.  Advantage Outdoor has asked to the sign to be 50 feet high versus a 35 foot code and wants to put the sign […]

Wallkill to regulate billboards.

The board of the town of Wallkill, New York will adopt a local law to regulate the number and location of billboards in town according to MidHudsonNews.com.  Wallkill is in Orange County, New York.  The proposed billboard law includes the following Limits new static and digital billboards to parts of […]

Lamar Proposes to Swap 13 Little Rock Statics for 4 Digitals.

Arkansas Online reports that Lamar has proposed to take down 13 static billboards if Little Rock, Arkansas agrees to let Lamar convert 4 signs from static to digital.  Lamar owns 166 billboards in Little Rock.  Ace Signs has 9.  Cuerden Sign Co has 3.  Statewide Outdoor Advertising and Impact Outdoor […]

Anti-Farmer Billboard Violates Agency Rules

The Capital Press reports that two billboards in Washington State that accuse farmers of polluting water violated a federal rule by failing to note that the Environmental Protection Agency funds the group that put up the signs. A coalition of environmental groups and the Swinomish Indian tribe put up the billboards […]

Montana Considering Highway Digital Boards

After 10 years of proposals and public hearings, Montana may be ready to allow digital billboards on state highways according to reports in Missoulian, Montana Standard and the Helena Independent Record.  The Montana Transportation Commission is considering allowing non-animated digital boards and the outdoor community is optimistic of passage due to a […]

Opposition to Signs on I-280 in San Mateo County

Insider wrote on 3/25/16 and 3/14/16  that San Mateo County is studying the feasibility of putting billboards on county land to raise money for the county’s budget.  The SM Daily Journal reported Monday that the County is not seriously thinking about billboards on I-280, Middlefield Road or El Camino Real. […]

Digital Board Proposal For Little Rock

The Little Rock Board of Director’s has an agenda item posted to review the conversion to digital of up to 4 billboards along Interstate 630 and on the corner of Kanis & Shackleford Roads. The Arkansas Times reports that the current ordinance was meant to prevent alterations to billboards grandfathered […]