Insider has written here and here about the Montana State Transportation Commissions proposal to permit digital signs along state highways. Republican and Democratic legislators in Montana want to debate digital billboards during the next session according to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. The proposed rules would be trumped by stricter local […]
Legal
Reed V Gilbert Comes to Opelika
The Opelika Observer has written about Rose City Outdoor’s successful challenge to local sign law using Reed v Gilbert as a precedent. Here are the facts. Rose City Outdoor submitted applications for 6 commercial billboards (conventional advertising) and 2 non-commercial billboards (which would run public service messages). All of the […]
Revere, MA Reviewing Digital Proposal
The Revere city council will be reviewing a proposal brought by Squire Circle Associates to convert two of their existing billboards to digital signs. According to an article in the Revere Journal the signs are both non-conforming. The request caught the attention of the Revere Beautification Committee who are pressing the […]
Things Stay Normal in Illinois
The Normal, IL town council voted to bypass a 1999 agreement with a developer and allow two billboards to stay in place in the northeast part of the town. WJBC reports the original agreement had provided for one of the signs to be removed after 5 years. An amendment passed on […]
Sacramento considering a special 8 block sign district
The Sacramento Bee reports that Sacramento City Council has voted to loosen rules about signs to make way for 3,206 square feet of outdoor displays at the 17,500 seat Golden 1 Center. That’s equivalent to five 14′ by 48′ billboards. The city council is also considering a special sign district […]
Eupora Billboard Moratorium Announced
A temporary ban on billboard construction was approved in Eupora, Mississippi while legislation regulating the signs is drafted. The Webster Progress-Times reports that two billboards have been erected on Veterans Memorial Boulevard (Highway 9) inside the city limits. At an April 4th Board of Alderman meeting, it was noted that since […]
Lamar Converting Tennessee Digital Billboard to Trivision.
Brentwood Home Page reports that Lamar is converting a Brentwood digital billboard back to a trivision after losing a string of court battles. The billboards sits 12 feet outside the city of Brentwood. The digital sign was originally denied. Lamar put up the sign after winning the case before the […]
Billboard Zone Push for Norwell, MA
An effort from the board of selectman for an overlay zone to allow billboards in the town is being proposed in Norwell, Massachusetts. Wicked Local Norwell reports the selectmen are seeking the planning boards support with the hope of bringing in non-resident tax revenue. One administrator indicated that a single board could […]
Easton Gives 10 Year Free Lease In Litigation Settlement.
Lehigh Valley Live reports that the city of Easton, PA is forfeiting $500,000 in billboard rent as part of a legal settlement with Pennsylvania Media. Pennsylvania Media sued the city in August 2014 claiming that the city allowed Adams Outdoor to put up a digital sign on city owned land […]
Rapid City Settles Lamar Litigation
Black Hills Fox and KOTA TV report that the Rapid City Legal and Finance Committee has approved a payment of $100,000 to Lamar to settle a five year legal battle. Other provisions of the settlement include: A repeal of the ban on digital LED billboards. An amendment to spacing […]
