Gainesville Georgia is considering whether to permit digital billboards according to the Gainesville Times. There are 70 billboards in Gainesville, most of which are owned by Fairway. The Times says that local property owner The Adams Company is supporting the signs as is Joe Wood President of local insurance […]
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Arizona Senate Committee Kills Digital Billboard Expansion
On Tuesday the Arizona State Senate Committee on Commerce and Workforce Development voted down a measure to expand areas in the state where illuminated billboards would be allowed according to azdailysun. A similar bill had passed the Arizona State house. The committee members were concerned about the impact of additional […]
San Mateo Considering Billboards On County Land
Allvision, Outfront Media and San Mateo County are exploring the feasibility of putting billboards on San Mateo County land along Highway 101 and Interstate 280. Here’s the language taken from County Manager John Maltbie’s March 3, 2016 Report To the Board of Supervisors: Outdoor advertising program being considered In […]
Vancouver May Crack Down On Digital Billboard Boat
The City of Vancouver is trying to decide if it has the ability to regulate a digital billboard which has been deployed on a boat which cruises False Creek and English Bay in downtown Vancouver according to a story in Vancouver Sun. Burke Billboards operates a 65 foot boat which […]
Appeals Court Rules Against Lamar In Los Angeles
The 2nd District Court of Appeal overturned a lower court ruling that LA’s restrictions on off-site signs violate the California constitutions guarantee of free speech. The decision held that cities can have different on-premise and off-premise rules without violating the first amendment. In 2002 Los Angeles passed a sign ordinance […]
Tax Relief Possible For Broadway Billboards
New York City has a 3.9% commercial rent tax which applies to billboards and advertising signs. The tax applies to businesses south of 96th street with an annual gross rent paid of at least $250,000. Two city council members are introducing legislation to exempt the rental of Broadway billboards from […]
Lamar wants new board in Chandler AZ
Lamar has requested a zoning change to put up a digital sign along Loop 202 in Chanler AZ according to AZ Central. It would be the first new sign in 32 years. Lamar would like to put a 70 foot two sided digital billboad on the north side of Loop […]
Morrow passes 90 day billboard moratorium
The Clayton News Daily reports that Morrow, Georgia has passed a moratorium on billboard construction. The moratorum stops construction or application for billboards over 35 square feet in size. The moratorium was requested by the city attorney’s office to review the constitutionality of the city’s sign ordinance in the wake […]
Light Wars In Arizona
OAAA President Nancy Fletcher comments in in a recent OAAA report that lighting is becoming a digital sign permitting hot button. A bill to open up additional areas of Arizona to digital billboards has passed the Arizona state house and it drawing flak from astronomers. See “America’s Stargazing Capital Is At […]
Rapid City & Lamar Settle
Rapid City and Lamar have settled their dispute according to the Black Hills Fox. Last Monday the Rapid City council authorized the mayor and finance officer to sign a settlement of a billboard dispute with Lamar. The settlement includes A repeal of the city’s ban on digital billboards. A reduction […]
