The Gallatin Tennessee Planning commission approved new digital and billboard regulations by a vote of 6-1 according to The Tennessean.   The rules must now be approved by the Gallatin City Council.  The rule changes include the following:

• Billboards are permitted only along state roadways and must have a State permit.

• Existing static boards may be converted to digital but 3 static boards must be removed for every digital conversion.

• The number of permitted non-conforming billboards in Gallatin will be limited to the boards permitted at May 2016.

• Digital billboards must be 2,000 feet from any other billboard.

• No new double-stacked boards are permitted.

The April 25th agenda of the Planning Commission contains a draft of the rules together with a staff report.  The commission voted against a rule to limit the number of digital sign message changes to no more than 1 per hour.

Insider’s take:  A 3:1 takedown ratio for digital conversions is OK.   Glad to see the defeat of a proposal to limit digital message changes to once an hour was defeated.  What’s the use of a digital sign if you can only change the sign face once per hour?

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