There was a lot of regulatory activity this week, so Insider highlights those that caught our eye.

Seymour, Indiana – The city of Seymour is asking Lamar to take down four billboards on property the city wants to develop.    Lamar, who owns the four double-faced structures has offered to remove the signs if the city allows them to put up a new two-sided digital billboard.  The city sued Lamar to remove the structures and the case is  pending in federal court.  You can read more at The Tribune.

Insider’s take:  The city’s got a weak case if the billboard lease has not expired.  The city either needs to purchase the billboards for fair market value or buy the land and wait for the lease to expire.  

Cookeville, Tennessee – Billboards would not be allowed on Cookeville’s new Tennessee Avenue under a change in the zoning code approved by the city council last week. Tennessee Avenue is the newly constructed road that connects Highway 70 to the city’s new Interstate 40 interchange, Exit 283. While most of the property along Tennessee Avenue is currently residential, there are some commercial locations where a billboard could locate if the zoning code is not changed. See more at the Herald-Citizen.

Ulster, New York -Town Board members are reviewing a proposed law to regulate digital signs.  The town currently has no regulations related to digital signs but in the past 18 months have seen a number of applicants come forward as they renovate their facilities, requesting digital signs.  The proposed code includes an eight second minimum flip on advertisements, prohibitions on motion and animation, brightness restrictions and a 300 foot setback from any residential zoned property.  The Daily Freeman News has more on the proposal.

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