Summary
A fight over how the 1,000-foot rule between digital signs is counted — whole sign or per face — sent a billboard case to the Board of Adjustment. The applicant says a Lamar digital sign 500 feet away was approved under the same interpretation he's contesting.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jul 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
The owner has already paid $45,000 to have the old boards removed.
The applicant gets a formal appeal path, and the city avoids setting new precedent that could open the door to dozens of digital billboards.
The applicant has worked on this since November and faces further delay and a resubmission process.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Metropolitan Planning Commission (Regular) - Jul 13, 2026
The board and billboard owner Edward Bass worked out a compliance plan: record the restrictive covenant, remove three old signs, file the proper sign permit, and keep a contrasting border with a 600-square-foot display limit between two faces.
Metropolitan Planning Commission (Regular) - Jun 8, 2026
Edward Bass can convert a static billboard to digital by tearing down three other signs and limiting the digital image to 600 square feet, with a restrictive covenant before any permit. Two commissioners voted no, worried it opens the floodgates.
Metropolitan Planning Commission (Regular) - Apr 23, 2026
A fight over how the 1,000-foot rule between digital signs is counted — whole sign or per face — sent a billboard case to the Board of Adjustment. The applicant says a Lamar digital sign 500 feet away was approved under the same interpretation he's contesting.
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