Planning commission forwards special‑use request to replace two static billboards with a 2‑face electronic display on Industry Road

The El Paso County Planning Commission on Oct. 16 voted unanimously to forward a special‑use application from Lamar Advertising to the Board of County Commissioners that would remove two existing static billboards and erect a two‑faced electronic message display (EMD) at 7950 Industry Road (file AL2515).

Planning staff explained the application proposes two 378‑square‑foot faces on a single 40‑foot pole and would use billboard credits created by removing two legally existing 378‑square‑foot single‑faced structures elsewhere in the county. The applicant requested a 4% reduction in the code’s spacing requirement — 384 feet of separation where the code normally requires 400 feet — citing property setbacks and site constraints. Miranda Benson, presenting for planning, confirmed the land development…