Council hears debate on digital billboard code amendment; first reading cleared unanimously

Sep 2, 2025

Lamar Advertising requested a Land Development Code amendment to permit reconstruction agreements allowing LED faces at several billboards; the first reading passed 5-0 after councilors raised concerns about nighttime brightness and staff said automatic dimming systems and code standards would control intensity.

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The Port Orange City Council held a public hearing and approved on first reading an amendment to the Land Development Code to allow a reconstruction-agreement process for certain nonconforming billboard signs, including replacing static faces with LED faces at designated locations along I‑95 and Ridgewood Avenue. The motion to approve ordinance 2025-19 carried on a 5-0 vote.

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