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Council adopts ordinance to allow one electronic message board per subdivision with limits; public raises constitutional and nuisance concerns
Summary
Bossier City adopted a unified development code amendment permitting a single residential message board per subdivision with size and maintenance restrictions; speakers urged removal of a 90-day political-sign restriction and raised concerns about brightness, maintenance and neighborhood aesthetics.
The Bossier City Council adopted an ordinance July 1 amending the Unified Development Code to add regulations for subdivision entrance signs and residential electronic message boards. The ordinance passed on a motion by Councilman Hammonds, seconded by Councilman Maggio; the motion carried.
Under the ordinance, a subdivision may have a single residential message board with a maximum permitted sign area of 32 square feet. Permitted placement must be on subdivision property in an integral location; the code will require landscaping, address visibility and safety standards, and maintenance provisions. Staff said the code includes a maintenance requirement and…
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