Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Council adopts zoning text amendment to allow digital billboards on Highway 30 with reduced brightness limits
Summary
Ames City Council adopted a zoning text amendment May 13 that allows certain digital billboard replacements along U.S. Highway 30 while requiring the removal of two existing structures for each 400 square feet of new digital face and reducing maximum sign brightness to 160 nits. The amendment excludes Interstate 35 and narrows
The Ames City Council adopted a zoning text amendment May 13 to allow limited replacement of existing billboard faces with digital displays along U.S. Highway 30, with new design and operational standards intended to limit visual intrusion.
Under the approved amendment, a digital sign face may be permitted when two existing billboard structures are removed for every 400…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
