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Brownsville planning commissioners repeal billboard pilot and adopt new illumination limits
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The Brownsville Planning and Zoning Commission voted to repeal a two-year billboard pilot and incorporate third-party illumination standards into the Unified Development Code, effectively returning the city to a no-billboard policy and applying new light limits to business signs.
Brownsville planning commissioners voted Thursday to repeal a two-year billboard pilot program and adopt new illumination standards in the city’s Unified Development Code.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved an amendment to UDC Section 5.3 that removes the pilot allowance for billboards and incorporates illumination limits recommended by a third‑party consultant, the commission heard. The change follows complaints from residents about overly bright billboards installed…
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