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Council declines to advance digital-billboard text amendment on first reading
Summary
The Laramie City Council rejected on first reading a proposed change to Laramie Municipal Code that would have allowed conversion of nonconforming static billboards to digital displays, after staff reiterated its recommendation for denial and councilors expressed mixed views.
The Laramie City Council voted 3-5, with one member absent, on May 20, 2025, to not advance on first reading a proposed ordinance that would allow nonconforming static billboards to be converted to digital billboards within city limits.
The proposal would have added language to Title 15.22 of the Laramie Municipal Code to permit removal of a static billboard in exchange for one digital billboard subject to size, height and lighting restrictions. Philip Gabetuller, planning manager, told the council that staff continued to recommend denial and cited concerns about visual impacts and…
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