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Council committee moves to allow upgrades to existing billboards under amended code

3350518 · May 17, 2025
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Summary

A council committee recommended adding a permit path for improvements or expansions to illegal or nonconforming signs, after a proposal from a billboard company and discussion about several existing signs in the city.

London City Council committee members voted to send changes to the city sign code to council that would allow existing billboards to seek permits for improvements or replacement rather than being limited to maintenance only.

The change would amend ordinance 1268.14 to add a subsection saying “improvements or expansions of illegal nonconforming sign may be considered and shall require a permit and approval from the planning commission,” the safety service director reported during committee updates.

Why it matters: the city currently prohibits new…

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