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Council approves code change to allow digital public information displays at BRT stations
Summary
Council adopted an ordinance amending outdoor lighting and sign chapters to permit director‑level exemptions for signs and lighting that serve governmental purposes, enabling digital public information displays funded and maintained by Lamar Advertising at BRT stations.
On second reading and following a public hearing, the Longmont City Council approved amendments to the municipal code to allow the planning director to exempt certain signs and lighting that serve governmental purposes, clearing the way for digital public information displays (PIDs) at Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stations.
Transportation planner Ben Ortiz explained the changes are meant to enable quick deployment of PIDs that show real‑time transit information and will be paid for and maintained by a private vendor. Ortiz said the displays proposed for Longmont are…
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