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Wakulla County allows ‘remove-and-replace’ billboard option, lifts digital-display ban in some Crawfordville zones
Summary
The board adopted an ordinance amending the land development code to permit removal-and-replace off-premise signs in Crawfordville commercial zones and lift a prohibition on digital display billboards where approved under a new section 6-18g.
The Wakulla County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance amending the county’s land development code to change rules on off-premise signs and billboards in Crawfordville commercial zones.
Staff described the change as creating a “remove-and-replace” provision under a newly created section 6-18g. Under the provision, a sign owner may remove two existing off-premise signs and replace one of them with a new sign in the same location as one of the previously existing signs. The stated aim is to reduce the total number of off-premise signs while allowing owners to modernize sign faces and structures. The proposed ordinance also removes the prohibition on digital display billboards in Crawfordville Town Center, Crawfordville Cottage Commercial, Crawfordville High Intensity Commercial and Crawfordville Low Intensity Commercial, but only where signage is approved pursuant to the new section 6-18g.
Staff recommended Option 1; the board passed the ordinance by voice vote, 5-0.
Why it matters: The ordinance changes local sign policy by allowing sign owners a pathway to replace and modernize billboards while aiming to reduce sign count overall, and it permits digital-display billboards in specified Crawfordville commercial zones if they comply with the new approval provision.
