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Council asks staff for written options on large digital displays after hours‑long debate
Summary
Staff proposed allowing large, wall‑mounted digital displays in limited downtown districts for cultural and place‑making purposes; after legal caution about First Amendment limits and an old billboard settlement, council asked for a written report back on March 6, 2025.
City staff presented a concept for allowing limited large digital building‑mounted displays in parts of the central business district and the downtown cultural corridor, and council directed staff to return with a written report with more specific draft language.
What staff proposed: Abby Feeley and legal staff outlined a concept that would create special sign districts — a Museum & Arts District and a Convention & Cultural District within downtown — where wall‑mounted digital displays could be permitted as part of a controlled site plan process. Staff said the initial concept would limit freestanding signs (no new billboards) and start with modest numeric limits (staff suggested a starting point of three signs per district) and a surface‑area cap around 650 square feet, but emphasized the framework was conceptual and subject to direction.
Legal and technical constraints: City attorneys warned council that any local rules that allow large…
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