County staff directed to study billboard consolidation; Clear Channel seeks code change to combine adjacent signs

Aug 28, 2025

Clear Channel Outdoor asked the Board of Carroll County Commissioners to introduce a text amendment allowing consolidation of multiple off-premise signs into a single panel; board voted to direct staff to work with Planning & Zoning on potential amendments to County Code Section 158.115.

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The Board of Carroll County Commissioners voted Aug. 28 to direct county staff to work with the Planning and Zoning Commission on possible changes to County Code Section 158.115, the zoning section that governs off-premise signs (billboards). The action follows a presentation from Clear Channel Outdoor asking that adjacent panels be eligible for consolidation into a single sign.

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