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El Paso County planning commission recommends approval for electronic billboard conversion at 8655 W. Highway 24
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval of Lamar Advertising's special-use request to convert an existing two-sided static billboard at 8655 West Highway 24 into an electronic message display and to relocate it on site; final approval goes to the Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 11.
The El Paso County Planning Commission voted 6-0 on Aug. 21 to recommend approval of a special-use request from Lamar Advertising to convert an existing two-sided billboard at 8655 West Highway 24 in Cascade to an electronic message display (EMD) and to relocate the sign on the same parcel.
Planning staff said the property is zoned CC (community commercial) and is along a restricted corridor, so any electronic conversion requires Board of County Commissioners approval following the commission's recommendation. Miranda Benson, planning staff presenter, described a plan to reduce the billboard height from…
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