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Council postpones vote on electronic school marquee rules after public debate over size, brightness and hours
Summary
The council discussed proposed Coordinated Development Ordinance amendments to allow electronic message-board signs at schools; staff proposed limits (brightness, static images, display time) but council postponed ordinance 2025-1497 to refine sizes, hours and other controls after public comment and internal questions.
Fulshear City Council members postponed consideration of an amendment to the Coordinated Development Ordinance on July 1, 2025, after an extended debate over whether schools should be allowed electronic message-board signs and what restrictions to impose.
The draft ordinance (2025-1497) would permit electronic message-board signs at public schools and set conditions intended to limit driver distraction and incompatibility with residential neighborhoods. Staff presented draft conditions — including placement in front of a school’s primary facade, compliance with monument‑sign standards in the semi‑urban district, limits on brightness (maximum daytime luminance 5,000 NITs; 500 NITs at night), a minimum static-display duration of six seconds and prohibitions on animation, video, special effects and solid-white backgrounds.
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