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Crestview council approves first reading of sign-corridor ordinance limiting billboards near I‑10
Summary
The Crestview City Council approved Ordinance 2,001 on first reading, adopting a new sign corridor between I‑10 and Fallen Heroes Way with a maximum sign height cap of 85 feet and spacing rules modeled on existing billboard rules.
The Crestview City Council on May 27 approved Ordinance 2,001 on first reading, establishing a sign corridor between Interstate 10 and Fallen Heroes Way and setting spacing and height restrictions for new signs.
City staff told the council the ordinance amends Section 7.02 0.05 of the Crestview Land Development Code to set a spacing requirement between signs similar to the city’s existing billboard rules, to impose a consistent maximum sign height from ground level and to limit the corridor northward to Fallen Heroes Way. “It’s better for us to be more restrictive,” staff said, adding the council could loosen rules later if state law or local experience allows.
The ordinance text was read into the record by the city clerk by title as "an ordinance amending section 7.02 0.05 of the City of Crestview land development code providing for authority, providing for severability, providing for scrivener’s errors, providing for liberal interpretation, providing for repeal of conflicting codes and ordinances, and providing for an effective date." Council members asked for clarification about the height standard and were told the 85‑foot cap derives from the existing I‑10 corridor standard and is measured from the ground. “We went ahead and just capped it at 85 feet in height so that the signs couldn't get, you know, potentially excessively tall,” city staff said.
Mayor Pro Tem Caps said the staff revisions addressed council concerns about density, height and the geographic limit of the corridor. “For myself, it was the density. I didn't want them all over the south end of town around the interstate. The height, 85 feet flat addresses it,” Caps said. Council discussion noted the item was at first reading, and the council moved approval to second reading for final adoption.
Councilwoman Allison moved to approve Ordinance 2,001 on first reading and advance it to second reading for final adoption; Councilman Shannon Hayes seconded the motion. The motion passed 5‑0.
The ordinance now returns for a second reading and final vote, at which time more public comment may be allowed and the council may adopt, amend or reject the measure.
