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Arkansas City tightens billboard rules, limits height to 25 feet
Summary
The Arkansas City Commission on Jan. 7 adopted an ordinance amending municipal code and zoning rules to restrict off-premise billboards: maximum height reduced to 25 feet, maximum combined face area cut to 300 square feet, digital graphics prohibited, and spacing increased to 800 feet on the same side of the street.
The Arkansas City Commission on Jan. 7 adopted an ordinance amending municipal code section 50-227 and Zoning Regulations Article 27 to tighten rules for off-premise billboard signs, saying the changes reflect public sentiment raised at recent hearings.
City staff told commissioners the amendments followed a controversial application last year for a billboard at the Billy Sims property that prompted public outcry and led the applicant to withdraw. “The title of this item doesn’t do it justice, but I will explain,” a staff member said while presenting the ordinance and the planning commission’s…
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