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Beaumont council resumes debate over digital billboards; no decision reached
Summary
Planning staff presented options for billboard code changes — overlay zones for strategic electronic signs, status quo, or staff-directed ordinance drafting — and council engaged in a lengthy debate over swap ratios, visual impacts, property-owner rights and review authority; council gave staff feedback but did not adopt a policy.
Beaumont — The City Council dug into a lengthy planning discussion on Nov. 4 about possible revisions to Beaumont’s Municipal Code governing billboards and electronic message signs. Staff presented three options: establish overlay zones to permit electronic billboards in select freeway‑adjacent locations, retain the status quo (owner must replace existing signs on a 1‑for‑1 basis), or direct staff to draft a tailored…
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