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Hammond extends billboard moratorium 90 days amid business concerns and call for clearer rules
Summary
Council votes to extend a 90‑day moratorium on off‑premise signs and billboards while planning and zoning refines recommendations; a local billboard company asked that permit applications submitted before the original moratorium be allowed to proceed, and council discussed variance procedures for hardship cases.
The Hammond City Council on Aug. 12 approved a 90‑day extension of a moratorium on acceptance of applications and permits for off‑premise signs and billboards to allow planning and zoning to finalize recommendations.
Paxton Morrow of Bayou Signs Outdoor told the council two permits were submitted weeks before the moratorium and…
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