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Hammond adopts strict billboard rule, voting to prohibit new signs amid business objections
Summary
Following months of study and business testimony, Hammond’s council voted to prohibit new billboards and grandfather existing units, 3–2, as planning staff cited an overabundance of signs and owners warned the policy could favor large operators and limit competition.
The Hammond City Council approved an amendment to the Unified Development Code that effectively prohibits new billboards in city limits while imposing restrictions on existing signs, passing option 1 by a 3–2 vote on Dec. 9.
Planning and zoning staff presented two options: option 1 would bar any new billboards, grandfather existing signs, and forbid conversion of static billboards to digital; option 2 would regulate conversions and new installations but require operators adding new advertising space to remove a greater amount of existing space (a roughly 2:1 reduction…
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