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Commissioners set public hearing for proposed billboard consolidation rules after mixed reaction from residents
Summary
County staff and sign‑company representatives described a proposal to consolidate multiple nonconforming billboards into fewer, larger signs (max ~672 sq ft per face, up to 50 ft height). Commissioners authorized a public hearing and asked staff to hold local informational sessions before the hearing.
The Board of Carroll County Commissioners voted Feb. 5 to schedule a public hearing on a proposed zoning text amendment that would allow owners of multiple nonconforming off‑premise signs to consolidate them into a single, larger panel in specified circumstances.
Under the proposal presented by planning staff and the Planning Commission, multiple existing nonconforming billboards located on the same or adjacent parcels could be consolidated into one new sign. The new…
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