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Commissioners adopt rezoning and ease LED sign restriction in zoning code
Summary
The board adopted Ordinance 2026-03 rezoning property to R‑3 and approved Ordinance 2026-04 amending Section 406.07 to permit LED signs whose content does not rotate more than once every 24 hours; both motions passed unanimously.
HARRISON COUNTY, Ind. — The Harrison County commissioners on March 2 adopted two zoning-related ordinances: a rezoning request and an amendment to the county sign code.
Plan Commissioner Director Chris Kincade presented a change-of-zoning application from Chase Murphy Enterprise to reclassify property from R‑1 (Suburban Residential) to R‑3 (Multi‑Family Residential with Single Family Overlay). Commissioner Brad Wiseman moved to adopt Ordinance 2026‑03; Commissioner Annissa Kellum seconded and the motion passed 3‑0.
Kincade also proposed an amendment to Section 406.07 (Prohibited Signs) that would permit LED signs "that[']s content does not rotate more than once every 24 hours." Commissioner Kellum moved to adopt Ordinance 2026‑04; Commissioner Wiseman seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Why this matters: The rezoning changes the allowable uses for the parcel, enabling multi‑family development under an overlay, while the sign‑code amendment relaxes a prior prohibition on LED displays by limiting message rotation.
Both ordinances were adopted after staff presentation; no amendments or recorded public testimony on these items were noted in the meeting minutes.
The county will implement the changes through the planning office and code enforcement processes.
