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Planning commission recommends denial of reduced billboard spacing (keeps 2,000‑foot standard)
Summary
Commissioners voted to recommend denial of a council ordinance to reduce minimum spacing between large off‑premise billboards from 2,000 feet to 1,000 feet, citing concerns about reversing recent policy and sign proliferation.
The planning commission voted April 8 to recommend denial of an ordinance that would have reduced the minimum spacing between large off‑premise billboards from 2,000 feet to 1,000 feet.
Supporters of the reduction framed the change as leveling the playing field for smaller sign companies, arguing the current standard favors larger firms. A commissioner said that smaller businesses "felt like they're being blocked out of their ability to post signs by the larger" companies.
Opponents urged maintaining the more restrictive standard, arguing that the commission, industry and sign companies examined the issue only a few years ago and reached a conclusion that should stand. One commissioner said, "I'm absolutely not in favor of this," and moved to recommend denial to the council. The motion to recommend denial passed.
The recommendation will be forwarded to the parish council with the commission's rationale, including differing views about commercial access versus visual/landscape impacts along roadways.
