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Los Angeles City Council directs study and department review of large digital signage after heated debate
Summary
After a contentious exchange, the City Council voted 11–1 to move forward with the concept of site‑specific approval for a large digital sign and directed the planning and building & safety departments to develop specifications and draft ordinance language, with a particular study of the 3600 block of Wilshire Boulevard.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to advance action on large digital/video signage on July 27, 1999, directing city planning and building and safety staff to develop acceptance test specifications, draft ordinance language and recommendations for where such signs might be allowed.
Councilmember Holden introduced concerns about the safety and technical standards for a proposed sign near the sports arena and urged a site‑specific acceptance test specification, saying the city should “put in place…
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