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Forest Park consents to Clear Channel billboard lease assignment, council stresses zoning limits on additional digital faces
Summary
Council consented to a proposed assignment and new lease between the current billboard owner and Clear Channel Outdoor, citing a 2006 settlement that allows one digital face; council noted any application for a second digital face would require zoning review.
At its Aug. 22 meeting the Village Council voted to consent to a proposed assignment and new lease for an existing billboard between the current owner and Clear Channel Outdoor LLC.
Council members were told the billboard had been the subject of a 2006 settlement that had permitted a single digital face and required village consent if the owner sought to sell or assign the lease. The resolution before the council was limited to consenting to the assignment; council members emphasized that handing consent tonight does not change the settlement terms and does not authorize any additional digital face.
Councilors and staff clarified that if Clear Channel — or any subsequent lessee — later seeks approval for an additional digital billboard face, that request would have to go through the village’s normal zoning process and any required public hearings.
The resolution to consent to the assignment passed by roll call with all present voting in favor. No formal public comment was recorded on the matter during the meeting. The council recorded the item as a consent action, and village staff said they expect Clear Channel to return to the village for any zoning approvals if they apply for a second digital face.
Next procedural step: zoning review would be required for any application that proposes a change from the current single‑digital‑face arrangement; the village planning/zoning office will track and process any such application if filed.
