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Council enacts temporary ban on large billboards while zoning rules are rewritten
Summary
The Plaquemines Parish Council voted for a temporary moratorium on new large billboards and outdoor advertising (sign faces over 100 sq ft) so the zoning code can be reviewed; existing permitted signs remain grandfathered while the zoning board works on permanent language.
The Plaquemines Parish Council voted on June 11 to temporarily stop accepting new permit applications for large billboards and off‑premises outdoor advertising while the parish rewrites zoning language.
Council Member Schultz introduced a temporary prohibition on billboard and outdoor-advertising permits exceeding 100 square feet to allow the zoning board to draft a permanent amendment. Schultz said the ordinance responds to recent billboard installations in or near residential neighborhoods and to concerns that current rules were overly permissive.
The temporary ban will not invalidate existing permits or customary on‑premise business signs that comply with current zoning and permitting rules, council staff said. Several council members and residents urged a more restrictive permanent rule, especially along Woodland Highway and in District 5; staff and legal counsel said a permanent ban would require zoning‑code text changes and the formal public hearings that process entails.
The council recorded the temporary moratorium as passing with a 7–1 vote. Council members directed legal staff and the zoning board to draft revised sign regulations and invited district representatives to meet with planning staff to craft neighborhood‑sensitive language.
The temporary moratorium is intended as an interim measure; councilors said they expect to return with a proposed permanent ordinance after the zoning board’s review.
