Board tables proposed digital-billboard ordinance after questions about spacing and state rules
A proposed amendment to the sign ordinance to allow digital billboards along US 19/41 was tabled for revisions after public testimony and questions about spacing standards (GDOT requires 5,000 feet between digitals on state routes) and other technical provisions; vote to table carried 5-0.
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The board heard a public hearing on a proposed text amendment to Appendix 4 (Zoning Appendix E) to permit certain electronic/digital advertising signs adjacent to US Highway 19/41. Mitchell Perkins, owner of Perkins Outdoor, urged the county to adopt standards that allow digital messages and offered cooperation with the sheriff and emergency services; he said digital displays can help public safety. "They are effective," Perkins said, adding he would offer access "to the county...gratis."
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