UDO REVISIONS TO BILLBOARDS
September 21, 2010
A meeting to discuss the UDO revisions to billboards was held Tuesday,
September 21, 2010 in Deputy City Manager David Arrington?s conference room,
2nd Floor of the Annex.
Present were:
Jeff Hudson
Scott Bell
Andrew Roney
Bob Hydrick
Arthur Geeslin
Ken Henson
Staff Members:
Rick Jones
Daniel Stegall
Will Johnson
Danny Cargill
Bill Duck
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m.
The meeting was held with the local billboard/sign companies for revisions of
the proposed billboard ordinance ? Sections 4.4.13 & 4.4.14. Jeff Hudson
stated they were here to talk about the proposed changes in the ordinance. He
was under the impression that they were here to talk about the new spacing
requirements, not multi-message billboards within 1,000 feet of residential
property. That was nothing the committee agreed to. A new committee should be
formed to address this and other issues.
Will Johnson stated that two issues should be agreed on today, center of
intersection and 1,000 feet from residential. Rick Jones was under the
impression that these issues were agreed upon last meeting.
Jeff Hudson said that 1,000 feet from someone?s home is extreme. Will stated
that the standard is 500 - 1,000 feet typically in the southeast. Jeff Hudson
stated that 500 feet from a residence would be fine with him.
Andrew Roney requested a map showing all multi-message board in Columbus and
also one showing 5,000 ft half radius to see how much room that leaves to put
other signs. For multi-message boards to be put up, static boards would have
to be taken down.
Jeff Hudson states that digital signs now should be grandfathered in.
There are six digital boards in town now.
Jeff Hudson states now that he is the only one to come to Council to fight for
his job. This group was asked to come together to agree on how many feet from
residential and 650 feet from intersections.
Scott Bell is going to give Bill Duck plans for replacing existing static
boards with a digital face.
ADJOURNMENT: 3:24 p.m.
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Rick Jones, Planning Department Director
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