Billings, MT Outdoor Lighting: Billboard Lighting (2026)

(f)The sign's lighting will not cause hazardous or unsafe driving conditions for motorists and will not glare, reflect, or spill onto adjacent business or residential areas.6.Lighting and display.(a)Static lighting shall comply with subsection 27-1406.A or the EMD provisions in this section.(b)Electronic message display (EMD) lighting shall comply with subsection 27-1405.C and the following:(1)A billboard EMD may be allowed on any off-premises/billboard sign face provided it conforms to all of the standards and requirements of the city sign code including the limitation on replacement of nonconforming off-premises billboard signs in subsection 27-1409(b) and the maintenance and repair requirements of section 27-1410.(2)A billboard EMD does not need to be incorporated in a freestanding or wall sign pursuant to subection 27-1405.C, the EMD may be used as the only sign area on the billboard sign face.7.Landscaping. The provisions of subsection 27-1406.B, Landscaping, apply to new and replacement billboards.8.Discontinuance. The city may order the removal of any billboard, without compensation, upon which the advertising or other message has been discontinued for more than sixty (60) continuous days. The owner shall either advertise upon or remove the billboard within thirty (30) days of written notification by the city. (Ord. No. 21-5748, § 3(Exh. A), 1-25-21; Ord. No. 23-5838, § 7, 6-12-23)