Digital Billboards
Sign Regulations
Rules governing digital and electronic billboards, including size limits, brightness and dwell-time standards, and the ongoing legal fight in cities like LA.
How Digital Billboards Rules Differ by Place
Auburn, AL: Auburn, AL Digital Sign and Billboard Ban
Heavy RestrictionsAuburn bans off-premise signs outright, which rules out standalone digital billboards, and separately prohibits any moving, rotating, flashing or animated sign under Section 604. The…
Anchorage, AK: Anchorage Bans Digital Billboards
Heavy RestrictionsAnchorage's zoning code prohibits billboards and other off-premise advertising signs outright, digital or static, citywide.
Coconino County, AZ: Coconino County Billboard Ban & Digital Signs
Heavy RestrictionsCoconino County bans billboards outright in every zone under Section 4.2.B.2.A of the Zoning Ordinance. Electronic message boards that exist as on-premise signs cannot blink or flash…
Dothan, AL: Dothan Digital Billboard Display Standards
Some RestrictionsThe City of Dothan allows off-premise billboards to carry digital or electronic displays, but bars any animation or full-motion video, caps transition time at two seconds, and keeps…
Huntsville, AL: Huntsville Electronic Display Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsHuntsville caps digital sign changes to once per 15 minutes on side streets, bans blinking and scrolling, and forces off-hours dimming in residential areas.
Mobile, AL: Mobile Digital Billboard Standards
Some RestrictionsMobile allows off-premise digital billboards in commercial and industrial zones but caps how fast images can change, bans blinking or scrolling effects, and sets buffers from…
Cities & Counties with Digital Billboards Rules
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Political Signs
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Garage Sale Signs
Where you can place signs advertising a garage or yard sale, including restrictions on utility poles, medians, and public right-of-way.
Holiday Displays
Rules for seasonal decorations, lights, inflatables, and lawn displays, including the sign-permit exemptions most codes give them and any limits on timing, size, or placement.
Window Signs
Limits on the percentage of window area that may be covered by signs in storefronts, including transparency rules for safety visibility into businesses.
Freeway-Facing Signs
Restrictions on commercial signs visible from freeways, including height, illumination, and outdoor advertising act compliance.