Broken Arrow, OK Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)
Key Facts
- Night brightness cap
- 300 NITs (sunset to sunrise)
- Day brightness cap
- 5,000 NITs
- Minimum dwell time
- 8 seconds per message
- Digital signs per business
- one, wall or ground
Summary
Broken Arrow caps digital and LED sign brightness at 300 NITs at night and 5,000 NITs by day, bans flashing or moving messages, and requires an eight-second minimum dwell time.
No digital sign shall display an illuminative brightness of such intensity or brilliance that it impairs the vision or endangers the safety and welfare of any pedestrian, cyclist, or person operating a motor vehicle. No digital (LED) sign shall display an illuminative brightness exceeding 300 NITs at any time between one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise or 5,000 NITs between one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 43).
Full Breakdown
Under Zoning Ordinance Sec. 5-1-5.G.2.b, digital signs are primarily allowed in commercial or industrial districts; institutional uses in agricultural or residential districts need a conditional use permit. Only one digital sign is allowed per business, as a wall or ground sign. Messages must be static with constant light, held a minimum of eight seconds, and brightness cannot exceed 300 NITs after sunset or 5,000 NITs during the day. Signs need automatic ambient-light dimming and a default freeze mechanism if they malfunction, and cannot resemble traffic signals.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the brightness cap or running a malfunctioning digital sign without its default freeze mode is a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and 10 days in jail per day of violation (Sec. 8-1-3.C).
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