Franklin County, OH Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)

541.137 - Lights and Movement Limitations - The following limitations shall apply to all billboards that utilize special effects including a time and temperature device and/or message center, a three-dimensional display, and any display that utilizes movement or gives the appearance of movement: 1.) Flashing lights or bare bulb illumination shall not be permitted on any billboard except for a time and temperature device or a message center. 2.) All parts of a billboard special effect display shall be contained within the boundaries of the sign faces. 3.) Each advertising face utilizing a copy change procedure shall display each individual copy a minimum of seven (7) seconds. 4.) No part of a three-dimensional billboard display shall project perpendicularly more than thirty-six (36) inches from the plane of the sign face. 5.) A revolving or rotating billboard shall not be permitted, except that elements forming a sign face may rotate as part of a copy change procedure. Each permitted revolving element shall be limited to a maximum of eight (8) revolutions per minute. 6.) Auditory effects, including music, shall not be permitted as part of any billboard display.