Gresham, OR Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)
Key Facts
- Max EMC area
- 8 square feet
- Placement
- Freestanding or wall sign only
- Combination limit
- Not both sign types
- Zones
- Commercial, mixed-use, industrial districts
Summary
Gresham doesn't allow stand-alone digital billboards: an electronic message center may only be built into a freestanding or wall sign, and the electronic panel itself is capped at 8 square feet.
3. Electronic Message Center. An electronic message center may be incorporated into either a freestanding sign or wall sign, but not both. The electronic message center shall be an integral part of the sign design and shall not exceed 8 square feet in area.
Full Breakdown
Stand-alone digital billboards aren't a permitted sign type in Gresham. In the city's commercial, mixed-use and industrial districts, an electronic message center may be incorporated into either a freestanding sign or a wall sign, but not both on the same site, and the electronic component is capped at 8 square feet no matter how large the host sign is. A related readerboard provision separately caps automated message changes at once per 24 hours except for emergency notices, underscoring that these are treated as small accent features rather than billboard-scale advertising.
Violations & Fines
An electronic message center over 8 square feet, built as a stand-alone structure, or added to both a freestanding and a wall sign on one site violates Development Code § A6.100(F)(3) and isn't permit-eligible as installed.
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