Vanderburgh County, IN Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)

B allows off-premises signs at all: the C-2, C-4, M-1, M-2, and M-3 districts, never the county's agricultural or residential zones. 270(B)(4) then governs how the digital face itself must operate. Message duration is the headline rule: on-premises electronic message signs must hold each image for at least three seconds between transitions, while off-premises EMSs, the digital billboards, must hold for at least eight seconds, and no sign may flash or blink faster than that floor. Spacing is separate from the duration rule: an on-premises EMS must sit at least 200 feet from any dwelling and an off-premises EMS at least 300 feet, on top of the chapter's general off-premises spacing of 500 to 1,000 feet from the nearest other billboard along a controlled-access thoroughfare.

Only one electronic message sign is allowed per business on a single-use commercial lot, or one per integrated development such as a shopping center under common ownership. A property that installs an EMS forfeits the right to also run sidewalk signs, banners, or feather signs, and any malfunctioning EMS must be shut off immediately rather than left displaying a frozen image. 220(E) requires all EMS displays to use automatic dimming tied to ambient light, or switch to a dark background from sunset to sunrise.