Roanoke County, VA Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)

Section 30-93-14(A) caps the total number of off-premises sign structures countywide as of September 23, 2003 and treats digital displays as a narrow exception within that cap rather than a separate sign category. b permits tri-vision changeable-message faces on existing and replacement structures. The technical limits are specific: the minimum dwell time an image must remain visible is ten seconds, and the maximum twirl time between image changes is three seconds, preventing the flicker effect that would otherwise distract drivers on adjacent roads. c: no closer than 500 feet to another off-premises sign, no closer than 200 feet to a residential district, park, school, library or religious assembly property, a height cap of 35 feet above the nearest abutting road edge, no roof mounting, no side-by-side or multi-decker faces, minimum setbacks of 40 feet from a right-of-way centerline or 15 feet from the front property line (whichever is greater) and 15 feet from side or rear lines, and a maximum sign area of 378 square feet plus 10 percent for embellishments. d, so any digital conversion still nets out the county's overall off-premises sign inventory.