Springdale, AR Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)
Key Facts
- Flashing/animated signs
- Prohibited citywide
- Commercial-zone freestanding signs
- Must be nonflashing
- Ballpark overlay changeable copy
- 30-second minimum hold
- Citation
- Springdale Code of Ordinances § 98-60(a)(3)
Summary
Springdale's sign code bars animation, flashing lights, or intense illumination on any sign, including billboards, that impairs traffic safety or creates a nuisance, under Sec. 98-60(a)(3).
No sign shall be permitted, erected, used or maintained in the city which:(1)Is not constructed in full compliance with the current adopted building code and the electrical wiring standards of National Electrical Code and with the approved plastic materials specified in the current adopted building code, as applicable, and with the requirements of section 98-62, whichever is more restrictive, and with all other applicable provisions of this chapter and the city code except signs exempt from permit requirements of article II of this chapter and except as otherwise herein provided.(2)Is not permanently attached and anchored in full compliance with the construction requirements of this chapter and the current adopted building code, whichever is more restrictive, except for signs exempt from permit requirements of article II of this chapter and except for temporary signs.(3)Contains or consists of such animation, flashing or focused light, lighting, noise or illumination of such intensity so as to impair the safety of the public, unduly disturb the use of any property or otherwise constitute a nuisance or hazard
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 145).
Full Breakdown
Springdale Code of Ordinances § 98-60(a)(3) prohibits any sign, billboards included, that contains animation, flashing or focused light, lighting, noise, or illumination intense enough to impair public safety, disturb property use, or create a nuisance or traffic hazard. Section 98-2 separately defines 'flashing sign' to exclude slow, mechanical copy changes such as electronic time/temperature displays, and Sec. 98-63 limits most commercial-zone freestanding and wall signs to nonflashing designs. The Ballpark Area/Southwest Springdale District Overlay (Zoning Ordinance Article 12, § 3.8.a(8)) separately permits electronic changeable-copy signs there, but only if each message or image holds for at least thirty seconds before changing.
Violations & Fines
A flashing, animated, or unsafely bright digital sign is a prohibited sign under Sec. 98-60, subject to permit revocation and removal by the chief city inspector plus fines under Sec. 98-5.
Frequently Asked Questions
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