Blue Springs, MO Sign Regulations: Freeway-Facing Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Approval
- Chapter 400 UDC review plus MHTC permit
- Distance from I-70 pavement
- Within 660 ft of edge of pavement
- Residential setback
- At least 300 ft from residential use/zone
- Spacing between billboards
- 2,000 ft on same side of I-70
- Max sign area
- 800 sq ft, 30 ft tall, 72 ft wide
- Support height
- 35 ft max, grade to sign face bottom
Summary
In the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, a freeway billboard must sit on private property contiguous to I-70's right-of-way, within 660 feet of the pavement edge, at least 300 feet from any residential use or district, and 2,000 feet from the next billboard, under City Code Section 501.090(B).
B. Billboards. ... 1. Approval. ... Shall only be permitted after: a. The use is approved as required by Chapter 400 (Unified Development Code); and b. A permit is issued by the State Highways and Transportation Commission, if required. ... ... 3. Location. Shall only be permitted when: a. Mounted Or Otherwise Placed. (1) On private property contiguous to the right-of-way of Interstate Highway 70 (I-70); (2) Within six hundred sixty (660) feet of the edge of the pavement of I-70 not including any on/off-ramps; and (3) At least three hundred (300) feet away or setback from any residential use or zoning district; b. A minimum spacing of two thousand (2,000) feet is maintained between billboards or digital billboards on the same side of I-70, when measured along the centerline of I-70 between the two (2) points that are created when a line perpendicular to said centerline intersects the leading edge of said billboards;
Full Breakdown
Section 501.090(B) treats billboards as a distinct off-premise sign type. Approval requires review under the Unified Development Code (Chapter 400) and, where applicable, a permit from the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission before a billboard can go up along I-70. Location standards confine billboards to private property contiguous to the I-70 right-of-way, within 660 feet of the edge of the interstate's pavement, excluding on/off-ramp pavement, and at least 300 feet from any residential use or residentially zoned district. Billboards on the same side of I-70 must be spaced at least 2,000 feet apart, measured along the highway centerline between perpendicular lines drawn to each sign's leading edge.
Additional setbacks apply along other rights-of-way (sign height plus 2 feet) and from the nearest structure (half the sign height). Dimensionally, a billboard cannot exceed 800 square feet of sign area, 30 feet in height, or 72 feet in width, and its support structure is capped at 35 feet from grade to the bottom of the sign face. Billboards may only have one or two sign faces and cannot be mounted on a building's roof or wall.
Violations & Fines
A billboard erected without the required Chapter 400 approval or state permit, or one that violates the 660-foot, 300-foot, or 2,000-foot siting standards, is a prohibited off-premise sign under Section 501.110(B)(1) and is subject to removal by Community Development. Violators face the Section 100.080 general penalty: a fine of up to $500, up to 90 days in jail, or both, with each day the violation continues treated as a separate offense.
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