Billboard consolidation and relocation text amendment
Carroll County
Summary
Existing non-conforming billboards can currently only be rebuilt in place. A proposed amendment would let owners consolidate multiple billboards on a property into one location with no increase in total square footage. A public hearing is being scheduled.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed May 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
Clear Channel says industry-standard signs would be more efficient to maintain and more leaseable; no direct county cost.
Billboard owners who could consolidate signs; residents get a say at the hearing.
Billboard owners seeking consolidation flexibility.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Board of County Commissioners Open Session - May 14, 2026
Commissioners declined to adopt amendments that would have let billboard owners consolidate existing signs onto one location. The issue isn't dead — staff and the Planning Commission were told to look at billboards and digital boards again in the future.
Board of County Commissioners Open Session - Feb 5, 2026
Existing non-conforming billboards can currently only be rebuilt in place. A proposed amendment would let owners consolidate multiple billboards on a property into one location with no increase in total square footage. A public hearing is being scheduled.
Carroll County Planning and Zoning Commission - Jan 20, 2026
New rules would let billboard companies consolidate smaller nonconforming signs into fewer, larger signs — up to 672 square feet per panel and 50 feet tall — with electronic messaging allowed in commercial and industrial zones. Fewer signs clutter the roads, but consolidated ones would be bigger and taller than what's there now.
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