L.A.'s Proposed Billboard Ordinance Gauges Commercial Signage In Public Parks
Tuesday's presentation by Planning Department staff detailed a proposed ordinance on billboard regulation in L.A. The Planning and Land Use Management Committee (PLUM) of the L.A. City Council revisited this "familiar but long-neglected topic," reports Curbed LA.
The hour-long presentation was followed by two hours of public comment.
The ordinance aims to prevent further litigation and determine "to what extent do we need to reshape the foundation of signage rules," according to Deputy Planning Director Alan Bell.
Past attempts to regulate signage showed a lack of enforcement.
"There was always a reason that we couldn't keep signs in check," said PLUM Chair Ed Reyes.
Both sides expressed chagrin with the ordinance, and neighborhood groups strongly disapproved the ordinance's allowance of the city to "evaluate" placing commercial signage in public parks and on city property.
Also included in the proposed ordinance is grandfathering pending signage districts frozen by earlier litigation that would fail to meet the standards of the new ordinance.
PLUM plans to continue discussion on October 18.
