A proposal before the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners calls for a change in the land development code that would drastically change the limitations on signage along highways and industrial areas.
Among the proposed changes: Highway billboards raised from 30 feet to 60 feet and local street signs raised from 15 feet to 30 feet. Every business that has 150 feet or more property fronting the street would be able to have a ground sign. And those signs could grow to 1,000 square feet; 2,000 square feet in industrial areas.
But probably the most drastic change would be the proposal allowing signs to be flashing or florescent.
This article appears in Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2007.