Billboard Ordinance Info

from Evergreener Bill Bullock

City Council is scheduled to vote on Tuesday, March 7 whether or not to soften the current sign ordinance. An effort is underway to remove the restrictions that were passed in 1999 and begin allowing new billboards to be erected on streets like Poplar, Union, Summer and Lamar. With only a handful of opponents to this being on hand at the last Council meeting when this was expected to have been voted on, one Council member noted that this obviously was not an important issue for residents of Memphis.

While Evergreen has gone on record supporting the current more restrictive ordinance, those close to this situation believe that a significant showing at Tuesday's City Council meeting will be necessary to achieve success. If you are interested in keeping new billboards from being built along our city streets, plan on attending this meeting.

While the session is slated to start at 3:30, it is likely that this item will not come up prior to 4 p.m., and could be much later. City Council meets on the first floor of City Hall, 125 N. Main Street. Parking is available close by including several lots on the west side of Front Street south of Poplar.