The Finney County Commission on Monday approved an amendment to the county’s zoning regulations regarding signs and outdoor advertising, altering the rules on electronic message boards and signs in residential areas.
Prior to the change, the code allowed the electronic signs in residential zoning districts with restrictions regarding brightness, how long they can be used and how often the sign can change messages. The changes came in light of the boards’ evolving technology, which give owners more control over the displays, said Kaleb Kentner, neighborhood and development services director.
Using similar sign code ordinances from Topeka and Manhattan, as well as Madison, Wis., staff drafted an ammendment that dictates the boards’ maximum luminance will be 5,000 nits from sunrise to sunset and 500 nits from sunset to sunrise, and that they must be equipped with an automatic dimmer.
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