Create program to reduce number of billboards citywide
In Plain English
Richmond currently has billboards throughout the city that some residents consider visual clutter. The proposed program would establish rules and methods to decrease the total number of these advertising signs. If approved, fewer billboards would be visible from streets and neighborhoods over time.
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Votes
Substitute motion · Official minutes
to direct staff to provide answers and information about the exchange program to the Council
7 aye · 1 nay · 1 abstain
Why This Vote Matters
The council voted to have staff provide more information about a billboard exchange program that could reduce visual clutter throughout Richmond. With broad support, seven members approved the motion while Vice Mayor Bates opposed it and Councilmember Marquez abstained. This vote doesn't create the billboard reduction program yet—it simply asks city staff to research and report back on how such a program might work. Residents will have to wait for that information before the council decides whether to actually move forward with reducing billboards in the city.
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Motion · Official minutes
to have staff work with the billboard company to implement the exchange of some billboards in some locations and report back to the Council for review
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