2026 Regular Session
HB 4423
Eliminating specific statutory restrictions on outdoor advertisement
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Bill overview
This bill aims to remove several restrictions currently in place regarding outdoor advertisements in West Virginia. Specifically, it seeks to eliminate limitations on sign size, motion, lighting, and placement near certain public spaces. The current law restricts various aspects of outdoor advertising, including motion, flashing lights, and proximity to sensitive locations.
Key provisions
- Removal of restrictions on sign motion and rotation.
- Elimination of prohibitions against using words like 'stop' or 'danger'.
- Removal of restrictions on imitating traffic signs.
- Removal of limitations on sign size and area.
- Removal of restrictions on lighting intensity and flashing lights.
- Elimination of prohibitions against painting or attaching signs to natural features.
- Removal of restrictions on sign placement near churches, schools, and parks (with exceptions for utility markers).
- Removal of restrictions on stacked sign faces.
Who is affected
- Businesses involved in outdoor advertising
- Property owners with outdoor advertising signs
- The West Virginia Department of Transportation
- Municipalities
- Local communities
Notable changes
- The bill removes restrictions on sign size and area.
- It eliminates the prohibition on signs that involve motion or rotation.
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