electronic signs

*** M'boro City Council meet corn cob, introduce to rear end ***

The following bill will be introduced in next Tuesday's Council meeting:

RESOLUTION NO. __________________

A resolution requesting the Vice Mayor to appoint a task force to study the Metropolitan Government’s existing sign ordinance and to make recommendations to the Council regarding appropriate modifications to the sign ordinance.

Item # 2
Project No. Zone Change 2008Z-023T
Name Digital and LED Signs
Council Bill BL2007-152
Council District Countywide
School District N/A
Requested by Councilmember Charlie Tygard

Staff Reviewer Regen
Staff Recommendation Disapprove.

Charlie Tygard's newest version of the LED and Digital Sign bill will be heard before the Metro Planning Commission on Thursday, March 27th at 4:00 pm. The bill has some minor changes, but will still greatly impact residential areas.

Where the hell is the mainstream news media on this? An Enclave reader dishes the news on Metro Planning's questioning of the legality of digital signs, both proposed and already existing (emphasis mine):

Where the hell is the mainstream news media on this? An Enclave reader dishes the news on Metro Planning's questioning of the legality of digital signs, both proposed and already existing (emphasis mine):

Proposal would ease residential zoning restrictions on electronic signs; some people are upset
By MICHAEL CASS • Staff Writer (Tennessean) • March 18, 2008

A proposal to let Nashville churches and schools put up electronic signs in residential areas is upsetting some residents, who fear the steady glare of bright lights piercing their leafy streets.

Michael Cass picks up on a story from the

A story on CM Charlie Tygard's attempts to authorize LED signs for a church, which was reported first here on Enclave, was picked up this afternoon by Tennessean reporter Michael Cass at the