Natchez puts freeze on new billboards
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) – Natchez has temporarily halted new billboards going up in the city.
The Natchez Democrat reports the Board of Aldermen recently placed a moratorium on billboards in light of a current review of the city’s ordinance.
The aldermen have asked Interim City Planner Riccardo Giani to research billboard regulations in cities similar to Natchez.
Giani plans to introduce a text amendment to the city’s regulations in May for a recommendation from the Natchez Planning Commission to outline in the city’s off-premise sign regulations regarding billboard location, height and other provisions.
Alderwoman Sarah Smith said at a recent aldermen meeting she thinks a recent rush to erect billboards in the city has occurred in light of the board’s decision to review the guidelines.
