Citizens Invited to Comment on Proposed Billboard Regulations

The City of Tacoma is exploring alternatives to its existing billboard regulations. The Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 5 p.m. in the Tacoma Municipal Building Council Chambers (747 Market St., 1st Floor) to receive public comment on proposed billboard regulations.

At the request of the Tacoma City Council, the Planning Commission has developed these proposed billboard regulations. The proposal would amend the Tacoma Municipal Code to create an exchange program in which new billboards would be allowed in certain areas in exchange for removing non-conforming billboards.  As proposed, the program would expand the areas where billboards would be allowed, reduce some development standards, incentivize removals from certain sensitive areas, and require removal or correction of all non-conforming billboards within 5 years.

For more information, visit cityoftacoma.org/planning and click on Billboard Regulations or contact Principal Planner John Harrington at jharring@cityoftacoma.org or call (253) 279-8950.