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County's Pilot Sign Collection Program Ends Tuesday, June 30th - Extension to be Considered

June 26, 2009 2 comments

In early 2009, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors (LCBOS) authorized the establishment of a three-month pilot volunteer sign collection program to remove illegally placed signs within the Commonwealth of Virginia's right-of-ways located in the county. The Code of Virginia (33.1-373; 33.1-375) prohibits advertising within the limit of any highway, which includes the roadway, shoulders and median strips.

Penalties for placing illegal signs can include removal of advertisement, fines and paying for the cost of removal.

Modeled after a program in Chesterfield County, the pilot program will end on Tuesday, June 30th. Although the volunteers will no longer be allowed to collect signs in the VDOT rights-of-way after that time, the LCBOS will review the effectiveness of the program and consider possible extension during the regular business meeting on Tuesday, July 21st.

Although DAAR supports the rules governing the placement of real estate related signs, several concerns have been expressed by members with respect to the volunteer sign group charged with enforcement including:

• Signs placed outside of the VDOT rights-of-way have been collected and disposed;
• Minimal shoulders or turn lanes in certain areas of the County create sign-placement challenges;
• Authorizing volunteers to pick up signs in the rights-of-way may contribute to hazardous road situations;
• Collection of signs unnecessarily hurts businesses during an unprecedented time of economic hardship.

In order to express your views about the program before the LCBOS, members are encouraged to participate in the LCBOS public input session on Monday, July 20th at 6:30 pm at the Loudoun County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg or email the LCBOS. Members may sign-up to speak to the LCBOS in advance by following these procedures.

If you would like to share your views with DAAR or have any questions, please contact Christine Windle, Government Affairs and Communications Director, cwindle@dullesarea.com or 703/727-2144.

Comments (2)

By Gary Simpson on May 31, 2009 9:19 AM

Hi Christine,

Although we all support safety in our community, overreacting and taking rules too far can have a serious unintended impact on our local economy. Economist widely agree that the housing market leads economic activity and as housing goes so goes the the health of our economy. So, taking away one of the most effective tools for identifying and motivating home buyers will have a severe and dampening effect on an already weak market, thus slowing any recovery momentum. I would argue that temporary advertising on public roadways outside of the five foot restriction is an acceptable compromise and has been and is still a part of the American right of free trade and should not be extinguished by overexcited civic czars. Please stand up for our rights!

By Mary Wright on June 26, 2009 7:12 PM

The real estate signs would be fine if agents would remove them when they are finished with them. All too often, they just stay and fade away and become more trash along the roadway.

The purpose of the sign removal program was to eliminate the unsightly collections of signs that remain along the roadway - mostly signs for builders and developers. I live in an area where this is prevalent and I feel my property value is negatively affected by the masses of unsightly signs that are always along the roadway.

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