CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The City Council has approved the first reading of an update to regulations that allow electronic message centers in the Madison Street Urban Design Overlay District.
In addition, the council approved the second half of an ordinance to make changes to citywide lighting regulations.
What is an electronic message center?
Last week, Regional Planning Director Jeffrey Tyndall clarified what electronic message centers are: “It’s an LED sign that provides words, text, pictures, and they do have opportunities to move and have motion, and they can change frequently,” he said.
When the city first allowed electronic message centers back in the 1990s and early 2000s, no rules were put into place…