1.0Focus 2023https://focusdigitaldisplays.com/newsiteFocus 2023https://focusdigitaldisplays.com/newsiterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RrqSb2CHIA"><a href="https://focusdigitaldisplays.com/newsite/2011/10/12/sign-code/">Signs: Codes and Regulations</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://focusdigitaldisplays.com/newsite/2011/10/12/sign-code/embed/#?secret=RrqSb2CHIA" width="600" height="338" title="“Signs: Codes and Regulations” — Focus 2023" data-secret="RrqSb2CHIA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://focusdigitaldisplays.com/newsite/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Congratulations. Your business or organization has decided to upgrade to LED signage. After much deliberation, a decision has been made to place this new sign installation outside your front door, near a popular street corner in town. The idea is to reach as much of your target market as possible by grabbing their attention while they are in their cars. Everything sounds good and you anticipate the process to be smooth, until your local government steps in and alerts you to the fact that your sign location and/or content goes against local sign codes. All local governments and municipalities have their own rules for regulating the placement and content of signs in their area. The purpose, of course, is to maintain public safety and prevent any inappropriate content from being displayed. Like any other rule or law, these codes provide a very necessary purpose, and help in maintaining a civil society. Some basic examples of these sign codes include; prohibiting the posting of a sign too close to a street or prohibiting profanity or other inappropriate content from being displayed. Local governments are in business to maintain their communities, and regulating what can be built or displayed is a major part of that. There are certain things however, that the local government cannot ask of you. Your sign must be given an appropriate opportunity to be successful. In other words, a regulation demanding that your sign be placed behind a high patch of shrubs is unfair. Those passing by will […]