Billboards or poster panels.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 7-245
in effectSec. 7-245. - Billboards or poster panels.
No billboard or poster panel shall be erected within the corporate limits except in compliance with the following procedures and standards:
(1) Written application for a billboard or poster panel permit shall be filed with the building official.
(2) The permit shall be issued if the billboard or poster panel meets the following standards:
a. Location within six hundred sixty (660) feet of the right-of-way of the interstate system or primary system of highways.
b. No larger than six hundred (600) square feet per sign face and no more than two (2) sign faces per billboard or poster panel.
c. Located on property zoned B-2, B-3, B-4, I and A.
d. A maximum height of forty-five (45) feet measured from the ground upon which the sign base is mounted.
e. Not within five hundred (500) feet of an existing billboard or poster panel.
f. Proposed poster panel or billboard must meet the minimum setback requirements for the zoning district in which it is to be located.
(Ord. No. 3791, § 5, 10-20-87; Ord. No. 4036, § 5, 11-21-95; Ord. No. 4290, § 1, 9-5-2006; Ord. No. 4305, § 1, 1-16-2007; Ord. No. 4401, § 1, 3-6-2012)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH7BUBURE_ARTIXSI_S7-245BIPOPAFetched: 11/1/2026