Council OKs Billboard Inspection Fee Program
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday agreed to begin charging billboard companies an annual fee to pay for the inventory and inspection of signs in the city.
Starting Oct. 1, billboard owners will be required to pay the city $315 per sign each year in exchange for a certificate, which must be affixed to each billboard.
The program is intended to help city inspectors identify illegal signs, estimated at about 4,000 citywide.
“This will place the full burden where it belongs: on the billboard industry,” said Councilman Jack Weiss, who pushed for the fee.
Signs that are deemed illegal will be torn down, Weiss said.
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