Tag: sign regulations

Rothfelder On The Sign Regulator’s Challenge

In addition to my representation of the sign industry in a variety of regulatory disputes and business transactions, my “night job” was as the former Mayor for 16 years and the current City Attorney for the last 10 of the City of Southside Place, a predominantly residential suburb of Houston, […]

Rothfelder On Reagan vs Cedar Park And Standing

Billboard Insider has previously reported that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of the City of Austin to Reagan National’s and Lamar Outdoor’s successful First Amendment challenge to the on-premise/off-premise distinction in the Austin Sign Code. More specifically, in Reagan and Lamar vs Austin, the United States […]

Pequot Lakes amends sign code

The Brainerd Dispatch reports that the Pequot Lakes, Minnesota planning commission and city council have approved an ordinance to the zoning code to permit signs along the new highway 371.  You can read the proposed amendment here.  The code includes the following: The approval of offsite digital and static billboards […]

Aldermen Oppose Legal New Haven Digital Sign

  The New Haven Register reports two New Haven aldermen are opposing a digital billboard which has been legally erected at 1057 Whalley Avenue and Emerson Street.  the 10 by 23 foot digital billboard has been erected legally by Advertex, a company owned by Alex Churilov.  Alderman Richard Furlow, D-27,  […]

Carlsbad, NM and Artesia, NM reviewing sign regs.

The Current Argus reports that the Carlsbad, New Mexico city council has placed a 60 day moratorium on billboard permits and is reviewing the city’s sign ordinance.  The towns ordinance limits sign size, height, set back and placement but does not limit size. Nearby Artesia, New Mexico has proposed a […]

GEFT and Westfield Legal Fight Heats Up

Last week Insider wrote that GEFT Outdoor has filed a Reed v Gilbert lawsuit against the town of Westfield, IN for denying a digital sign permit.  GEFT commenced construction and city personnel intervened and things got interesting. The city issued a stop work order but apparently didn’t follow its own […]

Outdoor Legal: Know What Your Sign Code Says About Abandoned Signs

You need to know what your sign code says about abandoned signs.  Sometimes it makes sense to leave advertising on a sign even after a contract runs out to avoid having a sign declared abandoned.  An  April 12, 2016  Missouri Appeals Court ruling highlights the importance of knowing what your sign code […]

Morrow Considering New Sign Ordinance

The Morrow, Georgia City council had its first reading on a revised sign ordinance last tuesday according to News-Daily.  The ordinance is being revised to comply with Reed V Gilbert.  You can read the proposed ordinance in the May 10, 2016 City Council minutes. The proposed ordinance places all signs […]