A city can’t use the building permit process to force a billboard down without paying just compensation. That’s the lesson of Lamar v Clinton Township. Here are the facts. Lamar Advertising owned a non-conforming billboard in Clinton Township, Michigan on land leased from Paul Turkal. The billboard lease had a […]
By Chris Zukin, President, Meadow Outdoor Advertising, Dalles, OR Governor Kate Brown signed long-sought legislation April 10th , 2018 to protect billboards from un-compensated government taking. In the past, the state paid only salvage value. The new law requires the state to pay full compensation for loss of an outdoor […]
By Myron Laible OAAA Vice President State, Local, and Regulatory Affairs I was chatting with 30-year billboard veteran Larry Alder about local regulatory battles in Idaho . . . Larry mentioned that his longtime boss Scott Butterfield would retire soon (Scott’s last day is January 5, 2018). Butterfield was instrumental, […]
Alamogordo, New Mexico city staff presented a proposed new sign ordinance at the City Commission meeting on August 22nd. The ordinance, as proposed, would make the addition of new billboards unlawful. It would also require that existing billboards would have to be removed over the next 5 years. There would […]
By Paul Wright, ASA Have you ever had a sign taken by a government agency? If it happens, don’t worry, it’s not the end of the world. First, keep in mind that the government has the power of Eminent Domain, which means that they can take private property for public […]
