NolaAuTiger 3,295 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Contest Promotions, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco, California Section 611 of the San Francisco Planning Code provides that “no new general advertising signs shall be permitted at any location within the City as of March 5, 2002.” This ban applies to any sign “which directs attention to a business, commodity, industry or other activity which is sold, offered or conducted elsewhere than on the premises upon which the Sign is located,” and also to any sign advertising a product or service that is “only incidentally” offered on the premises. Issue before SCOTUS: Whether the First Amendment permits a municipality to ban all signs, of any kind, advertising off-premises commercial activity, without making any showing that the ban furthers a substantial government interest in a direct, material and tailored way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanTiger 20,542 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Yeah, that sounds like an overreach that's destined to get smacked down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ATX 13,654 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Keep me updated on this case Nola. Super intriguing, but my initial instinct is that the local government will lose here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NolaAuTiger 3,295 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 @Brad_ATX @TitanTiger I agree with y’all. Surprisingly though, the lower court dismissed plaintiff’s suite becuase they determined that the ordinance advances a legitimate governmental interest. On appeal, that decision was affirmed. Now, I’m not sure whether the Supreme Court has decided to take the case. I’m willing to bet that they will. I believe they will decide the case differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 11,513 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Hilton Head island has had strong restrictions on commercial signs for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,481 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Germantown, TN does or did as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,204 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 11 minutes ago, homersapien said: Hilton Head island has had strong restrictions on commercial signs for years. Local governments are generally given very broad latitude on this sort of thing. We'll see just how broad they can be. 1 hour ago, NolaAuTiger said: Now I'm not sure whether the Supreme Court has decided to take the case. I’m willing to bet that they will. I believe they will decide the case differently. Think we'll know on the 23rd whether they'll grant cert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NolaAuTiger 3,295 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, AUDub said: Think we'll know on the 23rd whether they'll grant cert. If you visit SCOTUS blog, you can read the amicus briefs as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTiger 7,908 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Don't know about now but Peachtree City used to have some pretty stringent codes regarding signage and advertising. Have noticed a few place around Tallahassee appear to follow a like standard. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,434 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Boca Raton Fl. use to not sure anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUB78 1,365 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 6 hours ago, AUDub said: Local governments are generally given very broad latitude on this sort of thing. We'll see just how broad they can be. Think we'll know on the 23rd whether they'll grant cert. You are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 What I've noticed is limits on size and height....but perhaps that's a compromise to the business community and consumers......since both benefit from signs of some sort that let people know where stores are located and what they sell. Lots of places have restrictions on billboards though......for example in the state of Mississippi on I-10 apparently has laws that casino signs have to be at least 20 feet apart and no more than 2000 SF in size with height limits of 50 feet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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