Now that cities are re-writing their city ordinances, you may want to read the U.S. Supreme Court decision from 2015 that brought sign ordinances under scrutiny, Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Arizona.
The gist of the decision is that city sign ordinances cannot regulate signs based on the content. For example, an “Open House” sign cannot be regulated differently than a political sign.
If you don’t want to read the entire decision, read Justice Alito’s opinion (pg 22). He specified and gave concrete examples of acceptable sign regulation.
WeMAR’s Sign Ordinance White Paper gives our view of how cities can create a sign ordinance that meets the Supreme Court standard while honoring private property rights and permitting business to promote goods and services.
WeMAR has also attended stakeholder meetings at the City of Peoria and given feedback on the proposed Peoria Sign Ordinance.