[OMS_MANAGERS] business sign removal for closed businesses

[Paul M Cohen]

I don't think content neutrality applies. Every city in the US should have already moved to it or open themselves up to lawsuits after US Supreme Court, 9-0 Reed vs Gilbert Az decision last year.

One way to address it is for cities with business licenses to claim the sign is for unlicensed business and needs to come down.

If the sign is old there may be collectors interesting in buying them even for $1 it is a good deal if the buyer removes them.

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> On Sep 21, 2016, at 8:27 PM, Jonathan Stone <jon at downtownoregoncity.org> wrote:
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> Given the tendency for Oregon sign codes to move towards content neutrality it might be a hard sell. That being said there could be opportunity for code enforcement related to condition and upkeep.
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>> On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 2:24 PM, STUART Sheri * OPRD <Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov> wrote:
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>> Any thoughts for Emma? See message below….Sheri
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>> From: Emma Guida [mailto:emmagdda at gmail.com] 
>> Dallas Downtown Association
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>> I just had a quick question that I hope you could offer some guidance on. Dallas' downtown has a significant number of signs from old businesses that the previous owners have not yet taken down. I have spoken with Brian Dalton, the mayor, and someone from the city about it, and they say that the business owners have been asked to take the signs down multiple times in some cases, but have not yet. I was wondering if you had any advice on how best to go about this, or if the only way is to for the city to take more punitive measures. Any thoughts would be appreciated! Thanks so much.
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>> Best,
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>> Emma
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