[OMS_MANAGERS] business sign removal for closed businesses

[Jonathan Stone]

Thanks Paul. My knowledge of what is possible is slim. We recently went
through a sign code update and as far as I know the city's lawyers were
pretty clear that business license does not apply as a criteria to sign
ownership.

On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 8:37 PM, Paul M Cohen <
paul.m.cohen at downtownbeaverton.org> wrote:

> 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.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> I apologize for any typos Siri might have made.
> (503) 803-6077
>
> On Sep 21, 2016, at 8:27 PM, Jonathan Stone <jon at downtownoregoncity.org>
> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Emma
>>
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