In 2015, a unanimous Supreme Court issued a decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert finding that there cannot be “content-based” discrimination in the rules that apply to temporary signs. Prior to enforcing any code violations regarding temporary signs (i.e. political, real estate, contractor), local jurisdictions should review their code sections to see if it conforms with this decision.
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Letter: Follow law on signs
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