A group that seeks to limit the impact of billboard's on St. Paul's urban environment lost a round in court this month. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Clear Channel Outdoor, over the advocacy group Scenic St. Paul, as
Courthouse News Service reports:
"For several years, Clear Channel regularly granted its customers temporary billboard extensions that gave them greater creative freedom over the signs.
"But as complaints about the extensions mounted, a local group called Scenic St. Paul suggested banning billboard extensions altogether, instead of charging a permit fee for each extension, as the city's zoning committee had discussed.
"The ordinance, adopted by unanimous vote in March 2006, stated, 'No sign shall be enlarged or altered in a way which increases its nonconformity. Billboard extensions are not permitted.'"
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