Legal Opinion
Outdoor Systems, Inc. v. Cobb County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 19, 2001No. S01A0859PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
Outdoor Systems, Inc. (Outdoor) owns property in Cobb County on which an advertising sign is located. Because the parcel is put to no other use, the sign is considered “off-premises.” Cobb County adopted a Sign Ordinance which prohibited any new off-premises signs, but allowed existing ones to remain, subject to certain conditions. Section 134-346 of the ordinance permitted only minor maintenance and upkeep of nonconforming signs and provided that, when such a sign was destroyed or toppled by an Act of God, a variance would not be issued to re-erect it. After its sign was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Fulton County v. SpratlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
- Osteen v. OsteenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- O S Advertising Co. of Georgia, Inc. v. RubinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Ashkouti v. City of SuwaneeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. GwynesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- In Re JbcCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
- Jefferson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
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