Scenic Arizona v. City of Phoenix Board of Adjustment

OPINION

BROWN, Judge.

¶ 1 The City of Phoenix Board of Adjustment (“Board”) granted a use permit to American Outdoor Advertising, Inc. (“American Outdoor”) to operate an electronic billboard adjacent to Interstate 17. 1 The Neighborhood Coalition of Greater Phoenix, along with Scenic Arizona, 2 petitioned for special action in the superior court, asserting the billboard would violate Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 28-7903 (1998), 3 a provision of the Arizona Highway Beautification Act (“AHBA”). The court determined that Scenic had standing to challenge the Board’s decision, but…