Legal Opinion
United Outdoor Advertising Co. v. Business, Transportation & Housing Agency
California Supreme Court
Decided January 7, 1988No. L.A. 32308PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
We are called upon to apply a provision of the Outdoor Advertising Act (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 5200 et seq.) that permits the placement of billboards along certain types of highways in areas “zoned under authority of state law primarily to permit industrial or commercial activities” (id., § 5205). We conclude that the billboards proposed herein, which are to be erected on sites where commercial activities are allowed simply upon issuance of a conditional use permit, do not meet the requirements of the Outdoor Advertising Act.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Whitcomb Hotel, Inc. v. California Employment CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Essick v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
- Nelson v. DeanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- Tustin Heights Assn. v. BD. OF SUPERVISORS OF ORANGE CTY.California Court of Appeal · 1959
- Neighborhood Action Group v. County of CalaverasCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Department of Transportation v. Outdoor Media GroupCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
- People v. MezaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
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