Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Lamar Advertising Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 13, 2002No. 1010479PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lamar Advertising Company, Inc. ("Lamar"), owns an outdoor advertising sign located on the southwest corner of Airport Boulevard and Azalea Road in Mobile. The sign was erected before 1994, when the City of Mobile adopted Zoning Ordinance No. IV, which regulates outdoor advertising signs. Lamar's sign was thus "grandfathered" in as a nonconforming sign. The sign was nonconforming in that (1) it exceeded the allowed square footage; (2) it is located closer to other signs than is now allowed; and (3) it is located closer to a residential area than is now allowed. Section G.3.b. of Ordinance No.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- DeKalb County LP Gas Co., Inc. v. Suburban Gas, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1998
- Gaston v. AmesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- League of Women Voters v. RenfroSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
- League v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- T.B. v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1997
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3Cited by16 opinions
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