Legal Opinion
City of Lakewood v. Colfax Unlimited Ass'n, Inc.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 21, 1981No. 28478PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBOFSKY, Justice.
The defendant City of Lakewood appeals from an order of the Jefferson County District Court declaring that section 3-3 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance (the Sign Code or Code) is unconstitutional. Because we conclude that many of the Code’s provisions violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and cannot be severed from the remainder of the Code, we affirm the judgment below.
The plaintiff-appellees are owners and users of commercial on-premises advertising signs in Lakewood. 1 The named plaintiffs, Colfax Unlimited Association, Inc.; Wash-…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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