Dakota Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. City of Bismarck

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Dakota Outdoor- Advertising, LLC (“Dakota”) appeals from the district court’s order affirming the Bismarck Board of Commissioner’s (“Board”) decision affirming the Bismarck Planning and Zoning Commission’s (“Commission”) denial of an application for a special use permit. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] Dakota entered into a lease with Boutrous Group, the owner of real property in Bismarck near the intersection of East Capitol- Avenue and State Street. Dakota intended to erect a digital billboard on the property. Because the sign would be digital and located less than 300 feet from a…