Legal Opinion
City of Fort Collins v. Root Outdoor Advertising, Inc.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 5, 1990No. 88SC413PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rovira
On certiorari review, the City of Fort Collins (City) challenges the court of appeals decision in Root Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. City of Fort Collins, 759 P.2d 59 (Colo.App.1988), which held that (1) the City cannot require the removal of certain nonconforming signs, pursuant to a five-year amortization provision of its sign code, without paying just compensation; and (2) the City may not remove the signs and pay just compensation from its own resources, but must wait for Congress to appropriate federal funds. We believe that the Federal Highway Beautification Act and the Colorado Outdoor…
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