Legal Opinion
United Business Commission v. City of San Diego
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 28, 1979No. Civ. 16731PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WIENER, J.
United Business Commission and D.H.E. Enterprises, Inc., appeal from a declaratory judgment which held the City of San Diego’s (City) on-premises sign ordinance (Ord. No. 11718 [new series] and its amendments) constitutional. For the reasons which we will discuss, we have concluded the ordinance, including the imposition of reasonable sign inventory fees, is a valid exercise of the city’s police power. The sign inventory fee is a regulatory license fee which does not violate the constitutional right of freedom of speech and does not deny to owners or users equal protection of…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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3Cited by64 opinions
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