State v. Spano

Waite, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, Armando Spano, pleaded guilty to, and was convicted of, one count of violating Canfield Township’s zoning ordinances, and he was fined $25 for failure to obtain a special-event zoning permit. Appellant operates a car dealership in Canfield, and the violations arose from signs he put up advertising a sale at the dealership. Canfield’s zoning regulations require a person to obtain a permit before setting up a special-event advertising device. Appellant contends that the zoning regulation is unconstitutional because it engages in prior restraint and gives…