Legal Opinion
Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego
California Supreme Court
Decided April 14, 1980No. L.A. 30782PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TOBRINER, J.
The City of San Diego enacted an ordinance which bans all off-site advertising billboards and requires the removal of existing billboards following expiration of an amortization period. Plaintiffs, owners of billboards affected by the ordinance, sued to enjoin its enforcement. Upon motion for summary judgment, the superior court *855adjudged the ordinance unconstitutional, and issued the injunction as prayed.
We reject the superior court’s conclusion that the ordinance exceeded the city’s authority under the police power. We hold that the achievement of the purposes recited in…
2Cases cited88 opinions
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3Cited by102 opinions
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