Legal Opinion
Lamar Advertising of Tennessee, Inc. v. City of Knoxville
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 10, 1995PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GODDARD, Presiding Judge (Eastern Section).
The City of Knoxville appeals the Chancellor’s application of T.C.A. 13-7-208 to two billboards owned by Lamar Advertising of Tennessee, located along Interstate 40/75 in Knoxville. The area in which the signs are located — south of the interstate and east of Cedar Bluff Road — is zoned Planned Commercial; billboards are prohibited. However, the Chancellor found that the billboards are non-conforming uses and allowed Lamar to remove and replace them under T.C.A. 13-7-208.
After reviewing precedent and the Chancellor’s opinion, we reverse.
Lamar…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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