Legal Opinion
Summey Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. County of Henderson
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided December 19, 1989No. 8829SC900PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORR, Judge.
The ordinance in question concerns the regulation of certain outdoor advertising signs. It was enacted on 21 May 1986 by the Henderson County Board of Commissioners pursuant to G.S. 153A-121(a). The purpose of the ordinance:
[I]s to permit such signs that will not, by their reason, size, location, construction, state of repair, or manner of display, endanger the public safety of individuals, confuse, mislead or obstruct the vision necessary for traffic safety, or otherwise endanger public health, safety and welfare. Signs, if improperly constructed, located, or concentrated in large…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San DiegoSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Hyde Insurance Agency, Inc. v. Dixie Leasing Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1975
- A-S-P Associates v. City of RaleighSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- MATTER OF HARBISON v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
- Walker v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
- National Advertising Company v. City of Raleigh, North Carolina, Southern Environmental Law Center, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- State v. GuiceCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
- Town of Islip v. ZalakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Onslow County v. MooreCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1998
- Maynor v. Onslow CountyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997
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