Legal Opinion

Don's Porta Signs, Inc., West Coast Sign Co. Ltd., Signs by Design of Florida, Inc. v. City of Clearwater

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided October 13, 1987No. 86-3159PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge:

The City of Clearwater appeals from a judgment of the district court declaring the City’s regulation of portable signs to be in violation of the first amendment and granting injunctive relief. We reverse.

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The City of Clearwater is a resort community with several miles of beaches located on the west coast of Florida. Since the City relies heavily on tourism, preserving a visually attractive environment is of great importance to the community. On August 29, 1985, the City adopted a comprehensive Land Development Code which, among oth er things, regulates the…

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