City of Hot Springs v. Carter

Jack Holt, Jr.,

Chief Justice. This case involves the constitutionality of a municipal sign ordinance.

The appellant, the City of Hot Springs (City), passed Ordinance No. 3987, subsequently amended by Ordinance No. 4035, establishing comprehensive guidelines for the regulation of signs within the City’s limits. Ordinance No. 3987, as amended, provides in pertinent part as follows:

III. DEFINITIONS

Portable temporary attraction sign: A single or double surface, internally illuminated, painted or poster panel type sign or some variation thereof, which is temporary in nature, usually mounted on…