Tanner Advertising Group v. City of Brookhaven, GA

8/12/2019 Tanner Advertising Group v. City of Brookhaven, GA

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o Broo aven, Georgia a d as such be s he ul ma e respo s b ty r he issua ce or den

o per i s. De ndan Susa Ca o ay be se e w h p ocess a B oo haven C y Hall 4

Peach ree Road Fores Park Georg a

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A T See o Po Si ls theC y.

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Pla Ta er s he bus ness o buyin or leasi g la d upo which o pos s s

be used r he d sse a o o bo h co ercial a d o co erc al speech

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po e al sign loca ons i he C y

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prope y i he C y s g ed a ree e s au ho z g Tan er o erec and opera e billboard si

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r k a e Z n ng O d an e anuary a 7 00 p m. w h a d ead n a

a 30 p m

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On anua y 1 and 15 0 3 the City n i n idered a z ning r inan e

City whi h e ren ed a z ning map a "Ex i i

N z ning map wa atta hed t t e z ning dinan e.

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here n map de i ated a Z ning p City r khaven Ge rgia

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he pu rted z ning map the City r k aven wa n t ad pted pur uant t the

requirement t e Z ning Pr edure aw

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The e wa n z ning map phy i a y pre ent in the pu i meeting m n an a

1 013 and Janua y 15 2013 when a v te a taken n the Z ning Ordinan e

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z ning map wa made pa t e min te the Janua y 15 2013 meeting when th

z ning rdinan e and ign rdinan e we e v ted u n

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he map wa n t made avai a e pub i eview pri t the v te n it pu e

ad pti n

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On Janua y 15 2013 C un i m i E e madea m ti n t app ve Ordinan e 0 0 3

01 56 but id n t in ude a z ning map in hi m ti n

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With ut a va id unde ying z ning map a z ning dinan e i n va id


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pe ssio to post its sig s, it o ave bee a g ss ab se o isc etio to e Ta e '

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e to t e ack o a p ope a opte zo i ap t e Zo i g O a ce a Sig

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it as p ovi e o va i easo to e Ta e t post its sig s a T e is e tit e to

ec a ato j g e t t at t e it st a o Ta e to e ect its sig s it o t t e ee

zo i g app ova o a sig pe it

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4 7 .

Bec use t e Zonin O in nce n Sign in nce e inv li n unen ce e

City s p ovi e no v li e son to eny T n e e ission to post its si s n T nne s

entitle to ecl to y u ent t t t e City ust l o T nne to e ect its signs it out t e

nee zonin pp ov o si pe it.

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Pl inti inco o tes y e ence t e e tions in P p s 47 ove s if set t

ve ti e ein4 9 .

T e City c n o e no e ito ious e nse of its eni l of T nne s pplic tions

pe ission to post its si ns T e p ovis ons elie on y t e City s of ci s e inv li

unen ce le

T nne is entit e to n of tto ey s es ec use t e e is "co plete sence

y stici e iss e ofl o ct t t it coul ot e e son ly elieve t t cou t ou

cce t t e sse te c i e nse o ot e position. C G A. 9 1 14( ) T e City s

elie upon no v li co e section n no e son e inte p et tion of its co e in en n

T nne 's si n pe it pp ic tions

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T ne is entit e to n of tto ey s es pu su nt to O C.G A 9-1 14

ec se t e e is no su st nti usti c tion t e City's eni l of T nne s sign pe it

pplic tions


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W EREFORE P a nti anne d er is ng Gro p, LLC prays:

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allo ing anne to e ect its t ee si s;

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