Sign Regulation and First Amendment Protections Overview

This content discusses the regulation and limitations surrounding signs, focusing on cases such as Reed v. Gilbert (2015) where the Supreme Court addressed unequal treatment of sign categories based on content. It also touches on the protection of commercial speech under the First Amendment and the considerations for content-neutral approaches in signage. The narrative emphasizes the importance of upholding free speech rights while managing sign placement and appearance in public spaces.

• Sign Regulation
• First Amendment
• Content Neutral
• Commercial Speech
• Supreme Court

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1. SIGN REGULATION LIMITATIONS Lacey Commission on Equity Ryan Andrews, Planning Manager Grant Beck, Planning & Development Services Manager

2. FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

3. REED V. GILBERT (2015) The town of Gilbert, AZ imposed far more restrictions on Temporary Directional Signs Related to a Qualifying Event than on Ideological Signs or Political Signs

4. REED V. GILBERT (2015) The U.S. Supreme Court held that a town sign code that treats various categories of signs differently based on the information they convey violates the First Amendment. ELECT Andrews & Beck Planning Group, Inc. Ryan Andrews Planning Manager

5. COMMERCIAL FREEDOMOF SPEECH Commercial speech is a form of protected communication under the First Amendment, but it does not receive as much free speech protection as forms of noncommercial speech, such as political speech.

6. CONTENT-NEUTRAL APPROACHES LOCATION Zoning District, Public Right-of-way APPEARANCE Size, Height, Materials TYPE Freestanding, Monument, Banners, Inflatable PORTABILITY Abandoned, Dilapidated CONDITION Abandoned, Dilapidated

7. THANK YOU!