Sign rules get overhaul talk as Reed v. Gilbert constrains content-based controls
Staff briefed the commission on how the Supreme Court's Reed v. Gilbert decision forces content-neutral rules for signs; discussion focused on sidewalk signs, banners, real-estate signs and political-sign preemption by state statute.
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Matt told the commission that the Reed v. Town of Gilbert Supreme Court ruling limits the town's ability to regulate signs based on content. “The Reed versus Town of Gilbert Supreme Court ruling is, basically says that when you manage signs, your, regulations have to be content neutral,” he explained, and flagged temporary signs—real estate, sidewalk sandwich boards and banners—as the area that will require careful drafting.
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