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<br />November 10, 2009/ Volume 3/ No. 21 <br /> <br />Zoning Bulletin <br /> <br />Validity of Zoning Regulations-City's sign <br />code treats commercial signs differently than. <br />noncommercial signs <br /> <br />Outdoor advertising company contends code violates the <br />First Amendment <br /> <br />Citation: RTM Media, L.L.G. v. City Of Houston, 2009 WL 3069528 <br />(5th Cir. 2009) <br /> <br />The Fifth U.S. Circuit has jurisdiction over Louisiana, Mississippi, <br />and Texas. <br /> <br />('~) <br /> <br />Fifth U.S. CIRCUIT (TEXAS) (09/28/09)-The city's sign code (the <br />"Coqe") prohibited .off-premises commercial signs, but excluded from <br />regulation all noncommercial signs. <br />I <br />RTM Media, L.L.C. was an outdoor advertising company. It owned <br />59 billboards in the city. <br /> <br />. The city sued RTM in state court. The city accused RTM of violat- (/?~) <br />ing the Code and being a public nuisance. <br /> <br /> <br />610 Opperman Drive . P.O. Box 64526' St. Paul, MN 55164-0526 <br />1~BOO-229-2084 . email: west.customerservice@thomsonreuters.com.west.thomson.com/quinlan <br />ISSN 0514-7905 . @ 2009 Thomson Reuters. All Rights Reserved. <br />Quinlan™ is a Thomson Reuters brand. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />@ 2009 Thomson Reuters <br /> <br />30 <br /> <br />,( ) <br /> <br />I <br />i <br />!i' <br />I <br />i <br />! <br />