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December 25, 2010 Volume 41 No. 24 <br />Zoning Bulletin <br />Vested Rights —Sign company applies for permit <br />for digital billboard two days before city adopts <br />ordinance prohibiting digital billboards <br />Sign company claims vested right to digital billboard use <br />Citation: Lamar Co., LLC v. City of Kansas City, 2010 WL 4449294 <br />(Mo. Ct. App. W.D. 2010) <br />MISSOURI (11/09/10) —This case addressed the issue of whether <br />if a permit is applied for under one ordinance and then amendments <br />are adopted to that ordinance, the permit applicant has a vested right <br />to the application of the prior zoning ordinance. <br />The Background/Facts: On September 4, 2007, the Lamar Com- <br />pany LLC ( "Lamar ") submitted to the city a sign permit application. <br />Lamar sought to convert its existing billboards in the city to digital <br />billboards. <br />Two days later, on September 6, 2007, the city passed the "Digital <br />Sign Ordinance" (the "DSO "). The DSO prohibited outdoor adver- <br />For authorization to photocopy, please contact the Copyright Clearance Center at222 Rosewood `c <br />Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA (978) 750 -8400• fax (978) 646 -8600 or West's Copyright Services at <br />610,Opperman Drive, Eagan i MN.55123, fax (651) 687 -7551. Please outlinethe speciflcmateriial. <br />involved,-the n um be r o f copes you wish to distribute and the purpose or format of the use. <br />This publication was created to provide you with accurate and authoritative information concerning <br />the subject matter covered; however, this publication was not necessarily prepared by persons <br />licensed to practice law In a particular jurisdiction. The publisher 15 not engaged in rendering legal <br />or other professional advice and this publication is not a substitute for the! advice of an attorney. <br />If you require, legal or other expert advice, you should seek the services of a compe attorney <br />or other professional. <br />Zoning Bulletin is published and copyr by Thomson Reuters, 610 Opperman Drive, P.O. Box <br />64526 St. Paul, MN 55164 -0526. For subscription information: call (800) 229 -2084, or write West, <br />Credit Order Processing, 620 Opperman Drive, PO Box 64833, St. Paul, MN 55164 -9753. <br />POSTMASTER: Send address changes to, Zoning Bulletin, 610 Opperman Drive, P.O. Box 64526 St. <br />Paul, MN 55164 -0526. <br />2 <br />WEST® <br />610 Opperman Drive • P.O. Box 64526 • St. Paul, MN 55164 -0526 <br />1- 800 - 229 -2084 • email: west. customerservice @thomsonreuters.com • west.thomson.com /quinlan <br />ISSN 0514 -7905 • @ 2010 Thomson Reuters. All Rights Reserved. <br />Quinlan"M is a Thomson Reuters brand. <br />© 2010 Thomson Reuters <br />