Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/02/2013

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Zoning Bulletin April 10, 2013 ( Volume 7 I Issue 7 Case Note: Throughout its discussion, the court emphasized the United States Supreme Court's acknowledgement that "complete billboard bans may be the only reason- able means by which a legislature can advance its interests in traffic safety and aesthetics." Case Note: In its discussion, the court noted that local governments need not generate their own site -specific studies before enacting an ordinance so long as whatever evi- dence the local government relies upon is reasonably believed to be relevant to the problem that the local government addresses. r it •x • i y * rtun tIIr's wins Fortune teller claims regulations violate her constitutional rights to free speech, freedom of religion, and equal protection Citation: Moore -King v. County of Chesterfield, Va., 2013 WL 680683 (4th Cir. 2013) The Fourth Circuit has jurisdiction over Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. FOURTH CIRCUIT (VIRGINIA) (02/26/12)—This case addressed the issue of whether a county zoning ordinance, business license tax, and fortune teller permit ordinance violated a fortune teller's: constitutional rights to free speech and free exercise of religion under the First Amend- ment to the United States Constitution; rights to religious exercise under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (the "RLU- IPA"); and equal protection rights under the United States Constitution's Equal Protection Clause. The Background/Facts: Begimiing in late 2008, Patricia Moore -King ("Moore -King") sought to offer services as a psychic and spiritual coun- selor in Chesterfield County, Virginia (the "County"), under the name of "Psychic Sophie." She rented office space in an area zoned as a C-3 Com- munity Business District. Other tenants in the office building included © 2013 Thomson Reuters 5