ELR Citation: ELR 20293
No(s). L.A. 30061 (Cal. Feb 6, 1973)

A city can regulate the placement of signs and billboards along freeways as a valid exercise of its police power to abate nuisances without complying with the law governing the adoption of zoning ordinances. When a specific act concerning nuisances appears to conflict with a general zoning statute, the former is considered an exception to the latter. The ordinance in question merely regulates the location of signs in order to promote highway safety and enhance community aesthetic values.

Counsel for Plaintiff
Ray H. Gann
200 West Broadway
Vista, CA 92083

Vincent F. Biondo, Jr. Assistant City Attorney
100 Valley Boulevard
Escondido, CA 92025

Counsel for Defendants
David K. Kroll
1401 U.S. National Bank Building
1010 Second Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101

John W. Broad
California Roadside Council
425 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94104