Federal Judge Nixes Sign Code
Two weeks ago, The Washington Post reported about a restrictive sign code in Fairfax County, Va., that resulted in a lawsuit from a local church and ISA’s President & CEO Lori Anderson responding with a hard-hitting Letter to the Editor. In the aftermath of this media coverage, Fairfax County backed down and a federal judge signed a court order nullifying the ordinance that limits the number of messages that an EMC can display (two every 24 hours). Fairfax County’s restrictive code had been under attack as violating a church’s freedom of speech and freedom of religion rights.
Now Fairfax County is going back to the drawing board, and ISA will offer the sign industry’s expertise to help local officials develop reasonable and beneficial regulatory language. For more information, please contact Kenneth Peskin.
