Vital Signs: For planners and local officials who draft, debate and enforce sign ordinances
Posted on March 2, 2017

Attend the APA conference

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert has made every community go back to make sure that their sign ordinance is constitutionally-compliant. Has the landmark ruling impacted sign codes in your community in the 18 months two years since it was implemented?

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Learn more about drafting legally enforceable sign codes at APA’s upcoming National Planning Conference in New York City. ISA’s James Carpentier, AICP, will be moderating the panel presentation "What Do We Do Post-Reed". This session is on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 4:00 p.m.

Attendees will learn more about:

  • Navigating the legal challenges of regulating signs after Reed
  • Case studies of regulating temporary and other signs
  • Implications and impacts of Reed

Presenters include nationally recognized experts:

  • Alan Weinstein, Cleveland State University | author of "State of Sign Codes after Reed v. Town of Gilbert"  <http://www.signs.org/pdf2017/SRF_Analysis_State_of_Sign_Codes_After_Reed.pdf>
  • Roger Eastman, AICP, Lisa Wise Consulting
  • Wendy Moeller, AICP, Compass Point Planning
  • Mark White, AICP, White & Smith, LLC

ISA has worked with the National APA and local APA chapters to help educate thousands of planners about how to develop legally enforceable sign codes after Reed.

Planners ranked the Reed presentation at APA’s 2016 National Planning Conference as the 4th best out of over 150 sessions, according to the APA.

This year’s Reed seminar will provide the latest legal developments and practical issues facing communities of every size.

So start spreading the news and get ready to earn CM credits, network and see the sights in New York City!

Read more about ISA's presentation on Reed at the APA's 2017 National Planning  Conference.

 

Topics: APA

ISA Planning for Sign Code SuccessTM
David Hickey, VP Advocacy

David Hickey
VP, Advocacy
david.hickey@signs.org

James Carpentier, AICP

James Carpentier, AICP
Director, State & Local Goverment
james.carpentier@signs.org

Kenny Peskin

Kenny Peskin
Director, Industry Programs
kenny.peskin@signs.org | @signcodeguy

 

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Sign Code Assistance, Education and Training

Is your community considering revising its sign code? Or are you looking for education and training for an upcoming APA meeting?

Contact signhelp@signs.org to receive expert and complimentary sign code assistance:

  • Research on sign-related issues
  • Sign code education and training 
  • Planning, legal and technical sign code resources and advice

The International Sign Association (ISA) has helped hundreds of cities across the country develop modern, effective and enforceable sign codes.

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