International Outdoor, Inc. challenged the City of Southgate’s denial of its applications for permission to erect eight billboards in the city.
Southgate asserted that International Outdoor had no standing to challenge the billboard ban because, even if the billboard ban in question were ruled unconstitutional, International Outdoor would still be prevented from building its proposed billboards because they would violate the height and size limitations imposed on all “free-standing signs” by another provision in the Southgate sign ordinance, § 1298.18(g). Therefore, the company’s injuries would not be redressable by a favorable decision of the court. The district court agreed, dismissing the case for lack of standing. International Outdoor appealed.
The district court found no error and affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the case on standing grounds.