The superior court ruled that a state statute preempted a City of Scottsdale ordinance imposing sanctions for sign walkers who conducted business on public thoroughfares, including sidewalks. City appealed.
The Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that the state statute regulated a matter of statewide interest and preempted the municipal ordinance notwithstanding the City’s right — as a charter city under Article 13, Section 2, of the Arizona Constitution — to regulate matters of local concern.