Noblesville Indiana Board of Zoning Appeals v. FMG Indianapolis, LLC

── Noblesville Indiana Board of Zoning Appeals v. FMG Indianapolis, LLC ── Case No.: 23S-PL-00114 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: September 25, 2023 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice Massa, and Justice Molter concur. Justice Goff concurs in result Reagan Outdoor Advertising owns billboards in Noblesville, Indiana. The city classifies billboards as pole signs, which are signs affixed to poles or other uprights installed in the ground. A city ordinance now bans pole signs, but signs like Reagan’s that pre-date the ordinance can remain as a legal nonconforming use if they are kept in good repair and not “relocated”. After a storm damaged one of its billboard’s support posts, Reagan tried to repair them.