Burkhart Advertising, INC v. Howard County Board of Zoning Appeals, et al.

── Burkhart Advertising, INC v. Howard County Board of Zoning Appeals, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-PL-01899 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 21, 2021 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Howard Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur In May 2013, the City banned all “off-premises”2 signs via an amendment to the zoning ordinance. That ban, however, did not affect signs that predated the ordinance, which were protected as having legal nonconforming status. Nevertheless, the City empowered the planning director of the City of Kokomo’s Plan Commission, Greg Sheline, to order the removal of certain legal nonconforming signs.