A bakery in Conway NH is suing the town after being told their mural violates advertising signage laws. It seems the sign just has pastries and doesn’t otherwise advertise the business, so they’re calling it art and arguing it should stay. The town disagrees so they’re going to court over it.
The bakery is suing the town for $1, and permission to keep the kids mural up.
This is a small business fighting to keep kids art on display. Suing for $1 is a way to signal that are willing to do this at a financial loss, and that the display isn’t a means of enriching themselves but rather their community.
What’s the law they violated and why are they in violation of it?
The law limits the size of advertizing displays. If the mural is considered an ad then it is too large. Over all it’s probably a good law to have because nobody likes when the entire town is plastered with billboards, but there are going to be edge cases like this where it doesn’t make sense.
Its their own building tho.
Yes, but building codes and city ordinances still apply. Owning the property doesn’t just exempt you from laws.