Kim Houghton has three options for handling the mural she had painted on the exterior wall of her business: Paint over it with pictures of anything other than dogs, whitewash it or top it with a 5-foot-tall phrase.
Houghton owns Wag More Dogs, a dog daycare, boarding and grooming facility in Shirlington, Va. She commissioned a controversial 960-square-foot mural in 2010 on an outside wall bordering the Shirlington Dog Park, sparking a legal battle that pitted her against Arlington County.
Before opening her shop in September 2010, the Arlington County Zoning Administration deemed the painting a sign - instead of a mural - and said because it was too big, it must be covered before she could open. She complied, but enlisted the help of the Institute of Justice, who filed a pro bono lawsuit in federal court saying the county was violating Houghton's First Amendment rights.
2 comments:
You can't spit on the sidewalk without a stinkin' permit over there.
Not surprising they'd do that ...
Would have been ok if it was Gang signs.
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