Draft or evaluate temporary sign rules for content-neutral compliance after Reed v. Town of Gilbert

Steps

1. Review the local temporary-sign ordinance for categories defined by what the sign says (e.g., separate rules for political signs, directional/event signs, ideological signs, real-estate signs) rather than by objective, content-neutral criteria like size, location, or duration
2. Confirm any distinctions in size, duration, or placement limits between sign categories are based on neutral factors (e.g., zoning district, time before/after an event tied to a fixed calendar date rather than message content) rather than on the sign's message
3. Flag any ordinance provision whose enforcement requires reading the sign's message to determine which rule applies — under Reed, that is treated as content-based and subject to strict scrutiny even if the drafters had no censorial motive
4. Confirm the ordinance instead regulates size, height, illumination, duration, spacing, and structural safety uniformly regardless of message, applying the same limits to commercial and noncommercial temporary signs alike where feasible
5. Consult current municipal-law guidance (state municipal league or municipal attorney association analysis) on how the specific jurisdiction has revised its sign code post-Reed, since many local governments substantially rewrote their temporary-sign provisions after 2015