3 Mar 2012
Danville City Council defines rules for restoration of ghostsigns
Interesting piece of legislation reported here [Link expired, mention on p.41 here) from Danville City, California, including that “building owners…cannot recreate signs that have been painted over with other signs”, This must give preference to newer signs, assuming it is clear which came last…
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