California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 3 — Professions and Vocations GenerallyChapter 2.5 — On-Premises Advertising DisplaysSection 5498.1
A city or county may not deny, refuse to issue, or condition the issuance of a business license or a permit to construct a new legal on-premises advertising display upon the removal, conformance, repair, modification, or abatement of any other on-premises advertising display on the same real property where the business is to be or has been maintained if both of the following apply:
(a) The other display is located within the same commercial complex which is zoned for commercial occupancy or use, but at a different business location from that for which the permit or license is sought.
(b) The other display is not owned or controlled by the permit applicant, and the permit applicant is not the agent of the person who owns or controls the other display.
Notes
Prohibits a city or county from denying, refusing, or conditioning a business license or permit for a new legal on-premises display on removal or alteration of another on-premises display on the same property when that display is at a different business in the same commercial complex and is neither owned nor controlled by, nor attributable to, the applicant.
Use as reference
Lexinter.net | California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 5498.1 | https://laws.lexinter.net/codes/california/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-2-5/section-5498-1