§ 54-17-110. Removal or Abatement of Advertising Structures and Junkyards
Any advertising structure or junkyard that is constructed or erected in violation of this part constitutes a public nuisance subject to abatement as provided by law. If the advertising structure or junkyard is declared a nuisance, it shall immediately be removed or abated and for that purpose the district attorney general or the district attorney […]
§ 54-17-111. Trash Dumping Prohibited — Penalties
Dumping or disposal of trash or refuse within five hundred feet (500′) of the highway right-of-way is specifically prohibited, and the usual penalties for littering state highways are doubled in the case of scenic highways.
§ 54-17-112. Criminal Sanctions
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this part commits a Class C misdemeanor. Each and every day during which a violation of any provision of this part continues is deemed a separate offense. The attorney general and reporter, the district attorney general for the judicial district in which the violation occurs or […]
§ 54-17-113. Statutory Conflict
Whenever a provision of this part is found to be in conflict with a provision of any private or public act or local ordinance or code, the provision that establishes the higher standard for promotion and protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the people shall prevail; provided, that §§ 54-17-108 and 54-17-115 shall […]
§ 54-17-114. Designated Scenic Highways — Designated Urban Roads Not to Be Impaired
For the purposes of this part, the following are initially designated scenic highways: Class I — Urban Roads. That portion of Kingston Pike bearing the designation of State Highway 1 and United States Highway 11-70 in Knox County from its intersection with Concord Street and Neyland Drive in the City of Knoxville westward to the […]
§ 54-17-115. Building Restrictions Near Scenic Highways
The exposed portion of buildings constructed or erected on property located within one thousand feet (1,000′) of a scenic highway shall not exceed a height of thirty-five feet (35′) above the level of the highway on property located below the level of the highway, or a height of thirty-five feet (35′) above the ground line […]
§ 54-17-116. Effect of Designation — Existing Building Permits — Construction of Part
Designation of a road or highway as a scenic highway under this part shall be presumed to arise from the public necessity and to protect the public good. Section 54-17-115 shall become effective immediately upon designation of a road or highway as a scenic highway, the issuance of any building permit to the contrary notwithstanding, […]
§ 54-17-109. Excepted Signs
The following signs are excepted from § 54-17-108: Official signs and notices, including directional and warning signs, authorized or required by law; Utility signs; and Signs other than outdoor advertising devices, as defined in § 54-21-102, if such signs: Have a sign face that does not exceed one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) in […]
§ 54-17-101. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Scenic Highway System Act of 1971.”
§ 54-17-102. Scenic Highway System Established
There is established a system of scenic highways for the state. The system shall consist of those highways or roads or sections of the highways or roads that are so designated by the general assembly from time to time according to this part.