Section 23-1-272 – Declaration of Policy.
Section 23-1-272 Declaration of policy. The Legislature hereby finds and declares: (1) That outdoor advertising is a legitimate commercial use of private property adjacent to roads and highways; (2) That the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices in areas adjacent to interstate highways and primary highways should be regulated in order […]
Section 23-1-288 – Penalty for Violation of Division, Etc.
Section 23-1-288 Penalty for violation of division, etc. Whoever erects or maintains a sign in violation of the provisions of this division or in violation of rules and regulations promulgated by the director under the provisions of this division shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be punished as provided […]
Section 23-1-273 – Erection or Maintenance of Signs – Prohibited in Adjacent Areas; Exceptions.
Section 23-1-273 Erection or maintenance of signs – Prohibited in adjacent areas; exceptions. No sign shall, subject to the provisions of Section 23-1-274, be erected or maintained in an adjacent area after February 10, 1972, nor shall any outdoor advertising sign, display, or device with the purpose of its message being read from the main-traveled […]
Section 23-1-274 – Erection or Maintenance of Signs – Controls; Criteria.
Section 23-1-274 Erection or maintenance of signs – Controls; criteria. The director shall effectively control, or cause to be controlled, the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices in all business areas that are erected subsequent to February 10, 1971. Whenever a bona fide state, county, or local zoning authority has made […]
Section 23-1-275 – Erection or Maintenance of Signs – Permits; Identification Tags or Decals.
Section 23-1-275 Erection or maintenance of signs – Permits; identification tags or decals. (a) No sign permitted by the provisions of Section 23-1-274 may be erected without first obtaining a permit therefor from the director. No permit shall be required for signs conforming to the provisions of this division which are in existence upon February […]
Section 23-1-276 – Erection or Maintenance of Signs – Name and Address of Owner and Date of Erection to Appear on Signs, Etc.
Section 23-1-276 Erection or maintenance of signs – Name and address of owner and date of erection to appear on signs, etc. Each sign or structure regulated by this division shall have stated thereon the name and address of the owners thereof and the date of its erection; provided, that if the address of the […]
Section 23-1-277 – Erection or Maintenance of Signs – Exceptions to Sections 23-1-275 and 23-1-276.
Section 23-1-277 Erection or maintenance of signs – Exceptions to Sections 23-1-275 and 23-1-276. The provisions of Sections 23-1-275 and 23-1-276 shall not be applicable to signs of less than one square foot in area, excluding the support, erected by a public utility to mark the location of any buried telephone cable, electric power line, […]
Section 23-1-278 – Enforcement of Division Generally.
Section 23-1-278 Enforcement of division generally. (a) Any sign erected or maintained in an adjacent area after February 10, 1972, and any outdoor advertising sign, display, or device erected with the purpose of its message being read from the main-traveled way of any interstate highway or primary highway outside of an urban area and beyond […]
Section 23-1-279 – Nonconforming Signs – Removal and Payment of Compensation Generally.
Section 23-1-279 Nonconforming signs – Removal and payment of compensation generally. (a) Signs outside of business areas which are lawfully in existence on February 10, 1972, but which do not conform to the requirements in this division, are declared nonconforming and, subject to Sections 23-1-280, 23-1-281, and 23-1-282, shall be removed by the sign owner […]