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Section 23-1-242 – Declaration of Policy.

Section 23-1-242 Declaration of policy. The regulation of junkyards in areas adjacent to any state highway included in the national system of interstate and primary highways is hereby declared to be in the public interest and necessary to promote the public safety, health, welfare, convenience, and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment […]

Section 23-1-243 – License – Required.

Section 23-1-243 License – Required. No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, without obtaining a license to do so from the director. (Acts 1967, No. 643, p. 1455, §4.)

Section 23-1-244 – License – Issuance, Revocation, and Renewal; Fees.

Section 23-1-244 License – Issuance, revocation, and renewal; fees. The director shall have the sole authority to issue licenses for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of junkyards within the limits defined in this division, and may revoke said licenses at any time a junkyard fails to conform to the requirements of this division, and shall […]

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 23-1-245 – License – Conditions.

Section 23-1-245 License – Conditions. No license shall be granted for the establishment, maintenance, or operation of a junkyard within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of right-of-way of any highway on the interstate or primary system, except: (1) Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not […]

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 […]

Section 23-1-246 – Screening – Existing Junkyards.

Section 23-1-246 Screening – Existing junkyards. Any junkyard lawfully in existence on September 8, 1971, which is located within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled way of any highway on the interstate or primary system, shall be screened, if considered feasible by the director. The screening shall […]