§ 33.2-1227. Violation a nuisance; abatement
Any sign, advertisement, or advertising structure that is erected, used, maintained, operated, posted, or displayed for which no permit has been obtained where such is required, or after revocation or more than 30 days after expiration of a permit, is hereby declared to be a public and private nuisance and may be forthwith removed, obliterated, […]
§ 33.2-1223. Pasting advertisements prohibited in certain instances
No advertisement shall be pasted or glued on any building, fence, wall, tree, rock, or other similar structure or object unless the same structure or object is an advertising structure for which a permit has been issued and is in effect. Code 1950, § 33-318; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-372; 2014, c. 805.
§ 33.2-1224. Signs or advertising on rocks, poles, etc., within limits of highway; civil penalty
Any person who in any manner (i) paints, prints, places, puts, or affixes any sign or advertisement upon or to any rock, stone, tree, fence, stump, pole, mile-board, milestone, danger-sign, guide-sign, guidepost, highway sign, historical marker, building, or other object lawfully within the limits of any highway or (ii) erects, paints, prints, places, puts, or […]
§ 33.2-1225. Commissioner of Highways may enter into certain agreements; civil penalties
A. The Commissioner of Highways may enter into agreements with the local governing body of Fairfax County authorizing local law-enforcement agencies or other local governmental entities to act as agents of the Commissioner of Highways for the purpose of (i) enforcing the provisions of § 33.2-1224 and (ii) collecting the civil penalties and costs provided […]
§ 33.2-1220. Regulations and agreements with United States implementing § 33.2-1217
The Board may issue regulations and is authorized to enter into agreements with the United States as provided in 23 U.S.C. § 131 with respect to the regulation and control of signs, advertisements, and advertising structures in conformity with § 33.2-1217, provided that such agreements shall not prevent the General Assembly of Virginia from amending […]
§ 33.2-1221. Selective pruning permits; fees; penalty
A. As used in this section, “local beautification project” means any project in a locality that includes installation of plant materials, using public or other funds, in any public right-of-way within a county, city, or town. B. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 33.2-1202 or any other provision of law: 1. The Commissioner of Highways shall […]
§ 33.2-1222. Tree-trimming policies
The Board shall adopt policies governing the pruning and trimming of trees during nonemergency conditions by the employees, agents, and contractors of the Department of Transportation in order to preserve roadside trees that do not adversely affect highway operations, maintenance, or safety. Such policies shall be developed in consultation with an advisory group whose members […]
§ 33.2-1216. Certain advertisements or structures prohibited
No advertisement or advertising structure shall be erected, maintained, or operated: 1. Within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Colonial National Parkway, the Mount Vernon Boulevard, or any other parkway within the Commonwealth or within 660 feet of any public cemetery, public park reservation, public playground, […]
§ 33.2-1217. Special provisions pertaining to Interstate System, National Highway System, and federal-aid primary highways
A. Notwithstanding the territorial limitation set out in § 33.2-1202, no sign or advertisement adjacent to any Interstate System, National Highway System, or federal-aid primary highway shall be erected, maintained, or displayed that is visible from the main traveled way within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way, except as provided in subsections […]
§ 33.2-1218. Removal of billboard signs under this chapter prohibited without just compensation
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no billboard sign subject to this chapter may be removed by action of a county, city, or town under Chapter 22 (§ 15.2-2200 et seq.) of Title 15.2 without the payment of just compensation by the county, city, or town unless the billboard sign cannot remain on the property […]