Section 252.211 – Interests in Land to Be Acquired; Methods.
252.211 Interests in land to be acquired; methods. Sec. 11. The interests in land authorized to be acquired under this act may be the fee simple or any lesser estate, as determined by the state highway department to be reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act. Acquisitions may be by gift, purchase, exchange […]
Section 252.301 – Short Title.
252.301 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “highway advertising act of 1972”. History: 1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972
Section 252.302 – Definitions.
252.302 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Abandoned or discontinued sign or sign structure” or “abandoned sign” means a sign or sign structure subject to this act, the owner of which has failed to secure a permit, has failed to identify the sign or sign structure, or has failed to respond to […]
Section 252.303 – Purpose.
252.303 Purpose. Sec. 3. To improve and enhance scenic beauty consistent with section 131 of title 23 of the United States Code, 23 USC 131, and to limit and reduce the illegal possession and use of tobacco by minors, the legislature finds it appropriate to regulate and control outdoor advertising and outdoor advertising as it […]
Section 252.304 – Size, Lighting, and Spacing of Signs and Sign Structures; Regulation and Control; Exceptions.
252.304 Size, lighting, and spacing of signs and sign structures; regulation and control; exceptions. Sec. 4. This act regulates and controls the size, lighting, and spacing of signs and sign structures in adjacent areas and occupies the whole field of that regulation and control except for the following: (a) A county, city, village, township, or […]
Section 252.305 – Signs Subject to Act.
252.305 Signs subject to act. Sec. 5. A person shall not engage or continue to engage in outdoor advertising through the erection, use or maintenance of any signs in an adjacent area where the facing of the sign is visible from an interstate highway, freeway, or primary highway, except as provided in this act. A […]
Section 252.306 – Permit; Application; Contents of Form; Change in Highway Designation or Other Reason; Digital Billboard Permit; Owner of Nonstandard Sign.
252.306 Permit; application; contents of form; change in highway designation or other reason; digital billboard permit; owner of nonstandard sign. Sec. 6. (1) A sign owner shall apply for an annual permit on a form prescribed by the department for each sign or sign structure to be maintained or erected in an adjacent area where […]
Section 252.307 – Permit; Fees; Expiration; Renewal; Exception; Effect of Nonpayment; Notice of Permit Cancellation; Maximum Amount of Increased Renewal Fees for Late Payments; Transfer Fee.
252.307 Permit; fees; expiration; renewal; exception; effect of nonpayment; notice of permit cancellation; maximum amount of increased renewal fees for late payments; transfer fee. Sec. 7. (1) A permit fee is payable annually in advance, to be credited to the state trunk line fund. For a digital billboard permit, the fee is $200.00 for the […]
Section 252.307a – Issuance of Annual Permit for New Sign on or After January 1, 2007; Permit Issued Before January 1, 2007; Interim Permit; Conditions; Limitations; Renewable Permit; Size Limitation on Service Club Signs or Religious Organization Signs; Sign Advertising Product, Service, or Retail Business Owned and Operated by Sign Owner; Transfer of Permit; Permit Canceled Due to Nonpayment of Renewal Fees.
252.307a Issuance of annual permit for new sign on or after January 1, 2007; permit issued before January 1, 2007; interim permit; conditions; limitations; renewable permit; size limitation on service club signs or religious organization signs; sign advertising product, service, or retail business owned and operated by sign owner; transfer of permit; permit canceled due […]
Section 252.307b – Directional Sign for Publicly or Privately Owned Activity or Attraction; Permit; Limitations; Display of Message.
252.307b Directional sign for publicly or privately owned activity or attraction; permit; limitations; display of message. Sec. 7b. (1) Notwithstanding anything in this act to the contrary, the department may issue a permit for a directional sign for a publicly or privately owned activity or attraction that is nationally known or regionally known, that is […]