Section 23-1-270 – Short Title.
Section 23-1-270 Short title. This division shall be known as and may be cited as the “Highway Beautification Act – Outdoor Advertising.” (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 276, p. 4544, §1.)
Section 23-1-271 – Definitions.
Section 23-1-271 Definitions. For the purposes of this division, unless otherwise indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ADJACENT AREA. An area which is adjacent to and within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, which 660 feet […]
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 23-1-273 – 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 […]
Section 23-1-280 – Nonconforming Signs – Just Compensation to Be Paid Upon Removal of Signs.
Section 23-1-280 Nonconforming signs – Just compensation to be paid upon removal of signs. Just compensation shall be paid by the removing authority upon the removal of any of the following signs which are not then in conformity with this division whether or not removed pursuant to or because of this division: (1) Signs lawfully […]
Section 23-1-281 – Nonconforming Signs – Just Compensation – for What Paid.
Section 23-1-281 Nonconforming signs – Just compensation – For what paid. The just compensation required by the provisions of Section 23-1-280 shall be paid for the following: (1) The taking from the owner of such sign, all right, title, and interest in and to such sign, and his leasehold relating thereto, and compensation therefor, including […]
Section 23-1-282 – Nonconforming Signs – Just Compensation – to Whom Paid; Agreements; Civil Actions.
Section 23-1-282 Nonconforming signs – Just compensation – To whom paid; agreements; civil actions. (a) Compensation required under the provisions of Sections 23-1-280 and 23-1-281 shall be paid to the person or persons entitled thereto. If the director and the owner or owners reach an agreement on the amount of compensation payable to such owner […]
Section 23-1-283 – Nonconforming Signs – Just Compensation – Sufficient Federal Funds Required.
Section 23-1-283 Nonconforming signs – Just compensation – Sufficient federal funds required. Despite any contrary provisions in this division, no sign shall be required to be removed unless at the time of removal there are sufficient funds, from whatever source, appropriated and immediately made available to the director with which to pay the just compensation […]
Section 23-1-284 – Agreement With United States Secretary of Transportation.
Section 23-1-284 Agreement with United States Secretary of Transportation. The director, on behalf of the state, is authorized and directed to seek agreement with the Secretary of Transportation of the United States, acting under the provisions of Section 131, Title 23, United States Code, as amended, that the provisions of this division are in conformance […]
Section 23-1-285 – Director Authorized to Accept Federal Funds.
Section 23-1-285 Director authorized to accept federal funds. The director may accept any allotment of funds by the United States, or any agency thereof, appropriated to carry out the purposes of Section 131, Title 23, United States Code, as amended, from time to time. The director shall take such steps as may be necessary, from […]
Section 23-1-286 – Rules and Regulations.
Section 23-1-286 Rules and regulations. The Director of Transportation is hereby authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this division. (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 276, p. 4544, §16.)
Section 23-1-287 – Disposition of Fees.
Section 23-1-287 Disposition of fees. All fees collected for the issuance of permits provided for under this division shall be paid into the State Treasury to be credited to the Public Road and Bridge Fund. (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 276, p. 4544, §20.)
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 […]