The General Assembly declares it to be the policy of this state that the erection or maintenance of outdoor advertising in areas adjacent to the rights of way of roads of the state highway system, which roads are also a part of the interstate and primary systems of highways within the state, shall be regulated […]
As used in this part, the term: “Defined area” means any area or areas within the state defined by the board, upon request made by the State Department of Transportation and approved by the United States Secretary of Transportation, to be an area where the removal of directional signs, displays, and devices which were lawfully […]
No outdoor advertising shall be erected or maintained within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right of way and visible from the main traveled way of the interstate or primary highways in this state, except the following: Directional and other official signs and notices; Signs advertising the sale or lease of the property […]
No outdoor advertising shall be erected or maintained beyond 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right of way of the interstate or primary highways in this state outside of urban areas so as to be visible and intended to be read from the main traveled way, except the following: Directional and other official […]
Applications for permits authorized by subsections (a) through (d) of Code Section 32-6-79 shall be made to the department upon forms prescribed by the department. The applications shall contain the signature of the applicant and such other information as may be required by the department and shall be verified under oath by the person, firm, […]
No sign authorized by paragraphs (4) through (6) of Code Section 32-6-72 and paragraph (4) of Code Section 32-6-73 shall be erected or maintained which: Advertises an activity that is illegal under Georgia or federal laws or regulations in effect at the location of such sign or at the location of such activity; Is obsolete; […]
The Governor shall appoint a Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Council composed of 12 members. The council shall include the chairperson of the Senate Transportation Committee; the chairperson of the House Transportation Committee; a member from the Georgia Conservancy; a member from the Garden Clubs of Georgia, Inc.; a member of the faculty of the School […]
There is established a special fund to be known as the “Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Fund.” This fund shall consist of all moneys collected under Code Section 32-6-75.3, any appropriations by the General Assembly to the fund, revenues derived from the sale of any special and distinctive wildflower motor vehicle license plates issued pursuant to […]
For purposes of this Code section, the term: “Removal” or “removed” means the elimination of trees or other vegetation from a viewing zone. “Target view zone” means an area of the viewing zone extending from the sign to the roadway to which the sign is permitted which shall be angled as requested by the applicant […]
Paragraphs (1) through (7), (9), (10), (13) through (17), (19), and (20) of subsection (a) of Code Section 32-6-75 are applicable to directional signs authorized by paragraph (1) of Code Section 32-6-72 and paragraph (1) of Code Section 32-6-73; and, in addition thereto, no directional sign shall be erected or maintained which: Is located in […]
Signs which are authorized by and erected or maintained pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of Code Section 32-6-72 or paragraph (2) or (3) of Code Section 32-6-73 or which are official signs or notices, as defined in paragraph (13) of Code Section 32-6-71, and signs which are not lawfully erected or maintained shall not […]
No public service sign authorized by paragraph (1) of Code Section 32-6-72 or paragraph (1) of Code Section 32-6-73 shall be erected or maintained which: Is attached to a school bus shelter, the construction of which is not authorized by state law or local ordinance; Is attached to a school bus shelter located at a […]
On and after October 6, 1971, no person, firm, or corporation shall erect or maintain a sign authorized by paragraph (1), (4), or (5) of Code Section 32-6-72 without a permit issued by the department. On and after January 1, 1972, no person, firm, or corporation shall maintain a sign lawfully in existence on October […]
After March 24, 1980, renewal of permits for nonconforming signs as defined in paragraph (12) of Code Section 32-6-71 and as authorized in subsection (e) of Code Section 32-6-79 shall be made to the department upon forms prescribed by the department; shall contain the signature of the applicant and such other information as may be […]
It shall be cause for the department to revoke a sign permit or refuse to issue a sign permit if any of the department’s property on the rights of way, including but not limited to trees, vegetation, or fences, is destroyed, damaged, converted, or altered by or on behalf of a person, firm, or corporation […]
The department is authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation and to pay just compensation for any property rights in outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices which were lawfully erected in compliance with the applicable laws in effect at the time of erection but which do not conform to this part or which fail […]
Any municipal corporation or county is authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation and to pay just compensation for any property rights in outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices which were lawfully erected but which do not conform with the provisions of any lawful ordinance, regulation, or resolution or which at a later date […]
The compensation provided for in Code Sections 32-6-82 and 32-6-83 is authorized to be paid only for the following: The taking from the owner of such sign, display, or device of all right, title, leasehold, and interest in such sign, display, or device; The taking from the owner of the real property on which the […]
Whenever it is necessary, in the judgment of the commissioner, to acquire those interests specified in Code Section 32-6-84, the department may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided in Article 1 of Chapter 3 of this title for the acquisition of real property needed for the construction of highways. History. Ga. […]
The department shall not acquire any sign by purchase or condemnation, any portion of the cost of which is eligible for federal participation, until such time as federal matching funds have been apportioned to and made available to the department for such acquisition. No sign shall be acquired by condemnation, except after three months’ written […]
