GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 1262

Short Title:  Outdoor Advertising Permits.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Colton; and Stamey.
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Referred to:  Infrastructure.
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April 12, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO SUSPEND THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING VISIBLE FROM INTERSTATE OR PRIMARY HIGHWAYS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 136-133 reads as rewritten:
"§ 136-133. Permits required.
(a)	No person shall erect or maintain any outdoor advertising within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the interstate or primary highway system, except those allowed under G.S. 136-129, subdivisions (2) and (3) in this Article, or beyond 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the interstate or primary highway system, except those allowed under G.S. 136-129.1, subdivisions (2) and (3), without first obtaining a permit from the Department of Transportation or its agents pursuant to the procedures set out by rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Transportation. The permit shall be valid until revoked for nonconformance with this Article or rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Transportation thereunder. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Department of Transportation or its agents in refusing to grant or in revoking a permit may appeal the decision in accordance with the rules and regulations enacted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to this Article to the Secretary of Transportation who shall make the final decision on the agency appeal. The Department of Transportation shall have the authority to charge permit fees to defray the costs of administering the permit procedures under this Article. The fees for directional signs as set forth in G.S. 136-129(1) and G.S. 136-129.1(1) shall not exceed a twenty dollar ($20.00) initial fee and a fifteen dollar ($15.00) annual renewal fee. The fees for outdoor advertising structures, as set forth in G.S. 136- 129(4) and (5) shall not exceed a twenty dollar ($20.00) initial fee and a fifteen dollar ($15.00) annual renewal fee.
(b)	No permits shall be issued by the Department of Transportation pursuant to subsection (a) of this section until June 30, 1995."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.