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FL Stat § 479.08 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)|479.08 - Denial or revocation of permit.

479.08 Denial or revocation of permit.—The department may deny or revoke a permit requested or granted under this chapter in any case in which it determines that the application for the permit contains false or misleading information of material consequence. The department may revoke a permit granted under this chapter in any case in which the permittee has violated this chapter, unless such permittee, within 30 days after the receipt of notice by the department, complies with this chapter. For the purpose of this section, the notice of violation issued by the department must describe in detail the alleged violation. A person aggrieved by any action of the department in denying or revoking a permit under this chapter may, within 30 days after receipt of the notice, apply to the department for an administrative hearing pursuant to chapter 120. If a timely request for hearing has been filed and the department issues a final order revoking a permit, such revocation shall be effective 30 days after the date of rendition. Except for department action pursuant to s. 479.107(1), the filing of a timely and proper notice of appeal shall operate to stay the revocation until the department’s action is upheld.History.—s. 6, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 17, ch. 63-512; s. 5, ch. 67-461; s. 1, ch. 69-267; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 8, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 40, ch. 94-237; s. 23, ch. 2009-85; s. 10, ch. 2014-215; s. 31, ch. 2014-223.
FL Stat § 479.10 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)|479.10 - Sign removal following permit revocation or cancellation.

479.10 Sign removal following permit revocation or cancellation.—A sign shall be removed by the permittee within 30 days after the date of revocation or cancellation of the permit for the sign. If the permittee fails to remove the sign within the 30-day period, the department shall remove the sign at the permittee’s expense with or without further notice and without incurring any liability as a result of such removal.History.—s. 8, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 428, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 9, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 11, ch. 2014-215; s. 32, ch. 2014-223.
FL Stat § 479.107 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)|479.107 - Signs on highway rights-of-way; removal.

479.107 Signs on highway rights-of-way; removal.—(1) Any sign located on the right-of-way of a highway on the State Highway System or on any portion of the interstate or federal-aid primary highway system which is in violation of s. 479.11(8) may be removed by the department as provided in this section. However, a permittee of a sign which is located on the right-of-way in violation of s. 479.11(8) and for which sign a permit has been issued under the provisions of this chapter must be given notice in accordance with s. 479.08. Upon a determination by the department that a sign is in violation of s. 479.11(8), the department shall prominently post on the sign structure a notice visible from the main-traveled way stating that the sign is illegal and must be permanently removed from the right-of-way within 10 working days after the posting of the notice. However, if the sign bears the name of the licensee or the name and address of the nonlicensed sign owner, the department shall, concurrently with and in addition to posting the notice on the sign, provide written notice to the owner, stating that the sign is illegal and must be permanently removed from the right-of-way within the 10-day period specified on the posted notice and that the owner has a right to request a hearing, which request must be filed with the department within 30 days after the date of the notice. However, the request for a hearing will not stay the removal of the sign. If, pursuant to the notice provided, the sign is not removed from the right-of-way by the owner within the prescribed period, then the department shall immediately remove the sign without further notice.(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), the department is authorized to remove, without notice, any sign on the right-of-way which it determines to be a safety hazard to the traveling public or any unpermitted sign on the right-of-way.(3) If a sign that has been noticed pursuant to this section is returned to the right-of-way, the department shall immediately remove the sign without further notice.(4) If after a hearing, it is determined that a sign has been wrongfully or erroneously removed pursuant to this section, the department, at the sign owner’s discretion, shall either pay just compensation to the owner of the sign or reerect the sign in kind at the same location at the expense of the department.(5) The cost of removing a sign by the department or an independent contractor shall be assessed by the department against the owner of the sign.History.—ss. 11, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 60, ch. 87-225; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 39, ch. 94-237; s. 14, ch. 2014-215; s. 35, ch. 2014-223.
FL Stat § 479.111 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)|479.111 - Specified signs allowed within controlled portions of the interstate and federal-aid primary highway system.

479.111 Specified signs allowed within controlled portions of the interstate and federal-aid primary highway system.—Only the following signs shall be allowed within controlled portions of the interstate highway system and the federal-aid primary highway system as set forth in s. 479.11(1) and (2):(1) Directional or other official signs and notices that conform to 23 C.F.R. ss. 750.151-750.155.(2) Signs in commercial-zoned and industrial-zoned areas or commercial-unzoned and industrial-unzoned areas and within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way, subject to the requirements set forth in the 1972 agreement between the state and the United States Department of Transportation.(3) Signs for which permits are not required under s. 479.16.History.—s. 6, ch. 71-971; s. 3, ch. 75-202; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 78-8; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 13, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 75, ch. 85-81; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 15, ch. 2014-215; s. 36, ch. 2014-223.
FL Stat § 479.12 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)|479.12 - Outdoor advertising on highways.

479.12 Outdoor advertising on highways.—Any person who willfully or maliciously displaces, removes, destroys or injures a mileboard, milestone, danger sign, signal, guide sign, guidepost, highway sign, or historical marker or any inscription thereon, lawfully within or adjacent to a highway, or who in any manner paints, prints, places, puts or affixes any advertisement upon or to any rock, stone, tree, fence, stump, pole, mileboard, milestone, danger sign, guide sign, guidepost, highway sign, historical marker, buildings, barns or other object lawfully within the limits of any highway, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 10, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 429, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 479.14 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)|479.14 - Disposition of fees.

479.14 Disposition of fees.—All moneys received by the department under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid by it into the State Treasury and placed in the State Transportation Trust Fund for use in the administration of this chapter.History.—s. 12, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 5, ch. 67-461; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 2, 3, ch. 73-57; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 14, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 96-201.
FL Stat § 479.155 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)|479.155 - Local outdoor advertising or sign ordinances.

479.155 Local outdoor advertising or sign ordinances.—The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to supersede the rights and powers of counties and municipalities to enact outdoor advertising or sign ordinances.History.—s. 4, ch. 78-138; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 16, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 479.156 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)|479.156 - Wall murals.

479.156 Wall murals.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a municipality or county may permit and regulate wall murals within areas designated by such government. If a municipality or county permits wall murals, a wall mural that displays a commercial message and is within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way within an area adjacent to the interstate highway system or the federal-aid primary highway system shall be located only in an area that is zoned for industrial or commercial use pursuant to s. 479.024. The municipality or county shall establish and enforce regulations for such areas which, at a minimum, set forth criteria governing the size, lighting, and spacing of wall murals consistent with the intent of 23 U.S.C. s. 131 and with customary use. If a municipality or county exercises such control and makes a determination of customary use pursuant to 23 U.S.C. s. 131(d), such determination shall be accepted in lieu of controls in the agreement between the state and the United States Department of Transportation, and the department shall notify the Federal Highway Administration pursuant to the agreement, 23 U.S.C. s. 131(d), and 23 C.F.R. s. 750.706(c). A wall mural that is subject to municipal or county regulation and 23 U.S.C. s. 131 must be approved by the Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration when required by federal law and federal regulation under the agreement between the state and the United States Department of Transportation and federal regulations enforced by the Department of Transportation under s. 479.02(1). The existence of a wall mural as defined in s. 479.01 1must not be considered in determining whether a sign as defined in s. 479.01, existing or new, is in compliance with s. 479.07(9)(a).History.—s. 62, ch. 2007-196; s. 24, ch. 2009-85; s. 48, ch. 2010-225; s. 17, ch. 2014-215; s. 38, ch. 2014-223.1Note.—As amended by s. 17, ch. 2014-215. The amendment by s. 38, ch. 2014-223, uses the word “may” instead of the word “must.”
FL Stat § 479.21 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)|479.21 - Willfully or maliciously removing, destroying, damaging, or altering permitted signs; penalty.

479.21 Willfully or maliciously removing, destroying, damaging, or altering permitted signs; penalty.—Any person who willfully or maliciously removes, damages, destroys, tampers with, or alters in any way a sign for which a permit has been issued under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 1, ch. 22757, 1945; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 18, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 479.24 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)|479.24 - Compensation for signs; eminent domain; exceptions.

479.24 Compensation for signs; eminent domain; exceptions.—(1) Just compensation shall be paid by the department upon the department’s acquisition of a lawful conforming or nonconforming sign along any portion of the interstate or federal-aid primary highway system. This section does not apply to a sign that is illegal at the time of its removal. A sign loses its nonconforming status and becomes illegal at such time as it fails to be permitted or maintained in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations other than the provision that makes it nonconforming. A legal nonconforming sign under state law or rule does not lose its nonconforming status solely because it additionally becomes nonconforming under an ordinance or regulation of a local governmental entity passed at a later date. The department shall make every reasonable effort to negotiate the purchase of the signs to avoid litigation and congestion in the courts.(2) The department is not required to remove any sign under this section if the federal share of the just compensation to be paid upon removal of the sign is not available to make such payment, unless an appropriation by the Legislature for such purpose is made to the department.(3)(a) The department may use the power of eminent domain when necessary to carry out this chapter.(b) If eminent domain procedures are instituted, just compensation shall be made pursuant to the state’s eminent domain procedures, chapters 73 and 74.History.—s. 9, ch. 71-971; s. 5, ch. 75-202; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 19, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 42, ch. 94-237; s. 19, ch. 2014-215; s. 40, ch. 2014-223.
FL Stat § 479.262 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part II - Special Programs (Ss. 479.261-479.30)|479.262 - Tourist-oriented directional sign program.

479.262 Tourist-oriented directional sign program.—(1) A tourist-oriented directional sign program to provide directions to rural tourist-oriented businesses, services, and activities may be established at intersections on rural and conventional state, county, or municipal roads only when approved and permitted by county or local governmental entities within their respective jurisdictional areas. A county or local government that issues permits for a tourist-oriented directional sign program is responsible for sign construction, maintenance, and program operation in compliance with subsection (3) for roads on the state highway system and may establish permit fees sufficient to offset associated costs. A tourist-oriented directional sign may not be used on roads in urban areas or at interchanges on freeways or expressways.(2) This section does not create a proprietary or compensable interest in any tourist-oriented directional sign site or location for any permittee on any rural and conventional state, county, or municipal road. The department or the permitting entity may terminate permits or change locations of tourist-oriented directional sign sites as determined necessary for construction or improvement of transportation facilities or for improved traffic control or safety.(3) Tourist-oriented directional signs installed on the state highway system must comply with the requirements of the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and rules established by the department. The department may adopt rules to establish requirements for participant qualification, construction standards, location of sign sites, and other criteria necessary to implement this program.History.—s. 1, ch. 2007-48; s. 12, ch. 2014-169; s. 22, ch. 2014-215; s. 43, ch. 2014-223.
FL Stat § 479.27 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part II - Special Programs (Ss. 479.261-479.30)|479.27 - Highway beautification and tourism promotion pilot project.

479.27 Highway beautification and tourism promotion pilot project.—(1) The Legislature finds that Interstate Highway 75 is used extensively by tourists and other visitors to reach their ultimate vacation, recreation, and business destinations in Florida. The Legislature further finds that these tourists and business visitors contribute significantly to the state’s tax revenue base and to general economic growth, and encouraging such visitors to Florida is a public purpose in the best interest of the state’s citizens. It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a program within the Department of Transportation to enhance the scenic and natural beauty of this corridor as a pilot project to give visitors to the state a more favorable impression of Florida and thereby encourage return visits. Consistent with this intent, the department is directed to develop and implement a pilot program based upon the criteria set forth in this section.(2) The Interstate Highway 75 corridor from the Florida-Georgia state boundary to its intersection with the Florida Turnpike at Wildwood is hereby designated as a highway beautification and tourism promotion pilot project.(3) The department shall develop a corridor management plan with beautification and tourism promotion goals for the project corridor in accordance with this section. The plan shall, at a minimum, address the following:(a) Vegetation management to encourage the growth of trees, shrubs, wild flowers, and other native vegetation, with the participation of local governments and private parties or organizations. The department shall establish standards for vegetation management plans to encourage the growth of compatible plants which allow reasonable visibility of sign facings while screening sign structural supports, and to allow for the planting of new trees and vegetation in other locations on the right-of-way to replace plants damaged due to cutting or trimming.(b) Removal and relocation, through incentive programs, of nonconforming signs along the corridor and designation of areas where signs will be deemed to be conforming and where a sign can be relocated in exchange for the elimination of at least two signs at other locations, and encouragement of joint agreements with local governments to encourage such relocation incentive programs to promote the implementation of the pilot program.(c) Maximizing the use of the logo program along the corridor, and encouraging the development of other methods, such as radio broadcasts, to communicate tourist and motorist information.History.—s. 7, ch. 96-201; s. 17, ch. 2000-325.
FL Stat § 479.30 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part II - Special Programs (Ss. 479.261-479.30)|479.30 - Radio advisory program for limited access highways.

479.30 Radio advisory program for limited access highways.—(1) The department shall test and, if economically feasible, implement a low-frequency radio advisory program on limited access highways. The purpose of the program is to provide an alternative form of advertising for tourist-oriented businesses, to conserve natural beauty, to present information in the specific interest of the traveling public safely and aesthetically, and to provide travelers freedom of choice.(2) The department may contract with private persons for the operation of each advisory radio or the advisory radio system. The compensation of a contractor shall be derived solely from the reasonable fees which the contractor is permitted to charge participating businesses. The department shall receive from the contractors sufficient revenues to cover the cost of administering the program.History.—ss. 22, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 479.310 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part III - Sign Removal (Ss. 479.310-479.315)|479.310 - Unpermitted and illegal signs; intent.

479.310 Unpermitted and illegal signs; intent.—It is the intent of this part to relieve the department from the financial burden incurred in the removal of unpermitted and illegal signs located within the right-of-way of and controlled areas adjacent to the State Highway System, interstate highway system, and federal-aid primary highway system; to place the financial responsibility for the cost of such removal directly upon those benefiting from the location and operation of such unpermitted and illegal signs; and to provide clear authority to the department for the recovery of cost incurred by the department in the removal of such unpermitted and illegal signs.History.—s. 43, ch. 2010-225.
FL Stat § 479.311 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part III - Sign Removal (Ss. 479.310-479.315)|479.311 - Jurisdiction; venue.

479.311 Jurisdiction; venue.—The county court shall have jurisdiction concurrent with the circuit court to consider claims filed by the department in amounts which are within their jurisdictional limitations. For the purposes of a claim filed by the department to recover its cost as provided in this section, venue shall be Leon County.History.—s. 43, ch. 2010-225.
FL Stat § 479.312 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part III - Sign Removal (Ss. 479.310-479.315)|479.312 - Unpermitted signs; cost of removal.

479.312 Unpermitted signs; cost of removal.—All costs incurred by the department in connection with the removal of a sign located within a controlled area adjacent to the State Highway System, interstate highway system, or federal-aid primary highway system which has not been issued a permit under part I shall be assessed against and collected from the owner of the sign, the advertiser displayed on the sign, or the owner of the property upon which the sign is located. For the purposes of this section, a sign that does not display the name of the sign owner shall be presumed to be owned by the owner of the property upon which the sign is located.History.—s. 43, ch. 2010-225.
FL Stat § 479.313 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part III - Sign Removal (Ss. 479.310-479.315)|479.313 - Permit revocation and cancellation; cost of removal.

479.313 Permit revocation and cancellation; cost of removal.—All costs incurred by the department in connection with the removal of a sign located within a controlled area adjacent to the State Highway System, interstate highway system, or federal-aid primary highway system following the revocation or cancellation of the permit for such sign shall be assessed against and collected from the permittee.History.—s. 43, ch. 2010-225; s. 23, ch. 2014-215; s. 44, ch. 2014-223.
FL Stat § 479.315 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations|Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising|Part III - Sign Removal (Ss. 479.310-479.315)|479.315 - Highway rights-of-way; cost of sign removal.

479.315 Highway rights-of-way; cost of sign removal.—All cost incurred by the department in connection with the removal of a sign located within the right-of-way of the State Highway System, interstate highway system, or federal-aid primary highway system shall be assessed against and collected from the owner of the sign or the advertiser displayed on the sign.History.—s. 43, ch. 2010-225.