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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 12 of 1967 (Ex. Sess.) - Arbitration of Disputes Involving Interstate Highway Routes (252.151 - 252.158) › Section 252.154 - Highway Location Arbitration Board; Convening Time; Notice to Affected Municipalities.

252.154 Highway location arbitration board; convening time; notice to affected municipalities.
Sec. 4.
The governor shall forthwith set a time and place for convening the board not less than 25 nor more than 35 days from the date of the commission's request. The governor shall send notice by registered mail to the clerk of each affected municipality at least 14 days before the date set for convening the board.
History:
1967, Ex. Sess., Act 12, Imd. Eff. Jan. 16, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 12 of 1967 (Ex. Sess.) - Arbitration of Disputes Involving Interstate Highway Routes (252.151 - 252.158) › Section 252.155 - Highway Location Arbitration Board; Submission of Maps by Municipality, Time; Content; Copies.

252.155 Highway location arbitration board; submission of maps by municipality, time; content; copies.
Sec. 5.
Within 25 days of the date of the commission's request an affected municipality may submit maps of 1 or more proposed locations showing the approximate right of way limits and any other information to the commission. The commission shall provide each member of the board a copy of such maps and information, as well as maps and information relative to all locations proposed by the department.
History:
1967, Ex. Sess., Act 12, Imd. Eff. Jan. 16, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 12 of 1967 (Ex. Sess.) - Arbitration of Disputes Involving Interstate Highway Routes (252.151 - 252.158) › Section 252.156 - Highway Location Arbitration Board; Duties; Additional Maps and Information; Approval of Location, Time; Notice.

252.156 Highway location arbitration board; duties; additional maps and information; approval of location, time; notice.
Sec. 6.
The board shall convene at the time and place set by the governor and shall consider the submitted maps and information and shall hear representatives of the department and the affected municipalities and shall hear such other persons as are parties in interest. The department and the affected municipalities, may, and when so requested by the board shall, submit additional maps and information relative to any proposed location for consideration by the board. Within 60 days of the date it convenes, the board shall approve 1 of the locations. The approval is final and binding upon the department and the affected municipalities. The commission shall send notice of the approval by registered mail to the clerks of the affected municipalities.
History:
1967, Ex. Sess., Act 12, Imd. Eff. Jan. 16, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 12 of 1967 (Ex. Sess.) - Arbitration of Disputes Involving Interstate Highway Routes (252.151 - 252.158) › Section 252.157 - Approval of Board; Consent to Designation of Route; Acquisition of Property.

252.157 Approval of board; consent to designation of route; acquisition of property.
Sec. 7.
Approval by the board is deemed to be consent to designating the route as an interstate highway and, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any law, the department may forthwith proceed to acquire property, by condemnation or otherwise, deemed by the department to be necessary to provide for the completion and successful operation of the interstate highway and appurtenant facilities.
History:
1967, Ex. Sess., Act 12, Imd. Eff. Jan. 16, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 12 of 1967 (Ex. Sess.) - Arbitration of Disputes Involving Interstate Highway Routes (252.151 - 252.158) › Section 252.158 - Repealed. 1980, Act 180, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1980.

252.158 Repealed. 1980, Act 180, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1980.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to an appropriation for expenses of highway arbitration boards.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 219 of 1966 - Control of Junkyards Adjacent to Highways (252.201 - 252.211) › Section 252.201 - Definitions.

252.201 Definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) “Junk” means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, or junked, dismantled or wrecked automobiles, or parts of automobiles, iron, steel and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material.
(b) “Automobile graveyard” means any establishment or place of business which is maintained, used or operated for storing, keeping, buying or selling wrecked, scrapped, ruined or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts.
(c) “Junkyard” means an establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated or used for storing, keeping, buying or selling junk, or for the maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard, including garbage dumps and sanitary fills.
(d) “Interstate highway” means a state trunk line highway on the national system of interstate and defense highways, as designated, or as may hereafter be so designated, by the department of state highways and approved by the United States secretary of transportation, pursuant to the provisions of title 23 of the United States code.
(e) “Primary highway” means a state trunk line highway as designated, or as may hereafter be so designated, by the state highway department, and approved by the United States secretary of transportation, pursuant to the provisions of title 23 of the United States code.
(f) “Secondary highway” means a state secondary road or county primary road.
History:
1966, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 132, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 219 of 1966 - Control of Junkyards Adjacent to Highways (252.201 - 252.211) › Section 252.202 - Legislative Declaration; Nonconforming Junkyard as Public Nuisance.

252.202 Legislative declaration; nonconforming junkyard as public nuisance.
Sec. 2.
In order to promote the public safety, health, welfare, convenience and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment in public highways, to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands bordering public highways, to attract tourists and promote the prosperity, economic well-being and general welfare of the state, and to provide a statutory basis for controlling junkyards consistent with the public policy declared by congress in title 23 of the United States code, it is declared to be in the public interest to regulate and restrict the establishment, operation and maintenance of junkyards in areas adjacent to interstate, primary and secondary highways within this state. All junkyards which do not conform to the requirements of this act are public nuisances.
History:
1966, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 132, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 219 of 1966 - Control of Junkyards Adjacent to Highways (252.201 - 252.211) › Section 252.203 - Junkyards Prohibited Within 1000 Feet of Highway; Exceptions.

252.203 Junkyards prohibited within 1000 feet of highway; exceptions.
Sec. 3.
After January 1, 1973 a person shall not establish, expand or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right of way of any interstate or primary or secondary highway, except the following:
(a) Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the main-traveled way of the highway, or otherwise removed from sight, in accordance with rules of the department of state highways.
(b) Those located within areas which are zoned for industrial use under authority of law.
(c) Those which are not visible from the main-traveled way of an interstate primary or secondary highway.
History:
1966, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 132, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973
Admin Rule:
R 247.101 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 219 of 1966 - Control of Junkyards Adjacent to Highways (252.201 - 252.211) › Section 252.204 - Screening or Removal of Nonconforming Junkyards; Removal Cost.

252.204 Screening or removal of nonconforming junkyards; removal cost.
Sec. 4.
Any junkyard lawfully in existence on the effective date of this act which does not conform to the requirements for exception in section 3 and any other junkyard along any highway hereafter designated as an interstate or primary highway and which does not conform to the requirements for exception in section 3, shall be screened or removed by the state highway department as a cost of constructing state trunk line highways. Nonconforming junkyards existing on the effective date of this act shall be removed or screened by July 1, 1970.
History:
1966, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 219 of 1966 - Control of Junkyards Adjacent to Highways (252.201 - 252.211) › Section 252.204a - Junkyards Adjacent to Secondary Highway; Screening or Removal.

252.204a Junkyards adjacent to secondary highway; screening or removal.
Sec. 4a.
A junkyard which is lawfully in existence on the effective date of this act, which does not conform to subsections (a) or (b) of section 3 and is located along a secondary highway, shall be screened at a cost to the owner. However, screening of such a junkyard shall not be required in excess of an 8 foot fence. A junkyard which is established after the effective date of this act and is located along a secondary highway shall be adequately screened or removed in accordance with section 3 of this act at a cost to the owner.
History:
Add. 1972, Act 132, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 219 of 1966 - Control of Junkyards Adjacent to Highways (252.201 - 252.211) › Section 252.205 - Screening by State Highway Department; Acquisition of Land.

252.205 Screening by state highway department; acquisition of land.
Sec. 5.
Junkyards referred to in section 4 shall be screened, if feasible, by the state highway department at locations on the highway right of way or in areas acquired for screening purposes outside the right of way so as not to be visible from the main-traveled way of the highways. The state highway department may acquire such land, or interests in land, necessary to provide adequate screening of junkyards.
History:
1966, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 219 of 1966 - Control of Junkyards Adjacent to Highways (252.201 - 252.211) › Section 252.206 - Junkyards; Relocation, Removal or Disposal; Costs.

252.206 Junkyards; relocation, removal or disposal; costs.
Sec. 6.
If the state highway department determines that the topography of the land adjacent to the highway will not permit adequate screening of junkyards referred to in section 4 or that the screening of junkyards would not be economically feasible, the state highway department may acquire land or interests in land necessary to secure the relocation, removal or disposal of the junkyards; and to pay for the costs of relocation, removal or disposal.
History:
1966, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 219 of 1966 - Control of Junkyards Adjacent to Highways (252.201 - 252.211) › Section 252.207 - Construction or Maintenance of Junkyards; Rules and Regulations; Standards.

252.207 Construction or maintenance of junkyards; rules and regulations; standards.
Sec. 7.
The state highway department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 24.71 to 24.80 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and subject to Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of 1952, as amended, being sections 24.101 to 24.110 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, which shall govern the location, planting, construction and maintenance of, and the materials used in screening or fencing required by this act, and to promulgate rules and regulations for determining unzoned industrial areas for the purposes of this act, consistent with the national standards promulgated by the United States secretary of commerce pursuant to title 23 of the United States code. Regulations shall not be more restrictive than the national standards.
History:
1966, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
Admin Rule:
R 247.101 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 219 of 1966 - Control of Junkyards Adjacent to Highways (252.201 - 252.211) › Section 252.208 - Injunction to Compel Conformance.

252.208 Injunction to compel conformance.
Sec. 8.
If a junkyard is not established, expanded or maintained in conformity with the provisions of section 3, the department of state highways may apply to the court of proper jurisdiction for an injunction to compel conformity with this act.
History:
1966, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 132, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 219 of 1966 - Control of Junkyards Adjacent to Highways (252.201 - 252.211) › Section 252.209 - Construction of Act.

252.209 Construction of act.
Sec. 9.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to abrogate or affect the provisions of any law or ordinance which is more restrictive than the provisions of this act.
History:
1966, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 219 of 1966 - Control of Junkyards Adjacent to Highways (252.201 - 252.211) › Section 252.210 - Control of Junkyards; Agreement With United States Secretary of Commerce.

252.210 Control of junkyards; agreement with United States secretary of commerce.
Sec. 10.
The state highway department is authorized to enter into agreements with the United States secretary of commerce as provided by title 23 of the United States code, relating to the control of junkyards in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary systems, and to take action in the name of the state to comply with the terms of such agreement.
History:
1966, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 219 of 1966 - Control of Junkyards Adjacent to Highways (252.201 - 252.211) › 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 or condemnation and shall be made in accordance with statutes governing acquisitions for highway purposes.
History:
1966, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Repealed - Act 333 of 1966 - Scenic and Rest Areas; Signs (252.251 - 252.262)

SCENIC AND REST AREAS; SIGNS
Act 333 of 1966
252.251-252.262 Repealed. 1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › 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 pertains to tobacco adjacent to the streets, roads, highways, and freeways within this state and that outdoor advertising is a legitimate accessory commercial use of private property, is an integral part of the marketing function and an established segment of the economy of this state.
History:
1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 464, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 533, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › 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 sign having a facing visible from more than 1 state highway or other public road shall comply with the requirements for outdoor advertising for each state highway and each public road from which it is visible.
History:
1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 533, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › 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 of outstanding interest to the traveling public, and that is generally considered to be 1 of the following:
(a) A natural phenomenon.
(b) A scenic attraction.
(c) A historic, educational, cultural, scientific, or religious site.
(d) An outdoor recreational area.
(2) A permit issued under this section is exempt from section 7a, is not transferable, and is not eligible to be surrendered for an interim permit.
(3) A permit issued under this section shall be for a sign that is no larger than 150 square feet in size, no more than 20 feet high, and no more than 20 feet long, including border and trim and excluding supports.
(4) A sign for which a permit is issued under this section shall not be any of the following:
(a) Closer than 2,000 feet to an interchange, rest area, park land, scenic area, or intersection at-grade along the interstate system, a freeway, or a primary highway, as measured from the nearest point of the beginning or ending of pavement widening at the exit from, or entrance to, the main-traveled way.
(b) Closer than 1 mile to another directional sign on either side of the road facing the same direction.
(c) Located adjacent to a regulated route at a distance greater than 50 air miles from the activity or attraction.
(5) The department shall not issue a permit under this section if there are more than 3 signs identifying the same activity or attraction facing the same direction on either side of the road along a single regulated route approaching the activity or attraction.
(6) The message displayed on a sign for which a permit is issued under this section shall only identify the activity or attraction and directional information useful to the traveler in locating the activity or attraction, including mileage, route numbers, and exit numbers. The message displayed on a sign for which a permit is issued under this section shall not include descriptive words or phrases or pictorial or photographic representations of the activity or attraction or the surrounding area.
History:
Add. 2014, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.308 - Repealed. 1976, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1976.

252.308 Repealed. 1976, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1976.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to bond of permit applicant.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.309 - Permit; Issuance or Denial.

252.309 Permit; issuance or denial.
Sec. 9.
Except for signs existing on March 31, 1972, a permit shall be issued or denied within 30 days after proper receipt of the permit form and the permit fee from the applicant. A permit shall not be issued for a sign which is prohibited by section 18(a), (b), (c), or (d). A permit shall not be issued for a sign that violates this act unless the sign is eligible for removal compensation under section 22.
History:
1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1976 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 533, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.310 - Permit; Exemption.

252.310 Permit; exemption.
Sec. 10.
The owner of a sign allowed under section 13(1)(b) or (c) is not required to obtain a permit for that sign.
History:
1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 533, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.311 - Trimming or Removing Trees or Shrubs Within Highway Right-of-Way; Violation; Penalty; Hearing; Removal of Sign.

252.311 Trimming or removing trees or shrubs within highway right-of-way; violation; penalty; hearing; removal of sign.
Sec. 11.
(1) A person who trims or removes trees or shrubs within a highway right-of-way for the purpose of making a proposed or existing sign more visible without a permit issued under section 11a is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 30 days or a fine of $10,000.00 or up to 5 times the value of the trees or shrubs trimmed or removed, whichever is greater. The value of the removed trees or shrubs shall be determined by the department under section 11a.
(2) If a sign owner, sign owner's agent, or a property owner or agent of a property owner with whom the sign owner has a contractual relationship to maintain the sign on his or her property trims or removes trees or shrubs without first having obtained a permit under section 11a, the sign owner is not eligible to obtain a permit under section 11a for 3 years from the date of trimming or removal of trees or shrubs.
(3) If trees or shrubs have been trimmed or removed without a permit under section 11a by a sign owner, a sign owner's agent, a property owner, or a property owner's agent, the department shall conduct a hearing under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. After providing notice and opportunity for hearing under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, the department may impose a fine not to exceed 5 times the value of the vegetation that was trimmed or removed, restrict future vegetation management permits, restrict use of the sign or sign structure for a period not to exceed 1 year, or, for a second or subsequent violation, remove the sign under section 19. A sign, the use of which has been restricted under this subsection, shall not be considered an abandoned sign.
(4) If a sign is removed under this section and the department subsequently receives an application for a permit under section 6 for the same area, the department shall consider that the conditions for the permit issued under section 6 remain in force for spacing and all other requirements of this act.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 533, Eff. Apr. 1, 1999 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.312 - Placing Permit Number on Sign; Violation; Penalty.

252.312 Placing permit number on sign; violation; penalty.
Sec. 12.
(1) All persons holding permits under this act, at their own expense, shall place the permit number on each sign facing erected or maintained by them within 4 months after receiving a permit for signs existing on March 31, 1972 and within 3 business days for all other signs. The numbers shall be of a size and type specified by the department and located on the lower corner thereof nearest the adjacent highway.
(2) Any person who does not display the correct permit number or who does not display any permit number on a sign as required under subsection (1) is subject to a $250.00 penalty. The department shall give a person who is not in compliance with this subsection written notice of noncompliance, and a person not in compliance with this subsection shall have 30 days to remedy the violation before any penalty is assessed. A person subject to this section may verify compliance with the department via time-dated electronic means.
History:
1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.313 - Signs Prohibited on Adjacent Areas; Exceptions.

252.313 Signs prohibited on adjacent areas; exceptions.
Sec. 13.
(1) A sign shall not be erected or maintained in an adjacent area where the facing of the sign is visible from an interstate highway, freeway, or primary highway except the following:
(a) Directional and other official signs, including, but not limited to, signs pertaining to natural wonders, scenic and historical attractions, which are required or authorized by law, and which comply with rules promulgated by the department relative to the lighting, size, number, and spacing thereof.
(b) Signs advertising the sale or lease of real property upon which they are located.
(c) On-premises signs.
(d) Signs located in a business area or an unzoned commercial and industrial area and that comply with sections 12, 15, 16, and 17 except that a sign not described in subdivision (a), (b), or (c) shall not be erected or maintained beyond 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right of way.
(2) If the department is authorized by law to designate scenic areas along an interstate highway, freeway, or primary highway, signs shall not be erected or maintained within areas so designated unless located within a business area or an unzoned commercial or industrial area where signs may be erected or maintained in compliance with this act.
History:
1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1976 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 533, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
Admin Rule:
R 247.701 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.314 - Signs on Land Leased From State; Conditions; Terms; Cancellation.

252.314 Signs on land leased from state; conditions; terms; cancellation.
Sec. 14.
(1) The state highway commission may lease land owned by the department along an interstate highway, freeway or primary highway in business areas or unzoned, commercial or industrial areas, to the owner or operator of any gasoline station, repair garage, restaurant, lodging facility, retail store, tourist attraction or to sports, cultural, educational, charitable, service, religious or civic organizations, for the purpose of erecting and maintaining a sign, the advertising copy of which publicizes or calls attention only to goods, services or facilities available on, or events or attractions on, the premises of the owner or operator. Signs may be permitted if all of the following conditions exist:
(a) The advertised premises of the owner or operator are located within 5 miles of the land so leased.
(b) There is no business area or unzoned commercial or industrial area available for outdoor advertising along the interstate highway, freeway or primary highway within 5 miles of the advertised premises of the owner or operator.
(c) The inability to publicize or call attention to goods, services or facilities available on, or events or attractions on, the premises of the owner or operator except by a sign erected and maintained pursuant to this section would work a financial hardship upon the owner or operator under such reasonable criteria as may be determined by the state highway commission.
(d) The leasing of such land and the erection and maintenance of such sign would not be cause for the reduction of federal aid highway funds to the state, pursuant to section 131 of title 23 of the United States code, as amended.
(2) Any signs so erected or maintained shall be subject to the provisions of sections 15, 16 and 17 and if erected or maintained by a permittee under this act, to the provisions of section 12.
(3) The leases made pursuant to this section shall be on a year to year term and shall be subject to cancellation at any time the signs erected or maintained on the leased property cease to meet the requirements of this section. The signs shall be subject to removal pursuant to section 19 upon cancellation of the lease.
History:
1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.315 - Size Requirements and Limitations.

252.315 Size requirements and limitations.
Sec. 15.
(1) All signs erected or maintained in business areas or unzoned commercial and industrial areas shall comply with the following size requirements and limitations:
(a) In counties of less than 425,000 population, signs shall not exceed 1,200 square feet in area, including border or trim but excluding ornamental base or apron, supports and other structural members.
(b) In counties having a population of 425,000 or more, signs of a size exceeding 1,200 square feet in area but not in excess of 6,500 square feet in area, including border or trim but excluding ornamental base or apron, supports and other structural members, shall be permitted if the department determines that the signs are in accord with customary usage in the area where the sign is located.
(c) For signs erected after March 23, 1999, signs on a sign structure shall not be stacked 1 on top of another. For signs erected prior to March 23, 1999, the sign or sign structure shall not be modified to provide a sign or sign structure that is stacked 1 on top of another.
(2) Maximum size limitations shall apply to each side of a sign structure. Signs may be placed back to back, side by side or in V-type or T-type construction, with not more than 2 sign displays to each side. Any such sign structure shall be considered as 1 sign for the purposes of this section.
(3) A single sign face may be divided into not more than 2 smaller sign faces if all of the following are satisfied:
(a) The sign being divided is not a nonconforming sign.
(b) The resulting smaller sign faces are equal in size.
(c) Each of the resulting smaller sign faces does not exceed 350 square feet in area.
(d) Each of the resulting smaller sign faces is legally permitted under this act.
(e) Both before and after the larger sign face is divided into smaller sign faces, there are no more than 2 permits for signs at that location facing the same direction of travel.
History:
1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 533, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.316 - Illuminated Signs.

252.316 Illuminated signs.
Sec. 16.
(1) A sign that is subject to this act may be illuminated so as to allow the sign to be seen and read but the illumination shall be employed in a manner that prevents beams or rays of light from being directed at any portion of the main-traveled way of the highway in a manner that interferes with safe driving.
(2) A sign containing changing illumination shall not be erected in any area except in an incorporated city or village over 35,000 in population where the department determines it is consistent with customary usage in the area. A sign permitted under section 18(f) is not a sign containing changing illumination.
(3) A sign shall not be so illuminated that it obscures or interferes with the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, device, or signal.
(4) All lighting shall be subject to any other provisions relating to lighting of signs presently applicable to all highways under the jurisdiction of the state.
History:
1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.317b - Crossing Limited Right-of-Way to Erect or Maintain Sign; Penalties.

252.317b Crossing limited right-of-way to erect or maintain sign; penalties.
Sec. 17b.
(1) The owner of a sign, agent of the owner of a sign, or a property owner or the agent of a property owner with whom the sign owner has a contractual relationship to maintain the sign on his or her property shall not cross a limited access right-of-way to erect or maintain a sign.
(2) The department shall not issue a permit to cross a limited access right-of-way for purposes of erecting or maintaining a sign to the owner of a sign, agent of the owner of a sign, or a property owner or the agent of a property owner with whom the sign owner has a contractual relationship to maintain the sign on his or her property.
(3) If the owner of a sign, agent of the owner of a sign, or a property owner or the agent of a property owner with whom the sign owner has a contractual relationship to maintain the sign on his or her property accesses a sign by crossing a limited access right-of-way to erect or maintain the sign, the owner of the sign is subject to the following penalties:
(a) For the first violation, a fine of $1,000.00 for each sign location.
(b) For a second violation, removal of the sign and sign structure and cancellation of the permit associated with the sign.
History:
Add. 2014, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.318a - Billboards; Advertising Purchase or Consumption of Tobacco Products Prohibited; Advertising Sexually Oriented Business Prohibited; Violation; Civil Fine.

252.318a Billboards; advertising purchase or consumption of tobacco products prohibited; advertising sexually oriented business prohibited; violation; civil fine.
Sec. 18a.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, beginning January 1, 2000, all billboards within this state are subject to this act and shall not advertise the purchase or consumption of tobacco products.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2011, any billboard within this state that advertises a sexually oriented business shall display only words or numbers and may display the business's trademark if the trademark has been registered under the Lanham act, 15 USC 1051 to 1141n, or under 1969 PA 242, MCL 429.31 to 429.46. The words on a billboard shall not describe or relate to a specified sexual activity or specified anatomical area. As used in this subsection:
(a) "Sexually oriented business" includes, but is not limited to, an adult bookstore, adult video store, adult cabaret, adult motion picture theater, sexual device shop, sexual encounter center, or an establishment that regularly features live performances characterized by the exposure of a specific anatomical area or by a specific sexual activity or in which persons appear in a state of nudity or seminudity in the performance of their duties. However, sexually oriented business does not include a business solely because it shows, sells, or rents materials that may depict sex.
(b) "Specified anatomical area" means less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, or female breasts below a point immediately above the top of the areola; or human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if covered.
(c) "Specified sexual activity" means the fondling or other erotic touching of covered or uncovered human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, or female breast.
(d) "Seminudity" means a state of dress in which opaque clothing fails to cover the genitals, anus, anal cleft or cleavage, pubic area, vulva, or nipple and areola of the female breast.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a person who violates this section is responsible for a civil fine of not less than $5,000.00 or more than $10,000.00 for each day of violation. A civil fine collected under this section shall be distributed to public libraries as provided under 1964 PA 59, MCL 397.31 to 397.40.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 464, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 343, Eff. Mar. 30, 2011
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.318b - Voluntary Agreement.

252.318b Voluntary agreement.
Sec. 18b.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to the contrary, the department may enter into a voluntary agreement as proposed by the Michigan billboard advisory council created under section 18c, or the department, if the Michigan billboard advisory council no longer exists, and approved by the state transportation commission with the federal highway administration for a pilot program to address concerns and issues related to outdoor advertising control, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Festival advertising.
(b) Reduction in the number of nonconforming signs.
(c) Advertising in underserved areas.
(d) Temporary or seasonal businesses.
(e) Safety programs.
(f) Designation of rural areas for special lighting provisions.
(g) Vegetation management practices.
(2) The department shall inform the legislature of its intent to enter into a voluntary agreement under subsection (1) no later than 30 days before entering into the agreement.
History:
Add. 2014, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.318c - Michigan Billboard Advisory Council; Creation; Purpose; Duration; Recommendations as Advisory; Membership; Appointment; Terms; Vacancy.

252.318c Michigan billboard advisory council; creation; purpose; duration; recommendations as advisory; membership; appointment; terms; vacancy.
Sec. 18c.
(1) The Michigan billboard advisory council is created within the department for the purpose of advising the department and the state transportation commission regarding voluntary agreements entered into under section 18b(1), lighting, and any other general policy for the effective control of outdoor advertising.
(2) The Michigan billboard advisory council shall exist for a period of 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.
(3) Recommendations of the Michigan billboard advisory council are advisory only.
(4) The Michigan billboard advisory council shall consist of the following members appointed by the director of the department:
(a) The chairperson of the senate transportation committee or his or her designee.
(b) The chairperson of the house transportation and infrastructure committee or his or her designee.
(c) A representative of the state transportation commission.
(d) A representative of the conservation community.
(e) A representative of the outdoor advertising industry.
(f) A representative of the tourism industry or a trade group that represents statewide tourism interests.
(g) A representative from the general public. The member appointed under this subdivision shall be a private sector lessee of billboard space whose business is based in this state.
(h) A sign owner that resides in this state.
(5) The members appointed under subsection (4)(c) to (h) shall serve at the pleasure of the director of the department. All of the members appointed under subsection (4) shall serve on a voluntary basis and without compensation.
(6) Members of the Michigan billboard advisory council shall serve for terms of 2 years. If a vacancy occurs on the Michigan billboard advisory council, the director of the department shall make an appointment for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
History:
Add. 2014, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.320 - Severability.

252.320 Severability.
Sec. 20.
If any part of this act is found by a court to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts of this act shall not be affected but shall remain in full force and effect.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 464, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.321 - Penalty; Misrepresentation.

252.321 Penalty; misrepresentation.
Sec. 21.
Except as otherwise provided in section 7, a person who erects or maintains any sign or sign structure or other object for outdoor advertising subject to the provisions of this act without complying with this act is liable for a penalty of not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each violation which shall be paid into the state trunk line fund. Penalties shall be sued for, by and in the name of the department and shall be recoverable with the reasonable costs thereof in the district or circuit court in the county where the person maintains his principal place of business or in the county where the signs erected or maintained without complying with this act are located. A person who falsely misrepresents information submitted in a permit form pursuant to section 6 is guilty of a misdemeanor. A sign erected or maintained under a permit falsely secured in such a manner shall be deemed to be abandoned and is not eligible for removal compensation.
History:
1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Sept. 3, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.322 - Removal of Signs or Sign Structures; Compensation; Condition.

252.322 Removal of signs or sign structures; compensation; condition.
Sec. 22.
(1) Just compensation shall be paid from the state trunk line fund upon the removal by or in behalf of the department of any sign or sign structure lawfully in existence on March 31, 1972 but which does not comply with the requirements of sections 13(1)(d), 15, 16, and 17 and any sign or sign structure lawfully erected after March 31, 1972 but which thereafter becomes unlawful because of a change in the designation of the highway or in the zoning of the area in which it is located.
(2) Each removal constitutes a taking and appropriation by the state of the following:
(a) From the owner of the sign or sign structure, all right, title and interest in and to the sign or sign structure, and the owner's leasehold related thereto.
(b) From the owner of the real property on which the sign or sign structure is located immediately prior to its removal, the right to erect and maintain signs on that property, other than those described in section 13(1)(a), (b), and (c).
(3) The compensation to be paid pursuant to this section shall be paid to the persons entitled to it upon presentation to the department of such information as the department may reasonably require.
(4) Unless a sign is exempt under section 10, its owner shall secure and shall keep in force a permit under sections 6 and 7. Compliance with this subsection is a condition for eligibility for compensation. Compensation shall not be paid for any sign, including a sign described in subsection (1), which is removed by the department because it is abandoned.
History:
1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1976 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 533, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.322a - Rescission of Rules.

252.322a Rescission of rules.
Sec. 22a.
All of the following rules are rescinded:
(a) R 247.705 to R 247.707 of the Michigan administrative code.
(b) R 247.710 of the Michigan administrative code.
(c) R 247.721(6) of the Michigan administrative code.
(d) R 247.723 of the Michigan administrative code.
(e) R 247.732 of the Michigan administrative code.
(f) R 247.733 of the Michigan administrative code.
(g) R 247.737 of the Michigan administrative code.
(h) R 247.742 of the Michigan administrative code.
(i) R 247.748 of the Michigan administrative code.
History:
Add. 2014, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.323 - Rules; Hearings; Review.

252.323 Rules; hearings; review.
Sec. 23.
(1) The department may promulgate and enforce rules to implement this act in accordance with and subject to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Compiled Laws of 1948.
(2) If a person is aggrieved by any action or inaction of the department, he may request a formal hearing on the matter involved. The hearing shall be conducted by the department in accordance with the provisions for contested cases in Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended.
(3) A determination, action or inaction by the department following the hearing shall be subject to judicial review as provided in Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended.
History:
1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972
Admin Rule:
R 247.701 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.324 - Repeal.

252.324 Repeal.
Sec. 24.
Act No. 333 of the Public Acts of 1966, being sections 252.251 to 252.262 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is repealed.
History:
1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 252 - Highways › Act 106 of 1972 - Highway Advertising Act of 1972 (252.301 - 252.325) › Section 252.325 - Repealed. 2006, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007.

252.325 Repealed. 2006, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to analysis and funding of study.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 253 - Grade Crossings › Repealed - Act 92 of 1893 - Separate Grades for Railroads and Highways (253.1 - 253.33)

SEPARATE GRADES FOR RAILROADS AND HIGHWAYS
Act 92 of 1893
253.1-253.33 Repealed. 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 253 - Grade Crossings › Repealed - Act 114 of 1925 - Separate Grades for Railroads and Highways (253.51 - 253.74)

SEPARATE GRADES FOR RAILROADS AND HIGHWAYS
Act 114 of 1925
253.51-253.74 Repealed. 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 254 - Bridges › Act 354 of 1925 - Bridges and Culverts (254.1 - 254.32) › Section 254.1 - Bridges and Culverts; Construction, Improvement and Repair; Part of Road.

254.1 Bridges and culverts; construction, improvement and repair; part of road.
Sec. 1.
Bridges and culverts shall be considered in all respects as a part of the road upon which they are, or are proposed to be located. The construction, improvement, repair and maintenance thereof, including adequate approaches and the doing of any act or the performance of any work necessary for the protection thereof, and also including the maintenance and operation of movable span bridges, shall be considered in all respects except as hereinafter otherwise provided, the same as the construction, improving and maintaining of the road upon which any such bridge or culvert is situated, and, except as hereinafter otherwise provided, shall be paid for accordingly.
History:
1925, Act 354, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 4522 ;-- CL 1948, 254.1