Senate Bill sb2540
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Florida Senate - 2005 SB 2540
By Senator Alexander
17-230A-05
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to outdoor advertising;
3 creating s. 479.024, F.S.; prohibiting the
4 repair or replacement of certain highway signs
5 that are damaged or destroyed; providing an
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Section 479.024, Florida Statutes, is
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12 479.024 Replacement of damaged or destroyed signs.--
13 (1) A sign that is adjacent to a state, interstate, or
14 federal-aid primary highway system in this state and listed as
15 lawfully erected by the department on July 1, 2005, may remain
16 in place and be maintained as long as the owner complies with
17 this chapter. However, the following signs may not be repaired
18 or replaced:
19 (a) A sign with a wood sign structure that is damaged
20 to the extent that normal repair practices require more than
21 50 percent of the above-ground structure to be replaced; or
22 (b) A sign with a metal sign structure that is damaged
23 to the extent that normal repair practices require more than
24 25 percent of the above-ground structure to be replaced.
25 (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), such sign may be
26 repaired or replaced if the damage was caused by vandalism or
27 other criminal or tortuous act.
28 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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