Utah Code § 72-7-501

Purpose of part -- Utah-Federal Agreements ratified
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(1) The purpose of this part is to provide the statutory basis for the regulation of outdoor advertising
consistent with zoning principles and standards and the public policy of this state in providing
public safety, health, welfare, convenience and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the
public investment in highways, to preserve the natural scenic beauty of lands bordering on
highways, and to ensure that outdoor advertising shall be continued as a standardized medium
of communication throughout the state so that it is preserved and can continue to provide
general information in the specific interest of the traveling public safely and effectively.
(2) It is the purpose of this part to provide a statutory basis for the reasonable regulation of outdoor
advertising consistent with the customary use, zoning principles and standards, the protection
of private property rights, and the public policy relating to areas adjacent to the interstate,
federal aid primary highway existing as of June 1, 1991, and the national highway systems
highways.
(3) The agreement entered into between the governor of the state of Utah and the Secretary of
Transportation of the United States dated January 18, 1968, regarding the size, lighting, and
spacing of outdoor advertising which may be erected and maintained within areas adjacent to
the interstate, federal aid primary highway existing as of June 1, 1991, and national highway
systems highways which are zoned commercial or industrial or in other unzoned commercial
or industrial areas as defined pursuant to the terms of the agreement is hereby ratified and
approved, subject to subsequent amendments.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session

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