Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Apr. 05, 2011
The issues in this case are: whether the Department of Transportation ("Department") properly issued a Notice of Intent to Revoke Sign Permit for Violation to Carter Outdoor Advertising a/k/a Carter Pritchett Advertising ("Carter") for the outdoor advertising sign permitted with tag numbers BV314/315 and whether the Department properly denied CBS Outdoor, Inc.'s ("CBS") application for outdoor advertising sign permit based on a spacing conflict with the outdoor advertising sign permitted with tag numbers BV314/315.DOT met its burden and demonstrated that Carter abandoned its nonconforming sign because it no longer exists at the permitted location after Carter voluntarily removed it in violation of rule 14-10.007(6)(b). Therefore, Carter's permit should be revoked.
