STATE OF FLORIDA
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, )
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Petitioner, )
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vs. ) CASE NO. 84-2016T
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B. DAVIS, INC., )
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Respondent. )
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RECOMMENDED ORDER
Pursuant to notice, the Division of Administrative Hearings, by its duly designated Hearing Officer, William B. Thomas, held a formal hearing in this case on March 28, 1985, in Lake City, Florida. By letter dated March 22, 1985, Mr. J. B. Davis, Jr., President of J. B. Davis, Inc., the Respondent, advised the Hearing Officer that he would be unable to attend the hearing at the time and place scheduled in the Hearing Notice which was issued on February 2, 1985. By telephone call to the office of Mr. J. B. Davis on March 27, 1985, the Hearing Officer determined that the Respondent expected the hearing to take place as scheduled.
APPEARA NCES
FOR PETITIONER: Philip S. Bennett, Esquire
Haydon Burns Building, Mail Station 58 Tallahassee, Florida 32301-8064
FOR RESPONDENT: No one appeared.
FINDINGS OF FACT
The Respondent, J. B. Davis, Inc., owns an outdoor advertising sign which is situated on the south side of I-10, .14 mile west of C-255, in Madison County, Florida. The sign faces eastbound traffic.
I-10 is a part of the interstate highway system, and it is open to traffic.
The subject sign is visible from the main traveled way of I-10.
There is no zoning in Madison County, Florida.
The subject sign has been erected and is situated beyond 800 feet from any existing business, and it is within 660 feet from the right-of-way of I-10.
The subject sign does not have a permit issued by the Department of Transportation.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The Division of Administrative Hearings has jurisdiction over the parties to and the subject matter of the cases Section 120.57(1), Florida Statutes. The Department of Transportation has the authority to regulate outdoor advertising signs and to issue permits therefor pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 479, Florida Statutes.
Section 479.07(1), Florida Statutes, prohibits the construction, erection, use, or maintenance of an outdoor advertising structure along any interstate highway, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Department of Transportation.
Section 479.11(1), Florida Statutes, prohibits the erection of an outdoor advertising sign within 660 feet of the right-of-way of the interstate highway system, except as allowed by Section 479.111, Florida Statutes. Subsection (2) of Section 479.111, Florida Statutes, allows signs in commercial or industrial zoned areas, or in unzoned areas which are within 800 feet from an existing business activity which is visible from the interstate highway, as provided in Section 14-10.09(2), 1.B, Florida Administrative Code.
The Respondent's sign which is the subject of the proceeding has been erected in an unzoned area, at a location which is beyond 800 feet from any existing business activity, and within 660 feet from the right-of-way of I-10. The subject sign does not have a permit issued therefor by the Department of Transportation. Therefore, the Respondent's sign is in violation of the above statutes and rules, and must be removed.
Based upon the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is RECOMMENDED that the Respondent's sign situated on the south side of I-10,
.14 mile west of C-255, facing eastbound traffic, in Madison County, Florida, be
removed.
THIS RECOMMENDED ORDER entered this 3rd day of April, 1985, in Tallahassee, Florida.
WILLIAM B. THOMAS
Hearing Officer
Division of Administrative Hearings The Oakland Building
2009 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
(904) 488-9675
Filed with the Clerk of the Division of Administrative Hearings this 3rd day of April, 1985.
COPIES FURNISHED:
Philip S. Bennett, Esquire
Haydon Burns Building, Mail Station 58 Tallahassee, Florida 32301-8064
Mr. J. B. Davis President
J. B. Davis, Inc. Base and Duval Streets
Madison, Florida 32340
Hon. Paul A. Pappas Secretary
Department of Transportation Haydon Burns Building Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Issue Date | Proceedings |
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May 21, 1990 | Final Order filed. |
Apr. 03, 1985 | Recommended Order sent out. CASE CLOSED. |
Issue Date | Document | Summary |
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Apr. 22, 1985 | Agency Final Order | |
Apr. 03, 1985 | Recommended Order | Removal of sign ordered. Site was in unzoned area, beyond 800 feet from business activity and within 660 feet from interstate right-of-way. |
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