Findings Of Fact The Respondent, T & L Management, Inc., was issued permits numbered AK081-12 and AK082-12 on or about August 30, 1983. These permits were for the erection of signs on the north side of I-10, approximately .4 mile west of SR 297, in Escambia County, Florida. They were issued because of the proximity of a welding business adjacent to the proposed sign location. The Respondent submitted the applications for these permits, and designated on the applications that the sign location would be in a commercial or industrial unzoned area within 800 feet of a business. On each of these applications the Respondent certified that the signs to be erected would meet all requirements of Chapter 479 of the Florida Statutes. Prior to the issuance of these permits, the subject site was inspected by the Department's outdoor advertising inspector, who approved the applications because of the existence of what she believed to be a welding shop nearby the proposed sign location. This inspector was looking for a welding shop because she had been informed that a welding shop was located there. What she saw was some welding being done on the property where the welding business was supposed to be. This could be seen from the interstate. Apparently because the inspector expected to find a welding business near the proposed sign site, she concluded that such a business existed there, and the applications were approved. However, the occupant of the subject property has lived there for 37 years, and he has never operated a welding business. He has only done welding on this site once since 1980, when he welded a bumper onto a truck in his barn. The photographs which were received in evidence show his property, and the general appearance of this area is residential or rural in nature, and not commercial. It is visible to traffic on I-10. The Department's inspector testified that she used a pair of binoculars to enable her to see a small sign reading "welding" on the property where she saw welding being done. However, the property owner denied that any such sign was on his property. Other witnesses presented by the Respondent also testified that they saw welding being done, but this issue has been resolved by accepting the testimony of the witness who lived on the property and who did the welding on the one occasion, as being the more credible and trustworthy evidence. The adjacent property is leased by Pensacola Outdoor Advertising. This property has a building on it which bears a small sign reading "Pensacola Outdoor Adv." and the telephone number. This building was leased by Pensacola Outdoor Advertising in 1984, and was not used for any business purpose when the permit applications were submitted. This property is also visible from I-10. When the Respondent applied for the subject permits there was no business activity being conducted within 800 feet of the proposed sign location. Therefore, the Department's inspector made a mistake in approving the Respondent's applications for this site. In October of 1984 the Department issued its violation notices advising the Respondent that the subject sign permits were being revoked.
Findings Of Fact On July 24, 1987, a DOT outdoor advertising sign inspector observed a portable sign in front of Respondent's business establishment along U.S. 19 just north of SR 696A. The right-of-way along the west side of U.S. 19 extends 54 feet from the western edge of the pavement of U.S. 19. The sign was located 42 feet from the western edge of the pavement of U.S. 19. Thus the sign was clearly within the right of way. Respondent presented testimony that the widening of U.S. 19 had already led to the taking of half its property including a large sign advertising the business, and the development of sink holes had caused the sign to be moved closer to the highway.
Findings Of Fact Respondent owns a sign within 660 feet of the I-4 erected alongside SR 424A (Fairbanks Avenue) outside the corporate limits of Orlando or Winter Park, Florida, on the east side of I-4, an interstate highway. The sign is visible from the I-4 and the face of the sign is nearly parallel to the I-4. The sign is located within the interchange of the I-4, i.e., it is located within two lines running easterly and perpendicular to the commencement of the off ramp and end of the on ramp of the I-4 at the Fairbanks Avenue intersection. The I-4, which is considered to be an east-west highway, runs in a northwesterly-southeasterly direction where it crosses over Fairbanks Avenue, which runs generally east and west at this point. Respondent's sign is located in the vicinity (within 200 to 500 feet) of several signs erected by Peterson Advertising Company before 1971 and which are now permitted as nonconforming signs. These signs are erected along the curve of the eastbound (which at this location moves in a northwesterly direction) off ramp and are at varying angles with the I-4, but all can be seen from the I-4. Respondent's sign can be seen by both east and westbound traffic on the I-4; however, it is closer to the eastbound lane of traffic. Before the construction of this sign was completed, Respondent was advised the sign would not be permitted because it was within 1,000 feet of another sign on the same side of the I-4 facing in the same direction and within 500 feet of the interchange.
Findings Of Fact The sign which is the subject of this proceeding was cited for violations of the Florida statutes and rules regulating outdoor advertising structures by notice of violation dated November 3, 1983, and served on the Respondent as owner of this sign. The subject sign is located on the north side of Interstate 10, 1.6 miles east of State Road 267, in Gadsden County, Florida. This structure is an outdoor sign, or display, or device, or figure, or painting, or drawing, or message, or placard, or poster, or billboard, or other thing, designed, intended or used to advertise or inform with all or part of its advertising or informative content visible from the main traveled way of Interstate 10. The structure is located within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the pavement of Interstate 10, as alleged in the violation notice dated November 3, 1983. The structure was located outside any incorporated city or town on the date it was built. The structure was not located in a commercial or industrial zoned or unzoned area on the date it was built. The structure was constructed, or erected, without a currently valid permit issued by the Department of Transportation; it was operated, used, or maintained without such a permit; and a Department of Transportation outdoor advertising permit has never been issued for the subject structure. The structure does not fall within any of the exceptions listed in Section 479.16, Florida Statutes. The structure was located adjacent to and visible from the main traveled way of a roadway open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic in the State of Florida at the time it was built. The structure had affixed the copy or message as shown on the notice of violation when it was issued; namely, Texaco Next Exit Turn Left - Food Store. Hinson Oil Company is the owner of the sign or structure which is the subject of this proceeding.
Recommendation Based upon the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is RECOMMENDED that the sign owned by the Respondent, Hinson Oil Company, located on the north side of Interstate 10, 1.6 miles east of State Road 267, in Gadsden County, Florida, be removed. DONE and ORDERED this 31st day of August, 1984, in Tallahassee, Florida. COPIES FURNISHED: Philip S. Bennett, Esquire Haydon Horns Building, MS-58 Tallahassee, Fl. 32301-8064 Mr. E. W. Hinson, Jr. Hinson Oil Company P O. Box 448 Quincy, Florida 32351 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 31st day of August, 1984. Paul Pappas Secretary Department of Transportation Haydon Burns Building Tallahassee, Florida 32301
The Issue Whether the outdoor advertising signs of Respondent are in violation of Florida Statute 479.07(1), sign being erected without a State permit. Whether the subject signs are in violation of the setback requirements of Section 479.11, Florida Statutes. Whether subject signs are new and different signs inasmuch as they have new copy, are materially elevated from the location of the previous signs and have catwalks and lights added, thus requiring a new application and permit. Whether subject signs are in violation of federal and State laws, rules and regulations and should be removed. Whether the federal regulations adopted in Section 479.02, F.S., would have to be adopted as a rule under Chapter 120, F.S.
Findings Of Fact The Respondent sign company has a sign located approximately 12.81 miles north of Dunn Avenue on the east side of I-95 facing south containing the following copy: "Ramada Inn Exit 7 Miles U.S. 17" The sign was increased in height from under ten (10) feet to twenty feet from the ground to the bottom of the sign, lights were added, and the catwalk was added to accommodate the change in advertisers. This extensive alteration was done in June of 1975 and copy was changed. The original sign was erected in May of 1968 and advertised "Shell Oil." Respondent sign company has a sign located approximately 8.81 miles south of Bowden Road on the west side of I-95 facing north and containing the following copy: "Family Inn of St. Augustine" The revised sign is located in an area zoned open rural, has been elevated and has had lights and catwalk added. The original sign had different copy and was erected and permitted in October of 1968. Permits had been issued for the two subject signs in the approximate location with different copy on them in October of 1968 or shortly thereafter. The new advertisers wanted the signs lighted and pay approximately $30 more per month for the lighted signs. The new signs now are much more visible. Both signs were elevated approximately ten (10) feet, new copy put on them and lights and catwalks added in April of 1976. Permits were applied for but the Petitioner Department of Transportation refused to issue permits stating that they were new signs, no new applications had been made and were obviously ineligible for permits inasmuch as the signs violated the setback requirements of Chapter 479 and the federal laws, rules, and regulations adopted by the Florida Legislature.
Recommendation Remove subject signs if said signs have not been removed by the owner within ten (10) days after entry of the final order herein, as no applications for permits were made or granted. DONE and ORDERED this 20th day of December, 1976 in Tallahassee, Florida. DELPHENE C. STRICKLAND Hearing Officer Division of Administrative Hearings Room 530, Carlton Building Tallahassee, Florida 32304 (904) 488-9675 COPIES FURNISHED: George L. Waas, Esquire Department of Transportation Haydon Burns Building Tallahassee, Florida 32304 W. D. Rowland, Esquire Post Office Box 539 Winter Park , Florida 32789 George E. Hollis Branch Manager National Advertising Company Post Office Box 23208 Tampa, Florida 33622 Mr. Frank Whitesell Post Office Box 1089 Lake City, Florida 32055 Mr. O. E. Black, Administrator Outdoor Advertising Florida Department of Transportation Haydon Burns Building Tallahassee, Florida 32304
The Issue Whether a sign owned by D & H Oil Company located along Interstate 10 approximately 1.1 miles East of State Road 81 bearing the copy "Spur" is in violation of the setback requirements set out in Section 479.11(1), Florida Statutes, and in violation of the permit requirements set out in Section 479.07(1) and (6), Florida Statutes.
Findings Of Fact Respondent D & H Oil Company's sign is located forty- three (43) feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way of Interstate 10 (I-10) and no permit is affixed to the subject sign. The sign in question is located within the extension of the city boundaries of Ponce de Leon, Florida as extended by ordinance drawn in 1970 and duly filed in 1975. The Town of Ponce de Leon adopted the comprehensive zoning ordinance which authorized use of business signs in commercial areas. An area north of I-10, Section 27, Township 4 North, Range 17 West was designated a commercial area. The Respondent D & H Oil Company constructed their sign in this zoned area which was within forty-three (43) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of- way of I-10, and applied to the Petitioner Florida Department of Transportation for a permit for the subject sign. The Petitioner denied the request for the reason that the sign was erected in violation of the setback requirements of Chapter 479, Florida Statutes. The Respondent D & H Oil Company did not obtain a permit before erecting the sign and it is within the area presently described as the Town of Ponce de Leon, Florida. The Ordinance filed with the Secretary of State in December of 1975 authorized use of business signs in commercial areas. The area north of I-10 in Section 27, Township 4 North, Range 17 West was designated as a commercial area, together with other areas along the highway, and the sign of Respondent is erected within that area. The areas zoned commercially by the Town of Ponce de Leon stretches several miles along both sides of the right-of-way of I-10 and contains no commercial or industrial structures other than outdoor advertising signs. The Town of Ponce de Leon has not submitted to the Administrator of Outdoor Advertising, State of Florida Department of Transportation, its zoning regulations which control outdoor advertising, and the State of Florida Department of Transportation has not notified the Federal Highway Administrator that there has been established within such area regulations which are enforced with respect to the size, lighting and spacing of outdoor advertising signs consistent with the intent of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 and customary use. Customary use is use consistent with that use regulated statewide by Chapter 479, Florida Statutes.
Recommendation Require the Respondent D & H Oil Company to remove the subject sign unless it can show within thirty (30) days from date hereof that the area in which the sign is located is in a zoned commercial and industrial area certified by the Florida Department of Transportation to the Federal Highway Administrator that there has been established with such area regulations which are enforced wish respect to the size, lighting and spacing of outdoor advertising signs consistent with the intent of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 and with customary use. DONE and ORDERED this 29th day of October, 1976 in Tallahassee, Florida. DELPHENE C. STRICKLAND Hearing Officer Division of Administrative Hearings Room 530, Carlton Building Tallahassee, Florida 32304 (904) 488-9675 COPIES FURNISHED: George L. Waas, Esquire Office of Legal Operations Department of Transportation Haydon Burns Building Tallahassee, Florida 32304 James E. Moore, Esquire Post Office Box 746 Niceville, Florida Mr. O. E. Black, Administrator Outdoor Advertising Section Florida Department of Transportation Hayden Burns Building Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Mr. J. E. Jordan District Sign Coordinator Post Office Box 607 Chipley, Florida 32428
Findings Of Fact In May and June of 1983 the Department received in its district office in Chipley, Florida, applications for four permits for outdoor advertising signs to be located adjacent to I-10, approximately one mile west of S.R. 285, in Walton County, Florida. Two of these applications requested permits to erect a two-faced, back-to-back structure on I-10, 4,262 feet west of S.R. 285, and two of these applications sought permits to erect a two-faced, back-to-back structure on I-10, 5,262 feet west of S.R. 285. These permit applications stated that the locations requested were in a commercial or industrial area within 800 feet of a business. The Department's outdoor advertising inspector approved these permit applications in June of 1983. When he visited the sites he found a small building, approximately eight to ten feet by approximately ten to twelve feet in dimension, situated at a point 300 feet from one of the sign sites and 700 feet from the other site. There was a pile of steel lying on the ground adjacent to this building. He was told by the Respondent's president that the Respondent's plan was to put an office on the site, and a building on which to work on signs and to store material. On the basis of his inspection of the site, coupled with these representations of the Respondent's president, the inspector approved the four applications for sign permits. Subsequently, in 1984 after the permits had been issued, the small building had been removed and was replaced by a shed and another small building. However, in 1983 at the time the applications for permits were submitted, the site where the business activity was planned did not have telephone service, nor did this location have any mailing address, and there were no employees of the Respondent on the site until 1984. The Respondent obtained this location for the purpose and with the intent of locating its sign business thereon, but when the permit applications were submitted the site had not yet become a commercial location. Much of the evidence presented by both sides at the hearing concerned activities conducted at the location between the two sign sites subsequent to the time when the permit applications were submitted. However, this is irrelevant. The salient facts are that the president of the Respondent knew that a business activity within 800 feet of the sign site was required in order to obtain lawful permits; he intended to establish his own sign business at a location between the two sign sites which would comply with the permitting requirements; but in June of 1983 when the permit applications were submitted, there was not then in existence any business activity within 800 feet of the proposed sign sites. Thus, the statement of the Respondent on its applications that the proposed sign sites were in an unzoned commercial area within 800 feet of a business was false, and the Respondent's president knew this when he submitted the applications.
Recommendation Based upon the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is RECOMMENDED that permits numbered AJ511-12, AJ510-12, AJ509-12 and AJ508- 12, held by Reese Outdoor Displays, Inc., be revoked, and the signs which were erected pursuant to these permits be removed. THIS RECOMMENDED ORDER entered this 20th day of May, 1985 in Tallahassee, Leon County, 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 20th day of May, 1985. COPIES FURNISHED: Charles G. Gardner, Esquire Haydon Burns Building, M.S. 58 Tallahassee, Florida 32301-8064 George Ralph Miller, Esquire P.O. Box 687 DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433 Hon. Paul A. Pappas Secretary Department of Transportation Haydon Burns Building Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Findings Of Fact The sign in question is located .17 mile east of State Road 46 on the east bound side of Interstate 4 in Seminole County. The sign is a two-sided sign bearing the McDonald's logo and name, mounted on the top of a high monopole located adjacent to the interchange ramp 56 feet from the highway right of way. The sign is visible from the main traveled way of both lanes of the interstate highway. The Respondent, McDonald's, obtained a permit from Seminole County for the erection of the sign but did not apply to the Department for an outdoor advertising permit. The subject sign was noticed for violation on April 15, 1986, for having no State permit, for violating the spacing rules for signs on interstate highways, and for being within 500 feet of a restricted interchange. The McDonald's restaurant, owned by the Respondent and advertised by the subject sign, is located on a 1.6 acre parcel of land with 250 feet of frontage on Heckman Drive and approximately 425 feet deep. Heckman Drive runs north and south parallel to Interstate 4 and intersects State Road 46 east of Interstate 4. From the 1.6 acre parcel of land, a "7" shaped piece of land 10 feet wide runs over 400 feet to the north and approximately 160 feet to the west to a point 56 feet from the right of way of Interstate 4 where the subject sign is erected. The strip of property is not developed and contains no buildings or structures except the subject sign. There is no activity currently at the sign site. A drainage ditch separates the sign from the restaurant and a power line right of way intersects the strip. McDonald's offered a plan to use the connecting property for pedestrian walkway. No contracts were introduced showing any planned development in accordance with the plans presented.
Recommendation Having found that the subject sign is in violation of Section 479.07, Florida Statutes, and fails to qualify for the exemptions of Section 479.16 and may not be permitted because it violates the provisions of Section 479.07(9)(a), Section 479.11, Florida Statutes, and Rule 14-10.09, Florida Administrative Code, it is RECOMMENDED that the Department enter a Final Order directing the Respondent to remove the subject sign and give the Respondent notice that if the sign is not removed within 30 days, the Department will remove the sign and take action to recover the cost of removal from the Respondent. DONE and ORDERED this 16th day of February, 1987, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. STEPHEN F. DEAN Hearing Officer Division of Administrative Hearings The Oakland Building 2009 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1550 (904) 488-9675 Filed with the Clerk of the Division of Administrative Hearings this 16th day of February, 1987. COPIES FURNISHED: Department of Transportation Haydon Burns Building 605 Suwannee Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Jerry B. Smith, Esquire Post Office Box 9166 Coral Springs, Florida 33075 Frederick B. Karl, Jr., Esquire COBB & COLE Post Office Box 191 Daytona Beach, Florida 32015 Kaye Henderson, Secretary Department of Transportation Haydon Burns Building 605 Suwannee Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Thomas Bateman, Esquire General Counsel Department of Transportation Haydon Burns Building 605 Suwannee Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399 =================================================================
The Issue The central issue in this case is whether the Respondent is entitled to a sign permit for a location on Fairbanks Avenue facing Interstate 4, and whether the sign which has been erected at that location is in violation of applicable provisions of Chapter 479, Florida Statutes.
Findings Of Fact Based upon the testimony of the witnesses and the documentary evidence received at the hearing, the following findings of fact are made: The Department is authorized pursuant to Chapter 479, Florida Statutes, to regulate outdoor advertising signs. The Respondent owns or controls an outdoor advertising sign (subject sign) located on Fairbanks Avenue which faces I 4 and which is 480 feet from the centerline of I 4. The sign face and direction of the subject sign are visible from I 4 following that route as it is normally traveled, i.e. on the main-traveled way. The subject sign is no more than 480 feet from the interchange at Fairbanks and I 4. The subject sign was erected in June, 1979, when SR 424 was not designated a federal aid primary road and a state permit was not required. On May 17, 1979, the Department's then district sign coordinator issued a letter to Respondent in response to Creative Media's sign permit application which provided that "a state permit is not required at this time." (e.s.) The Respondent's application in 1979 specified that the sign location was not within city limits which is presumed true for purposes of this record. Further, the 1979 application specified that the sign would be located .1 of a mile (presumably 528 feet) from the intersection. That description of the proposed sign is also presumed true. Subsequently, Fairbanks became a part of the state highway system and a requirement for outdoor advertising permits for signs erected along that roadway became effective. The sign face for which the present permit is sought is within 500 feet of the I 4 interchange. On January 30, 1990, Inspector Dollery photographed the subject sign which contained the following verbiage: "ENRICH YOUR LIFE. Barclay Place Rental Apartments at Heathrow". When Inspector Dollery visited the location on January 3 and 4, 1991, the sign face was painted white with only a telephone number (425-5100) depicted. On February 5, 1990, the Department's current district outdoor advertising administrator issued a notice of alleged violation regarding the subject sign. On February 26, 1990, the Respondent filed an application for a permit for the sign face in dispute. The 1990 application acknowledged that the sign was 480 feet from the I 4 intersection. The Department returned the application as not meeting the spacing requirements for signs facing I 4 and for being less than 500 feet from the interchange. POA Acquisition, an outdoor advertising company, holds permits for signs located on I 4 which are within 1500 feet of the subject sign.
Recommendation Based on the foregoing, it is RECOMMENDED: That the Department of Transportation enter a final order finding the subject sign in violation of the rule as set forth in the notice of alleged violations dated February 5, 1990, and denying the permit application of the Respondent. DONE and ENTERED this 22nd day of April, 1991, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. JOYOUS D. PARRISH Hearing Officer Division of Administrative Hearings The DeSoto Building 1230 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, Florida 32301 (904)488-9675 Filed with the Clerk of the Division of Administrative Hearings this 22nd day of April, 1991. APPENDIX TO CASE NO. 90-2193T RULINGS ON THE PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT SUBMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT: 1. Paragraphs 1 through 3 are accepted. RULINGS ON THE PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT SUBMITTED BY THE RESPONDENT: The six unnumbered paragraphs are addressed in the order presented. The first paragraph is accepted. The second paragraph is accepted. The first sentence of the third paragraph is accepted. The second sentence of the third paragraph is rejected as contrary to the weight of the credible evidence or irrelevant if intended to establish that a DOT official told Mr. Fekete to retain paperwork. The fourth paragraph is rejected as contrary to the weight of the credible evidence. If the sign had been constructed as represented on the application, the fifth paragraph could be accepted; however, Respondent did not build the sign as stated in the 1979 application nor can it be determined from this record whether the spacing requirements along I 4 could have been met in 1979. Certainly, for a sign facing on Fairbanks, the spacing requirements could have been met. The distance from the interchange is ultimately why Respondent's application would have failed in 1979 if accurately requested. Consequently, as drafted, the fifth paragraph must be rejected as contrary to the weight of the evidence. The sixth paragraph is accepted. COPIES FURNISHED: Vernon L. Whittier, Jr. Assistant General Counsel Department of Transportation 605 Suwannee Street, M.S. 58 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0458 Gerald S. Livingston Kreuter & Livingston, P.A. 200 East Robinson Street Suite 1150 Orlando, Florida 32801 Ben G. Watts, Secretary Department of Transportation Haydon Burns Building ATTN: Eleanor F. Turner, M.S.58 605 Suwannee Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0458 Thornton J. Williams General Counsel Department of Transportation 562 Haydon Burns Building 605 Suwannee Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0458
Findings Of Fact On or about August 16, 1982, the Respondent, Bill Salter Outdoor Advertising, Inc., filed applications for two permits to erect an outdoor advertising sign in Escambia County, Florida on the west side of I-110, .95 mile north of SR 296. This sign would have one face for northbound traffic and one face for southbound traffic, and would be located outside the city limits of Pensacola. These applications were field inspected by the Department's outdoor advertising inspector, and they were approved by the Department's district supervisor in Chipley. On or about September 20, 1982, the Department issued permits for the requested location to the Respondent. On these applications the Respondent designated that the proposed sign location was in an unzoned commercial area within 800 feet of a business. These applications also certified that the sign to be erected would meet all of the requirements of Chapter 479, Florida Statutes. A sketch attached to the applications showed that the proposed sign location would be adjacent to a business that was designated as Coleman Roofing. When the field inspector visited the site she was aware that an antique business was supposed to be located in the area because it was designated on another outdoor advertising company's application as a business that qualified another sign location as unzoned commercial. This inspector found Hazel's Antiques because there was a sign which said "antiques" and a nearby shed which was visible from the interstate. In continuing to look for Coleman Roofing, she walked up the embankment between I-110 and the subject location until she could see what she determined to be some roofing material stored at one end of the property. She approved the Respondent's applications more on the proximity of the antique business than on the basis of Coleman Roofing. The owner of the property where the antique business was supposed to be is not in the antique business and has never conducted any business activities from this property. She lives there in a mobile home, and no one else has ever been in business on her property. Another outdoor advertising company obtained her permission to place a sign on her property saying "antiques", and there are some antiques in her mother's home, but these are not for sale. A representative from this sign company also took out a county occupational license in the name of this property owner, but she did not apply for this license. The shed seen by the Department's inspector is used for cookouts, and while there is some old furniture outside, it is junk waiting to be carried away. The owner of the property where Coleman Roofing was supposed to be is a self-employed roofer operating out of a trailer in which he lives. He has also worked from his home as a carpenter. He has no business telephone in his home, only a residential listing, and he only does bookkeeping from the dining room of his home. Outside there is a shed where he has kept his boat and an outbuilding with junk and old furniture in it. When he is working on roofing jobs he orders roofing material delivered to the job site. His property is in a residential area, and any leftover roofing material that may be there is awaiting a trip to the dump. As viewed from I-110, there is no indication that any commercial activity is being conducted at the subject location. The nature of the area within 660 feet of the interstate right of-way and within 800 feet of the Respondent's sign is residential. Sometime prior to November of 1984, the site was inspected by the Department's Right-of-Way Administrator who determined that the permits had been issued in error because of the absence of visible commercial activity within 800 feet of the signs. As a result, the Department issued its notice of violation advising the Respondent that the subject sign permits were being revoked.
Recommendation Based upon the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is RECOMMENDED that permit numbers AH820-10 and AH821-10, held by the Respondent, Bill Salter Outdoor Advertising, Inc., authorizing a sign on the west side of I-110, .95 mile north of SR 295, in Escambia County, Florida, be revoked, and the subject sign removed. THIS RECOMMENDED ORDER entered this 12th day of September, 1985, in Tallahassee, Leon County, 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 12th day of September, 1985. COPIES FURNISHED: Maxine F. Ferguson, Esquire Haydon Burns Bldg., M.S. 58 Tallahassee, Florida 32301-8064 Mark J. Proctor, Esquire P. O. Box 12308 Pensacola, Florida 32581 Hon. Thomas E. Drawdy Secretary Department of Transportation Haydon Burns Building Tallahassee, Florida 32301
