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 =================================================================
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.
Recommendation 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
Findings Of Fact On or about March 8, 1977, Henderson Signs filed applications for two permits to erect an outdoor advertising sign in Jackson County, Florida, on the south side of Interstate 10, approximately 1.3 miles west of U.S. 231. These applications were field inspected by the Department's outdoor advertising inspector, they were approved, and the Department issued permits numbered 9126-10 and 9127-10 for the requested location to Henderson Signs. On or about January 4, 1984, permits numbered 9126-10 and 9127-10 were reported lost, and the Department issued replacement tags numbered AL083-10 and AL084-10. Subsequent to the issuance of these permits, Henderson Signs transferred all of its interest in the subject permits to the Respondent, Tri- State Systems, Inc. When Henderson Signs submitted the applications for the subject permits it designated thereon that the proposed location was within 800 feet of a business known as Lee's or Dilmore's Packing Plant. These applications also certified that the signs to be erected would meet all of the requirements of Chapter 479, Florida Statutes. The business known as Lee's or Dilmore's Packing Plant is located within 800 feet of the permitted site. The building in which this business is conducted appears from the interstate to be a barn, or a livestock shed, or an outbuilding. It is visible from I-10, but there is nothing about the building or the surrounding area to indicate that it is a business, or that any commercial activity is being conducted at this location. There is nothing to distinguish the Dilmore building from any other rural building in Jackson County, and from the photograph that was received in evidence the area appears to be agricultural or rural in nature, and not commercial. The Respondent contends that there is an on-premise sign on the Dilmore property and that this sign was visible from I-10 in 1977 and is visible now. The Department's witnesses testified that there was and is nothing to indicate to traffic on the interstate that any commercial activity existed at the subject location. The photograph in evidence shows the area to be rural and does not show a sign, thereby tending to corroborate the Department's witnesses. There is no evidence showing where the Dilmore sign is with reference to the interstate, what its size is, what its copy is, or how visible it is to traffic on I-10. As a result, the evidence is not of sufficient quality or quantity to support a finding of fact that the Dilmore sign exists now, or that it was ever there, or that such a sign would indicate to interstate traffic that a business activity exists at the subject location. During the summer 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 there was no visible commercial activity within 800 feet of the permitted location. In October of 1984, the Department issued Notices of Violation advising the Respondent that the subject permits were being revoked because they were not for a location in a zoned or unzoned commercial area. Prior to the transfer of the permits from Henderson Signs to the Respondent, representatives of the Respondent testified that they inquired at the Department's district office in Chipley whether the permits to be purchased from Henderson Signs were valid permits. They further testified that they received assurance from the Chipley district office that these permits were legal permits. This testimony, however, is totally self-serving without some form of corroboration, and is thus not of sufficient quality to support a finding of fact.
Recommendation Based upon the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is RECOMMENDED that permits numbered AL083-10 and AL084-10 held by the Respondent, Tri-State Systems, Inc., authorizing signs on the south side of I- 10, approximately 1.3 miles west of U.S. 231 in Jackson County, Florida, be revoked, and any signs erected pursuant to these permits be removed. THIS RECOMMENDED ORDER entered this 8th day of October, 1985, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. WILLIAM B. THOMAS 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 8th day of October, 1985. COPIES FURNISHED: Maxine F. Ferguson, Esquire Haydon Burns Bldg., M.S. 58 Tallahassee, Florida 32301-8064 Gerald S. Livingston, Esquire Post Office Box 2151 Orlando, Florida 32802-2151 Hon. Thomas E. Drawdy Secretary Department of Transportation Haydon Burns Bldg. Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Findings Of Fact The Respondent, T & L Management, Inc., was issued permits numbered AG800-10 and AG798-10 on or about April 9, 1982. These permits were for the erection of signs on the south side of I-10, approximately one mile east of SR 291 (Davis Highway), in Escambia County, Florida. They were issued because of the existence of a business known as Gail's Beauty Shop within 660 feet of the interstate and within 800 feet of tide 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 and by her supervisor, who approved the applications because of the existence of a beauty shop nearby the proposed sign location. The Department's inspector had visited this site previously when the Respondent had applied for a permit at this location, and had disapproved the application because no commercial activity could be seen from the interstate. Subsequently, foliage was cut, and the site was reinspected pursuant to the Respondent's subject applications. With the shrubbery trimmed and the vegetation cleared out, the rear side of the building housing Gail's Beauty Shop was visible from I- The inspector and her supervisor concurred in the approval of the permits. Gail Wilcox and her family have lived on the property nearby the site of the Respondent's signs for 19 years. This property is within 660 feet of I-10, facing away from the interstate. It is within 800 feet of the Respondent's signs. In April of 1982 when the subject applications were submitted, Gail Wilcox operated a beauty shop in the building where she and her husband and daughter made their residence. This house had been constructed with an attached double garage on one side of it. It had been remodeled so that the side with this double garage was converted to a one-car garage with the remainder of the garage made into a business area. This business area on the far end of the house is where Gail's Beauty Shop was located. It had its own separate entrance in the front, with no entrance into the remaining garage or into the house itself. The entire building was under one roof, as it had been before the double garage was converted. This building is otherwise used as the Wilcox residence. There is no question that Gail Wilcox operated a beauty shop at this location. She had an occupational license, a business telephone, and there was a sign on the window in front "Gail's Beauty Shop." Nevertheless the photographs in evidence show this area to be residential in nature. It was visible to traffic on the interstate when the applications were submitted and when they were approved. Sometime prior to February of 1985, the site was inspected by the Department's Right-of-Way Administrator who determined that the permits had been issued in error because the business activity used to qualify the site as unzoned commercial was being conducted in a building used principally as a residence. As a result, the Department issued its notice of violation advising the Respondent that the subject sign permits were being revoked.
Findings Of Fact On May 16, 1983 the Department received in its district office in Chipley, Florida, the Respondent's application for a permit to erect an outdoor advertising sign adjacent to I-10, approximately 3.5 miles west of S.R. 81 in Walton County, Florida. This permit application stated that the location requested was in a commercial or industrial area within 800 feet of a business. The Department's outdoor advertising inspector visited the site after having reviewed the Respondent's application and being told that he would find a nursery business there. He found a small building with dimensions of approximately 8-10 feet wide, 10-12 feet long, and 7-8 feet high. He observed some plants both inside and outside this building. These plants did not appear to have been grown there. Nearby was a brick residence, a shed and more plants near the shed. After talking with a lady on the premises, he determined that she was in the business of selling plants. From I-10 the brick residence building could be seen, but the plants were not visible and it could not be determined from the interstate what activity there was inside the building or at this location. Based upon his inspection of the site, coupled with the Respondent's representation that a nursery business existed there, the inspector approved the Respondent's application for a sign permit. The permit was issued on or about June 8, 1983 because of the proximity of the proposed site to a nearby commercial activity which was the nursery business observed by the inspector. Subsequently, after the permit had been issued, the Respondent erected its sign which is the subject of this proceeding. In March of 1985 there was no business activity at the subject site. There were no longer any flowers or plants situated at this location. The terrain slopes upward from the interstate at the site of the Respondent's sign, so that nothing was visible from the interstate that would indicate any commercial activity was being conducted at this location, either at the time when the permit was issued or presently. The Respondent through its agent Harry Fuqua, submitted the application for the subject permit, and designated thereon that the proposed location was in an unzoned commercial area within 800 feet of a business. This application also certified that the sign to be erected met all of the requirements of Chapter 479, Florida Statutes.
Recommendation Based upon the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is RECOMMENDED that permit number AJ353-10 held by Fuqua & Davis, Inc., be revoked, and the sign which was erected pursuant to this permit be removed. THIS RECOMMENDED ORDER entered this 11th day of July, 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 11th day of July, 1985. COPIES FURNISHED: Maxine F. Ferguson, Esquire Haydon Burns Bldg., M.S. 58 Tallahassee, Florida 32301-8064 James J. Richardson, Esquire P. O. Box 12669 Tallahassee, Florida 32317-2669 Hon. Paul A. Pappas Secretary Department of Transportation Haydon Burns Building Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Findings Of Fact On or about September 5, 1978, the Department issued permit number 10279-10 to the Respondent, Food `N' Fun, Inc., authorizing the erection of a stacked back-to-back sign on the south side of I-10, 1 mile and 600 feet west of U.S. 231 in Jackson County, Florida. Permit numbers 10743-10, 10744-10 and 10745-10 were issued on or about December 21, 1978, for the other three faces of this sign. Prior to the issuance of these permits the site was field inspected and approved by Department personnel. Subsequently, the site was inspected by the Department's Right-of-Way Administrator who determined that the permits had been issued in error because there was no visible commercial activity within 800 feet of the sign. In October of 1984, the Department issued Notices of Violation advising the Respondent that the subject permits were being revoked because the sign was not erected in a zoned or unzoned commercial area. The Respondent's representative who submitted the permit applications designated on these applications that the sign location was in an unzoned area within 800 feet of a business. This representative also certified on the applications that the sign to be erected would meet all of the requirements of Chapter 479, Florida Statutes. There is a business known as Dilmore Meats located within 660 feet of I-10 and within 800 feet of the site where the Respondent's sign stands. Dilmore Meats is a sausage company doing business in a partially block building, with some stalls around it for storing livestock. However, the area is rural and agricultural in nature, and there is nothing visible from I-10 to indicate to traffic that any business or commercial activity is located there. No other businesses or commercial activities exist or are being conducted in this locality. Although the building where the sausage business is located can be seen from the interstate, there is nothing to distinguish this building from other farm buildings and, as viewed from the main-traveled way of I-10, there is nothing to indicate that any commercial activity is being conducted at this location.
Recommendation Based upon the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is RECOMMENDED that permit numbers 10279-10, 10743-10, 10744- 10, 10745-10 held by the Respondent, Food `N' Fun, Inc., authorizing a stacked, back-to-back, sign located on the south side of I-10, 1 mile and 600 feet west of U.S. 231 in Jackson County, Florida, be revoked, and the subject sign removed. THIS RECOMMENDED ORDER entered this 9th day of August, 1985, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. WILLIAM B. THOMAS 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 9th day of August, 1985.
Findings Of Fact The Respondent, Catalina Homes, Inc., owns an outdoor advertising sign with two faces which is situated on State Road 50, 2.9 miles west of State Road 435, in Orange County, Florida. This sign faces eastbound and westbound traffic on State Road 50, and the location is not within any city or town. State Road 50 is a federal-aid primary road, and it is open to traffic. The subject sign is visible from the main traveled way of State Road 50. Orange County is a zoned county, and the zoning at the location where the Respondent's sign is situated is agricultural. There are not three business locations within 800 feet of the Respondent's sign and the subject sign is within 660 feet of the right-of-way of State Road 50. The Respondent's sign is approximately 750 feet from a sign which has been permitted to Cashi Signs, Inc. The Cashi sign is located to the east of the Respondent's sign, on the same side of the road. There has been no state sign permit issued for either face of the Respondent's sign.
Recommendation Based upon the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is RECOMMENDED that the Respondent's two-faced sign situated on State Road 50, 2.9 miles west of State Road 435, facing eastbound and westbound traffic, in Orange County, Florida, be removed. THIS RECOMMENDED ORDER entered this 16th 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 16th day of April, 1985. COPIES FURNISHED: Philip S. Bennett, Esquire Hon. Paul A. Pappas Haydon Burns Bldg., M.S. 58 Secretary Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Department of Transporation Haydon Burns Bldg. Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Mr. Robert A. Bruno Vice-President Catalina Homes, Inc. 1344 West Colonial Drive Orlando, Florida 32804
Findings Of Fact The Respondent, J. B. Davis, Inc., owns an outdoor advertising sign which is situated on the south side of I-10, 3.2 miles east of the Jefferson County line, in Madison County, Florida. This 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.
Recommendation 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, 3.2 miles east of the Jefferson County line, facing eastbound traffic, in Madison County, Florida, be removed. THIS RECOMMENDED ORDER ENTERED this 3rd day of March, 1985. 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 March, 1985. COPIES FURNISHED: Philip S. Bennett, Esquire Haydon Burns Building, M.S. 58 Tallahassee, Florida 32301-8064 Mr. J. B. Davis, President. J. B. Davis, Inc. Base and Duval Streets Madison, Florida 32340 Paul A. Pappas, Secretary 562 Haydon Burns Building Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Findings Of Fact On or about June 10, 1977, the Department issued permit number 2740-12 to the Respondent, Lamar Advertising Company, authorizing the erection of a sign on the east side of I-110, .4 mile north of SR 296 in Escambia County, Florida. On or about August 7, 1978, this permit was reported lost and the Department issued a replacement tag numbered AN498-35. The latter permit is the subject of this proceeding. Prior to the issuance of the original permit in 1977, the site was field inspected and approved by Department personnel. The Respondent's representative who submitted the permit application designated on this application that the sign location was in an unzoned area within 800 feet of a business. This representative also certified on the application that the sign to be erected would meet all of the requirements of Chapter 479, Florida Statutes. The only commercial or industrial activity that was located within 600 feet of the right-of-way of I-110, and within 800 feet of the site where the Respondent's sign was to be erected, was a brick building which had been constructed in 1977 by Bill Salter Outdoor Advertising. This building contains 800 to 1,000 square feet, and it was used as a sketch office by Bill Salter Outdoor Advertising. One employee works inside doing art work, and three salesmen use the office to make telephone calls and pick up messages. The Salter building has been constructed without windows on the back side, which is the side facing the interstate. This building is not directly on the interstate, but is located on a street back off I-110 in an unzoned area containing houses and trailer homes. This area is residential in nature, and the Salter building is the only business in the immediate vicinity. The landscape along I-110 where the subject sign is located slopes upward from the interstate to where the Salter building stands, and the area between the interstate and the Salter building is covered with foliage. In the summer months the area between I-110 and the site of the Salter building is almost completely obscured by this foliage, but during the winter when the foliage has thinned a portion of the rear of the Salter building can be seen from the interstate. There is an area in front of and on the sides of the Salter building, away from the interstate, where cars can be parked. Salesmen, workmen and customers come and go daily, using these areas for parking. However, due to the slope of the ground between the Salter building and I-110, the interstate is at such a downward angle from the building that none of these activities can be seen from I-110. There is no sign on or around the Salter building to indicate that it contains a business, and there is nothing else about either the building or the area to identify the one as a business structure or the other as a commercial area. In summary, the Bill Salter building houses a business which is located with 660 feet of the interstate, and the subject sign is within 800 feet of this business, but there are no business activities that can be seen from the main- traveled way of I-110. This location is essentially the same now as it was in 1977 when the permit was issued. In October of 1984, the site was inspected by the Department's Right- of-Way Administrator who determined that the permit had been issued in error because there was no visible commercial activity within 800 feet of the sign. In November of 1984, the Department issued a Notice of Violation advising the Respondent that the subject permit was being revoked because the sign had not been erected in a zoned or unzoned commercial area.
Recommendation Based upon the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is RECOMMENDED that permit number AN 498-35 held by the Respondent, Lamar Advertising Company, authorizing a sign located on the east side of I-110, .4 mile north of SR 296 in Escambia County, Florida, be revoked, and the subject sign removed. THIS RECOMMENDED ORDER entered this 14th day of August, 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 14th day of August, 1985. COPIES FURNISHED: Maxine F. Ferguson, Esquire Haydon Burns Bldg., M.S. Tallahassee, Florida 32301-8064 Robert P. Gaines, Esquire P. O. Box 12950 Pensacola, Florida 32576 Hon. Paul A. 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