Florida Statutes
Title XXXII - Regulation of Professions and Occupations
Chapter 479 - Outdoor Advertising

Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 479.01-479.25)

479.01 - Definitions. - (1) “Allowable uses” means the intended uses identified in a...

479.015 - Legislative intent with respect to regulation of signs in areas adjacent to state highways. - History.—ss. 2, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

479.02 - Duties of the department. - (1) Administer and enforce this chapter, the 1972 agreement between...

479.024 - Commercial and industrial parcels. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Parcel”...

479.03 - Jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation; entry upon privately owned lands. - History.—s. 3, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945;...

479.04 - Business of outdoor advertising; license requirement; renewal; fees. - (1) A person may not engage in the business of...

479.05 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of license. - History.—s. 4, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 17, ch. 63-512; s....

479.07 - Sign permits. - (1) Except as provided in ss. 479.105(1) and 479.16, a...

479.08 - Denial or revocation of permit. - History.—s. 6, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945;...

479.10 - Sign removal following permit revocation or cancellation. - History.—s. 8, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945;...

479.105 - Signs erected or maintained without required permit; removal. - (1) A sign that is located adjacent to the right-of-way...

479.106 - Vegetation management. - (1) The removal, cutting, or trimming of trees or vegetation...

479.107 - Signs on highway rights-of-way; removal. - (1) Any sign located on the right-of-way of a highway...

479.11 - Specified signs prohibited. - (1) Within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the...

479.111 - Specified signs allowed within controlled portions of the interstate and federal-aid primary highway system. - (1) Directional or other official signs and notices that conform...

479.12 - Outdoor advertising on highways. - History.—s. 10, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 429, ch. 71-136; s....

479.14 - Disposition of fees. - History.—s. 12, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s....

479.15 - Harmony of regulations. - (1) A zoning board or commission or other public officer...

479.155 - Local outdoor advertising or sign ordinances. - History.—s. 4, ch. 78-138; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 16,...

479.156 - Wall murals. - History.—s. 62, ch. 2007-196; s. 24, ch. 2009-85; s. 48,...

479.16 - Signs for which permits are not required. - (1) Signs erected on the premises of an establishment which...

479.21 - Willfully or maliciously removing, destroying, damaging, or altering permitted signs; penalty. - History.—s. 1, ch. 22757, 1945; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s....

479.24 - Compensation for signs; eminent domain; exceptions. - (1) Just compensation shall be paid by the department upon...

479.25 - Erection of noise-attenuation barrier blocking view of sign; procedures; application. - (1) The owner of a lawfully erected sign that is...

Part II - Special Programs (Ss. 479.261-479.30)

479.261 - Logo sign program. - (1) The department shall establish a logo sign program for...

479.262 - Tourist-oriented directional sign program. - (1) A tourist-oriented directional sign program to provide directions to...

479.27 - Highway beautification and tourism promotion pilot project. - (1) The Legislature finds that Interstate Highway 75 is used...

479.30 - Radio advisory program for limited access highways. - (1) The department shall test and, if economically feasible, implement...

Part III - Sign Removal (Ss. 479.310-479.315)

479.310 - Unpermitted and illegal signs; intent. - History.—s. 43, ch. 2010-225.

479.311 - Jurisdiction; venue. - History.—s. 43, ch. 2010-225.

479.312 - Unpermitted signs; cost of removal. - History.—s. 43, ch. 2010-225.

479.313 - Permit revocation and cancellation; cost of removal. - History.—s. 43, ch. 2010-225; s. 23, ch. 2014-215; s. 44,...

479.315 - Highway rights-of-way; cost of sign removal. - History.—s. 43, ch. 2010-225.