Any municipal corporation or county is authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation and to pay just compensation for any property rights in outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices which were lawfully erected but which do not conform with the provisions of any lawful ordinance, regulation, or resolution or which at a later date fail to comply with the provisions of any lawful ordinance, regulation, or resolution due to changed conditions beyond the control of the sign owner. No municipal corporation or county shall remove or cause to be removed any such nonconforming outdoor advertising sign, display, or device without paying just compensation. Such compensation shall be paid in accordance with the conditions stated in Code Section 32-6-84. For the purposes of this Code section, the term “devices” means light, lighting fixtures, or other fixtures which are permanently attached to an advertising sign or display.
History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 423, § 8; Code 1933, § 95A-923.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1979, p. 803, § 1.
Law reviews.
For article surveying legislative and judicial developments in Georgia local government law for 1978-79, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 155 (1979).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 32 - Highways, Bridges, and Ferries
Chapter 6 - Regulation of Maintenance and Use of Public Roads Generally
Article 3 - Control of Signs and Signals
§ 32-6-70. Declaration of Policy
§ 32-6-75.1. Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Council; Membership; Purpose; Compensation
§ 32-6-75.2. Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Fund; Dedication of Certain Revenues
§ 32-6-76. Restrictions on Directional Signs Generally
§ 32-6-77. Exceptions to Spacing Limitations Contained in Code Sections 32-6-75 and 32-6-76
§ 32-6-78. Restrictions on Public Service Signs
§ 32-6-80. Renewal of Permits for Nonconforming Signs; Transfer of Permits for Nonconforming Signs
§ 32-6-84. Interests and Losses Which May Be Compensable Under Code Sections 32-6-82 and 32-6-83
§ 32-6-86. Compensation Contingent Upon Federal Matching Funds
§ 32-6-87. Agreements With United States Secretary of Transportation
§ 32-6-87.1. “Rv Friendly” Markers
§ 32-6-89. Retention of Directional Signs, Displays, and Devices in Defined Areas
§ 32-6-90. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Department
§ 32-6-91. Erection or Maintenance of Sign Without Permit as Constituting Misdemeanor
§ 32-6-92. Maintenance of Unauthorized Sign as Constituting Misdemeanor