Sec. 216.005. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION. (a) The municipal board on sign control shall determine the amount of the compensation to which the owner of a sign that is required to be relocated, reconstructed, or removed is entitled. The determination shall be made after the owner of the sign is given the opportunity for a hearing before the board about the issues involved in the matter.
(b) In any court proceeding in which the reasonableness of compensation is at issue and the compensation is to be provided over a period longer than one year, the court shall consider whether the duration of the period is reasonable under the circumstances.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities
Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority
Chapter 216 - Regulation of Signs by Municipalities
Subchapter A. Relocation, Reconstruction, or Removal of Sign
Section 216.001. Legislative Intent
Section 216.003. Municipal Regulation
Section 216.004. Municipal Board
Section 216.005. Determination of Amount of Compensation
Section 216.006. Compensation for Relocated Sign
Section 216.007. Compensation for Reconstructed Sign
Section 216.008. Compensation for Removal of Off-Premise Sign
Section 216.009. Compensation for Removal of On-Premise Sign
Section 216.010. Method of Compensation
Section 216.011. Tax Appraisal of Property With Nonconforming Sign
Section 216.012. Special Provisions for Signs Under Sign Ordinance in Effect on June 1, 1985