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23-1-273
Section 23-1-273 Erection or maintenance of signs - Prohibited in adjacent areas; exceptions.
No sign shall, subject to the provisions of Section 23-1-274, be erected or maintained
in an adjacent area after February 10, 1972, nor shall any outdoor advertising sign, display,
or device with the purpose of its message being read from the main-traveled way of an interstate
highway or primary highway be erected after April 11, 1978, outside of an urban area beyond
660 feet of the nearest edge of right-of-way of an interstate or primary highway, except the
following: (1) Directional and official signs, including, but not limited to, signs pertaining
to natural wonders, scenic and historical attractions, safety rest areas, and information
centers, which are authorized by the director, under promulgated rule, and which comply with
regulations promulgated by the director relative to their lighting, size, number, spacing,
and other such requirements as may be appropriate to implement this...
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23-1-278
Section 23-1-278 Enforcement of division generally. (a) Any sign erected or maintained
in an adjacent area after February 10, 1972, and any outdoor advertising sign, display, or
device erected with the purpose of its message being read from the main-traveled way of any
interstate highway or primary highway outside of an urban area and beyond 660 feet of the
right-of-way after April 11, 1978, in violation of the provisions of this division or the
rules and regulations promulgated under the provisions of this division may be removed by
the director upon 30 days' prior notice by certified or registered mail to the owner thereof
and to the owner of the land on which said sign is located or through court proceedings at
the option of the director. No notice shall be required to be given to the owner of the sign
or to a property owner whose name is not stated on the sign or on the structure on which it
is displayed or whose address is not stated thereon and is not on file with the director....

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23-1-271
Section 23-1-271 Definitions. For the purposes of this division, unless otherwise indicated,
the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1) ADJACENT AREA. An area which is adjacent to and within 660 feet of the nearest edge of
the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, which 660 feet distance shall be measured
horizontally along a line normal or perpendicular to the centerline of the highway. (2) BUSINESS
AREA. Any part of an adjacent area which is zoned for business, industrial, or commercial
activities under the authority of any law of this state or not zoned, but which constitutes
an unzoned commercial or industrial area as defined in this section. (3) CENTERLINE
OF THE HIGHWAY. A line equidistant from the edges of the median separating the main-traveled
ways of a divided highway or the centerline of the main-traveled way of a nondivided highway.
(4) COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES FOR PURPOSES OF UNZONED INDUSTRIAL AND...
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23-1-274
Section 23-1-274 Erection or maintenance of signs - Controls; criteria. The director
shall effectively control, or cause to be controlled, the erection and maintenance of outdoor
advertising signs, displays, and devices in all business areas that are erected subsequent
to February 10, 1971. Whenever a bona fide state, county, or local zoning authority has made
a determination of customary use as to size, lighting, and spacing, such determination may
be accepted in lieu of controls by agreement in the zoned commercial and industrial area within
the geographical jurisdiction of such authority. In all other controlled commercial and industrial
areas, the criteria set forth below shall apply: (1) SIZE OF SIGNS. a. For sign structures
erected after July 15, 1995, the maximum area for any one sign shall be 672 square feet with
a maximum height of 14 feet and a maximum length of 48 feet, inclusive of any border and trim
on the sign face, but excluding any embellishment on and cut-out...
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32-1-1.1
Section 32-1-1.1 Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this title,
for the purpose of this title, shall have meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section,
except when the context otherwise requires: (1) ALLEY. A street or highway intended to provide
access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for the
purpose of through vehicular traffic. (2) ARTERIAL STREET. Any United States or state numbered
route, controlled-access highway, or other major radial or circumferential street or highway
designated by local authorities within their respective jurisdictions as part of a major arterial
system of streets or highways. (3) AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE. Such fire department vehicles,
police vehicles, and ambulances as are publicly owned, and such other publicly or privately
owned vehicles as are designated by the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency
or the chief of police of an incorporated city. (4) BICYCLE....
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23-1-8
Section 23-1-8 Numbers and names of highways. All highways built or maintained by and
through federal or state aid shall be designated by numbers and by names, where such highways
are known by names, on the directional signs erected along said highways and upon the maps
authorized and published by the state. Memorial or other distinctive highways built or maintained
by federal or state aid, such as the Bankhead Highway, Craft Highway, Bee Line Highway, Spanish
Trail Highway, Brandon Highway, Jefferson Davis Highway, Dixie Highway, Jackson Highway, Lee
Highway and such other memorial roads as may hereafter be designated, shall be designated
on such markers, signs, and maps by names as well as by numbers. (Acts 1931, No. 702, p. 827;
Code 1940, T. 23, ยง39.)...
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23-1-7
Section 23-1-7 Signs, markers, and advertising - Tourist attractions. (a) Upon the request
of the Director of the Bureau of Tourism and Travel, the Director of the State Department
of Transportation may cause to be constructed and erected along state highways appropriate
directional markers designating major tourist attractions of Alabama. (b) The Director of
the Bureau of Tourism and Travel shall determine the attractions to be so designated and shall
upon the recommendation of the Director of the State Department of Transportation determine
the number of markers needed and the location of such markers. (c) Expenses incurred in carrying
out the provisions of this section shall be paid from that portion of the proceeds
of the privilege license tax levied on lodgings by Chapter 26 of Title 40, earmarked for state
travel advertising and travel promotion by the Bureau of Tourism and Travel for tourist advertising
and shall be paid upon warrants drawn by the state Comptroller, upon the...
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2-1-13
Section 2-1-13 Agricultural tourist attractions. (a) For the purpose of this section,
the following words have the following meanings: (1) AGRICULTURAL TOURIST ATTRACTIONS. Any
agricultural based business providing any on-site attraction to tourists which meets criteria
established by the Department of Agriculture and Industries. (2) DIRECTIONAL SIGN. A sign
placed on the right-of-way of a state highway or county road to direct traffic to an agricultural
tourist attraction. (b) The Department of Agriculture and Industries shall by rule establish
the criteria and an application process to provide for agricultural tourist attractions. Each
application for approval as an agricultural tourist attraction with the department shall be
accompanied by a one-time application fee to be established by the department. In addition,
each agricultural tourist attraction shall pay an annual renewal fee to be established by
the department. The department shall maintain a registry of approved...
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40-17-359
Section 40-17-359 Distribution and use of proceeds. (a) For the purpose of this section,
the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed below: (1) BASE ANNUAL COUNTY DISTRIBUTION.
Five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000). (2) COST OF COLLECTION. The amounts from the
proceeds of the highway gasoline tax that may be appropriated by the Legislature to the department
for its operating expenses. (3) COUNTY. Each county in the state. (4) FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal
year of the state. (5) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. The Department of Transportation of the
state. (6) HIGHWAY GASOLINE TAX. Both of the following: a. The excise tax levied under subdivision
(1) of subsection (a) of Section 40-17-325, with the exception of those portions of
the tax levied on aviation fuel and marine gasoline. b. The excise tax levied by Sections
40-17-140 to 40-17-155, inclusive, except that portion of the tax imposed on diesel fuel.
(7) LOCAL SUBDIVISIONS' SHARES OF THE NET TAX PROCEEDS. The 55 percent...
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23-1-279
Section 23-1-279 Nonconforming signs - Removal and payment of compensation generally.
(a) Signs outside of business areas which are lawfully in existence on February 10, 1972,
but which do not conform to the requirements in this division, are declared nonconforming
and, subject to Sections 23-1-280, 23-1-281, and 23-1-282, shall be removed by the sign owner
and/or property owner under agreement with the director, or under the authority of the director,
upon agreement between the parties as to just compensation. In the event no agreement can
be reached as to just compensation, the sign shall be removed and payment made therefor through
petition filed in probate court in accordance with Section 23-1-282. Outdoor advertising
signs, displays, or devices with the purpose of their message being read from the main-traveled
way of any interstate highway or primary highway erected prior to April 11, 1978, outside
of an urban area and beyond 660 feet of the edge of the right-of-way of such...
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