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Billboard relocation near state road projects draws League concern over compensation and local control
Summary
House Bill 198 would alter relocation rules for billboards displaced by state road projects; League members worried removal of distance buffers could shift compensation costs to cities and limit local zoning authority in fragmented mile‑segments around interchanges.
House Bill 198 would change rules governing relocation of outdoor advertising structures displaced by reconstruction of state roads, League staff told members. The bill as introduced would remove certain distance buffers that limit where a displaced billboard may relocate along the same roadway.
City concerns: League staff and a member work group said removing the buffer could shift compensation costs to cities when a state project leaves no practical relocation sites within a city’s…
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