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House Approves Measure Requiring Compensation When Cities Remove Outdoor Advertising Signs
Summary
The Utah House passed a second substitute to Senate Bill 98 after debate over local control. Sponsors said the bill simply clarifies that when cities or counties require outdoor advertising signage to be discontinued under eminent domain, companies must receive just compensation; opponents warned it would preempt local regulation.
The Utah House voted to approve the second substitute to Senate Bill 98, a measure clarifying compensation requirements when outdoor advertising signage must be discontinued under the power of eminent domain.
Representative Stevens, the bill's floor sponsor, told members the measure narrows the change to clarify that if a city requires a sign company to remove signage, the municipality must provide just compensation. “Basically, we want to make sure that their just compensation is given when…
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