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House backs outdoor advertising changes after heated debate on local control and safety
Summary
After extended floor debate, the House passed first substitute Senate Bill 98 to allow owners of billboards affected by state road reconstruction to raise or relocate nonconforming signs; critics warned it could override local ordinances and create safety and aesthetic problems while sponsors cited UDOT estimates of state cost savings.
The Utah House on Feb. 27 approved first substitute Senate Bill 98, an outdoor advertising measure that allows owners to raise or relocate billboard signs that became nonconforming because of state highway reconstruction.
Floor sponsor Representative Sam Garn said the bill was negotiated with UDOT and the League of Cities and Towns and aims to avoid costly state buyouts of affected signs after the reconstruction of Interstate 15. Garn cited a UDOT white paper he distributed to members that estimated a $7,000,000 liability for sign buyouts in Salt Lake City; he said an updated…
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