March 20, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Griffin, Polidori, Green, Robert Jones, Meadows and Hopgood and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1972 PA 106, entitled
"Highway advertising act of 1972,"
by amending section 7a (MCL 252.307a), as added by 2006 PA 447.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7a. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
department shall not issue annual permits for new signs on or after
January 1, 2007.
(2)
Permits issued by the department before the effective date
of
the amendatory act that added this section January 1, 2007
remain in force and valid.
(3) On and after January 1, 2007, the department shall issue
an interim permit or permits to a holder of a valid permit or
permits if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The holder of the valid permit or permits is otherwise in
compliance with this act.
(b) The holder of the permit or permits surrenders the permit
or permits to the department upon the removal of a sign structure
or sign structures that have a valid permit under this act.
(c) The holder of the permit or permits verifies the removal
of the sign structure or sign structures in writing to the
department.
(d) The department verifies that the sign structure or
structures have been removed or the removal has been deemed
effective under this section.
(e) If a permit holder has a valid annual permit or permits
for a site or sites where no sign structure exists or no
construction has begun to build a sign structure on January 1,
2007, the permit holder may exchange the permit or permits for an
interim permit under this section or begin construction under the
valid permit or permits no later than 1 year after January 1, 2007.
The number of permits that can be received in an exchange shall be
determined
under subsection (4) (5).
(4) (3)
An interim permit that is issued
under this section
shall only be utilized for the construction of a new sign structure
and
shall remain in effect without expiration with fees renewed on
an
annual basis consistent with
the provisions of this act and
shall remain in effect without expiration with permit fees paid
under section 7.
(5) (4)
Subject to subsections (2) and (8)
(9), a permit
holder who is exchanging a permit or permits under subsection
(2)(e) shall be issued 1 interim permit for each of the first 3
permits surrendered. For each permit surrendered under subsection
(2)(e) after the first 3 permits surrendered, a permit holder under
subsection (2)(e) shall receive 1 interim permit for each 3 permits
surrendered. A permit holder shall have 1 year from January 1, 2007
to exchange permits pursuant to subsection (2)(e) and this
subsection. A permit that is not exchanged pursuant to subsection
(2)(e) and this subsection cannot be exchanged and shall expire no
later than 1 year after January 1, 2007.
(6) (5)
The department shall verify that an
existing sign
structure has been removed no later than 30 days after the
department receives written notice from the permit holder that the
sign structure has been removed. If the department does not respond
to the written notice within 30 days after receipt of the written
notice, then the permit holder shall be deemed to have removed the
sign structure in compliance with this section.
(7) (6)
A holder of 2 valid permits for a
sign structure with
2 faces who complies with this section shall receive 2 interim
permits for the construction of a sign structure with 2 faces. A
permit holder under this subsection shall not receive 2 interim
permits to construct 2 single-face sign structures.
(8) (7)
A holder of a valid permit for a
sign structure with a
single face is entitled to exchange that permit under this section
for an interim permit with a single face. A holder of valid permits
for 2 different single-face structures may exchange the 2 permits
under this section for 2 interim permits to construct 2 single-face
sign structures or 2 interim permits to construct 1 sign structure
with 2 faces.
(9) (8)
A holder of more than 2 valid
permits for a sign
structure with more than 2 faces may exchange the permits under
this section for a maximum of 2 interim permits. The 2 interim
permits received under this section shall only be used to construct
1 sign structure with no more than 2 faces.
(10) (9)
After construction of a sign
structure under an
interim permit is complete, the department shall issue renewable
permits annually for the completed sign structure.
(11) (10)
If a permit holder for a sign
structure that exists
on January 1, 2007 requires additional permits for any reason, the
department may issue a valid renewable permit renewable on an
annual basis without complying with subsection (2) even if the
permit holder has more than 2 valid permits as a result.
(12) The department shall issue a permit for a new sign
structure if the sign measures 8 square feet or less and the sign
is of the service club or religious category as defined in rules
promulgated by the department.