North Carolina 2019-2020 Session Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

SB 534 — Revisions to Outdoor Advertising Laws.

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In the updated version of Senate Bill 534, a few words were rephrased for clarity, specifically around preventing distractions for motor vehicle operators. The amendment added clearer language to emphasize the importance of maintaining focus while driving. This change matters because it helps ensure that the law is more easily understood by the public, which could lead to better compliance and improved road safety.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 2, 2019 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 S 1 SENATE BILL 534 Short Title:
534 SESSION 2019 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35221-MW-99 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REVISE THE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING LAWS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 3, 2019 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REVISE THE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING LAWS.
The General Assembly further finds that the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs and devices in areas in the vicinity of the right-of-way of the interstate and primary highway systems within the State should be controlled and regulated regulated, as provided in this Article, in order to promote the safety, health, welfare and convenience and enjoyment of travel on and protection of the public investment in highways within theState, to prevent unreasonabledistractionofoperators of motorvehicles and to prevent interference with the effectiveness of traffic regulations and to promote safety on the highways, to attract tourists and promote the prosperity, economic well-being and general welfare of the State, and to preserve and enhance the natural scenic beauty of the highways and areas in the vicinity of the State highways and to promote the reasonable, orderly and effective display of such signs, displays and devices, and to secure the right of validly permitted outdoor advertising to be clearlyviewed bythe traveling public.
The General Assembly further finds that the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs and devices in areas in the vicinity of the right-of-way of the interstate and primary highway systems within the State should be controlled and regulated regulated, as provided in this Article, in order to promote the safety, health, welfare and convenience and enjoyment of travel on and protection of the public investment in highways within theState, to prevent unreasonabledistractionofoperators of motorvehicles andto prevent interference with the effectiveness of traffic regulations and to promote safety on the highways, to attract tourists and promote the prosperity, economic well-being and general welfare of the State, and to preserve and enhance the natural scenic beauty of the highways and areas in the vicinity of the State highways and to promote the reasonable, orderly and effective display of such signs, displays and devices, and to secure the right of validly permitted outdoor advertising to be clearlyviewed bythe traveling public.
This term does not include *DRS35221-MW-99* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 "zoning designed primarily for the purpose of permitting outdoor advertising signs," as that term is defined in G.S.
This term does not include *S534-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 "zoning designed primarily for the purpose of permitting outdoor advertising signs," as that term is defined in G.S.
Page 2 DRS35221-MW-99 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 a.
Page 2 Senate Bill 534-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 a.
DRS35221-MW-99 Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (4) The activity shall have direct or indirect vehicular access and be a generator of vehicular traffic.
Senate Bill 534-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (4) The activity shall have direct or indirect vehicular access and be a generator of vehicular traffic.
Page 4 DRS35221-MW-99 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (8) Railroad tracks and minor sidings.
Page 4 Senate Bill 534-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (8) Railroad tracks and minor sidings.
(6) The ability or inability to relocate and reconstruct the outdoor advertising to a site reasonably comparable to or better than the condemned location within the same zoning jurisdiction or, if unzoned, within the same city or county territorial jurisdiction, taking into account the similarity of advantages arising DRS35221-MW-99 Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 from lease terms, visibility, traffic flow, and other criteria that affect the value of outdoor advertising.
(6) The ability or inability to relocate and reconstruct the outdoor advertising to a site reasonably comparable to or better than the condemned location within the same zoning jurisdiction or, if unzoned, within the same city or county territorial jurisdiction, taking into account the similarity of advantages arising Senate Bill 534-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 from lease terms, visibility, traffic flow, and other criteria that affect the value of outdoor advertising.
136-131, remove or cause to be removed anyoutdoor advertising adjacent to a highway on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways or a highway on the Federal aid Primary Highway System for which there is in effect a valid permit issued by the Department of Transportation pursuant to the provisions of Article 11 of Chapter 136 of the General Statutes and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.to this Article." SECTION 5.
136-131, remove or cause to be removed anyoutdoor advertising adjacent to a highway on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways or a highway on the Federal aid Primary Highway System for which there is in effect a valid permit issued by the Department of Transportation pursuant to the provisions of Article 11 of Chapter 136 of the General Statutes and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.to this Article." SECTION5.
Article11ofChapter136ofthe General Statutesis amended byadding a new section to read:
Article11ofChapter136oftheGeneral Statutesis amended byadding a new section to read:
(1) The new site for relocation shall be any area within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of a highway on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways or the federal aid primary highway system within the samezoningjurisdiction or withinthesame cityor countylimits iftheoutdoor advertising sign was located in an unzoned area.
(1) The new site for relocation shall be any area within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of a highway on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways or the federal aid primary highway system within the samezoningjurisdiction orwithinthesame cityor countylimits iftheoutdoor advertising sign was located in an unzoned area.
The new site for relocation shall not be within an historic district lawfully established by a city or county pursuant to Part 3C of Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Page 6 DRS35221-MW-99 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 Statutes, unless consented to by a resolution adopted by the applicable local governing board.
The new site for relocation shall not be within an historic district lawfully established by a city or county pursuant to Part 3C of Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Page 6 Senate Bill 534-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 Statutes, unless consented to by a resolution adopted by the applicable local governing board.
DRS35221-MW-99 Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (e) Preemptive Effect.
Senate Bill 534-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (e) Preemptive Effect.
Any existing tree that was in existence at the time that an outdoor advertising structure was erected shall only be Page 8 DRS35221-MW-99 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 eligible for removal in accordance with subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section.
Any existing tree that was in existence at the time that an outdoor advertising structure was erected shall only be Page 8 Senate Bill 534-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 eligible for removal in accordance with subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section.
The Department shall approve or deny an application submitted pursuant to this section, including the fee required by G.S.
The Department shall approve or deny an application submitted pursuant to this section, including the fee required byG.S.
DRS35221-MW-99 Page 9
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  2. Re-ref to Transportation. If fav, re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Passed 1st Reading

  4. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  5. Filed

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2 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 171 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

  • Edwards
  • Brown

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (171)

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Who sponsors SB 534?
SB 534 is sponsored by Edwards, Brown, Nickel, Ballard, Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican), Ralph Hise (Republican), Perry, and Carl Ford (Republican).
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This bill died with 2019-2020 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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