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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

     Introduced By: Representative Stephen R.Ucci

     Date Introduced: February 12, 2014

     Referred To: House Municipal Government

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 24-10.1-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 24-10.1 entitled

"Outdoor Advertising" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     24-10.1-3. Limitations of outdoor advertising devices. -- No outdoor advertising shall

be erected in this state except the following:

      (1) Directional and other official signs and notices erected, maintained, or authorized by

a public agency or body, which signs and notices shall include, but not be limited to, signs and

notices pertaining to natural wonders and scenic and historic attractions, as authorized or required

by law.

      (2) Signs, displays, and devices advertising the sale or lease of property upon which they

are located, subject, however, to the national standards as promulgated pursuant to the federal

Highway Beautification Act of 1965.

      (3) Signs, displays, and devices advertising activities conducted on the property upon

which they are located, subject, however, to the national standards as promulgated pursuant to the

federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965 including spacing requirements of the Rhode Island

department of transportation rules and regulations governing outdoor advertising, except for signs

that are allowed to be relocated as permitted in subsection (5).

      (4) Bus shelters erected under the authority of the state department of transportation or

Rhode Island public transit authority which shall be permitted no more than one two (2) sided

sign. Each sign face shall be no more than twenty-four (24) square feet in size.

      (5) Lawfully permitted signs, displays, and devices already in existence may be relocated

to other permitted locations with the approval of the appropriate state and municipal

governmental agency(s), provided that the relocated outdoor advertising remains the same or

smaller in size, and that such outdoor advertising conforms and is consistent with the municipal

comprehensive plan and related zoning requirements.

      (6) This chapter shall not preclude the maintenance of existing outdoor advertising.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

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     This act would permit the display of outdoor signs and devices with the appropriate state

and municipal agency approval provided that such outdoor advertising conforms and is consistent

with the municipal comprehensive plan and zoning requirements.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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