Florida Statute 479.02 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 479
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

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F.S. 479.02

479.02 Duties of the department.—The department shall:

(1) Administer and enforce this chapter, the 1972 agreement between the state and the United States Department of Transportation, Title 23 of the United States Code, and federal regulations, including, but not limited to, those pertaining to the maintenance, continuance, and removal of nonconforming signs.

(2) Regulate size, height, lighting, and spacing of signs permitted on commercial and industrial parcels and in unzoned commercial or industrial areas on the interstate highway system and the federal-aid primary highway system.

(3) Determine commercial and industrial parcels and unzoned commercial or industrial areas in the manner provided in s. 479.024.

(4) Implement a specific information panel program on the limited access highway system to promote tourist-oriented businesses by providing directional information safely and aesthetically.

(5) Implement a rest area information panel or devices program at rest areas along the interstate highway system and the federal-aid primary highway system to promote tourist-oriented businesses.

(6) Test and, if economically feasible, implement alternative methods of providing information in the specific interest of the traveling public which allow the traveling public freedom of choice, conserve natural beauty, and present information safely and aesthetically.

(7) Adopt such rules as the department deems necessary or proper for the administration of this chapter, including rules that identify activities that may not be recognized as industrial or commercial activities for purposes of determination of a commercial or industrial parcel or an unzoned commercial or industrial area in the manner provided in s. 479.024.

(8) Inventory and determine the location of all signs on the state highway system, interstate highway system, and federal-aid primary highway system to be used as the database and permit information for all permitted signs. The inventory shall be updated at least every 2 years. The department may perform the inventory using department staff or may contract with a private firm to perform the work, whichever is more cost-efficient. The department shall maintain a database of sign inventory information such as sign location, size, height, and structure type, the permittee’s name, and any other information the department finds necessary to administer the program.

History.—s. 2, ch. 20446, 1941; s. 5, ch. 67-461; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 71-971; s. 1, ch. 72-274; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 2, ch. 78-8; s. 134, ch. 79-164; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 33, ch. 94-237; s. 1, ch. 96-201; s. 4, ch. 2014-215; s. 25, ch. 2014-223.

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Cases Citing Statute 479.02

Total Results: 20

Fritz v. Fritz

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-05-17

Citation: 219 So. 3d 234, 2017 WL 2131466, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 7015

Snippet: of the orders under review in Case No. 3D16-479. 2 . A few days after the summary judgment

Freddie Lee Hall v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-09-08

Citation: 201 So. 3d 628, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 372, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 1994

Snippet: this Court affirmed. Hall VII, 614 So. 2d at 479. 2. The resentencing was held in Marion County

CBS Outdoor Inc. v. Florida Department of Transportation

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-10-23

Citation: 124 So. 3d 383, 2013 WL 5744443, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 16981

Snippet: it is charged with administering. See, e.g., § 479.02, Fla. Stat. (assigning FDOT with responsibility

Lamar Outdoor Advertising-Llakeland v. Florida Department of Transportation

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-08-19

Citation: 17 So. 3d 799, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 11592, 2009 WL 2513472

Snippet: the rule. The ALJ disagreed and found sections 479.02(1) and 339.05, Florida Statutes (2007), provide

Abbott Laboratories v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-06-22

Citation: 15 So. 3d 642, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 8512, 2009 WL 1741035

Snippet: was part of the federal regulations when section 479.02, containing the phrase "subject to current federal

Café Erotica v. Florida Dept. of Transp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-10-23

Citation: 830 So. 2d 181, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 15490, 2002 WL 31373490

Snippet: promote safety and to provide natural beauty. See § 479.02(1), Fla. Stat. (2001). The Florida Legislature

Chancellor Media Whiteco Outdoor Corporation v. Dot

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-10-09

Citation: 796 So. 2d 547, 2001 WL 826741

Snippet: act and federal regulations. Pursuant to section 479.02(1), Florida Statutes, administration and enforcement

Southwest Florida Water Management Dist. v. Charlotte Cty.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-01-05

Citation: 774 So. 2d 903, 2001 WL 10391

Snippet: 702(2)(a), 403.704(17), 403.707(6)(c), 420.5087(4), 479.02(6), Fla. Stat. (1999). "Economically feasible"

Hancock Advertising v. Dept. of Transp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-09-26

Citation: 549 So. 2d 1086, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 2285, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 5309, 1989 WL 110924

Snippet: signs adjacent to designated highways in Florida. § 479.02(2), Fla. Stat. (1987); see Fla. Admin. Code, Rule

Miami Free Zone Corp. v. Robbins

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-02-21

Citation: 542 So. 2d 1007, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 507, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 895, 1989 WL 13049

Snippet: City of Detroit, 355 U.S. 466, 474, 78 S.Ct. 474, 479, 2 L.Ed.2d 424, 430 (1958).2 Furthermore, regulation

McDonald's Corp. v. Dept. of Transp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-12-09

Citation: 535 So. 2d 323, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 2663, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 5405, 1988 WL 130475

Snippet: erected in violation of section 479.105 and section 479.02(1), Florida Statutes (1987), and ordering the sign's

Chipley Motel v. Department of Transportation

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-12-16

Citation: 498 So. 2d 1357, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 70, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 11036

Snippet: improperly permitted, erected or maintained. § 479.-02, Fla.Stat. (1988); rule 14-10.02, Fla.Admin.Code

Tri-State Systems, Inc. v. Dept. of Transp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-09-11

Citation: 500 So. 2d 182, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1946, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 9627

Snippet: shown to have violated section 479.08. Section 479.02(3) requires DOT to "determine unzoned commercial

Hammond v. Department of Transp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-08-11

Citation: 493 So. 2d 33, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1748, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 9300

Snippet: authority within municipal *35 boundaries. But section 479.02(2), Florida Statutes, expressly directs DOT to

Best Western Tivoli Inn v. Department of Transportation

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-03-13

Citation: 448 So. 2d 1052, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 12145

Snippet: unzoned areas subject to agreement established by s. 479.02. . We note that all of the evidence presented

BEST WEST. TIVOLI INN v. Dept. of Transp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-07-13

Citation: 435 So. 2d 321

Snippet: Transportation, 398 So.2d 1370 (Fla. 1981) and sec. 479.02, Fla. Stat. (1981), the Department's Rule 14-10

LaPointe Outdoor Advertising v. FLA. DEPT., ETC.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-05-28

Citation: 398 So. 2d 1370

Snippet: requiring the sign's removal for violation of section 479.02(1), Florida Statutes (1977). The First District

City of Lake Wales v. LAMAR ADVER.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-05-11

Citation: 399 So. 2d 981

Snippet: responsible for administering and enforcing the Act. § 479.02, Fla. Stat. (1979). The Department enacted chapter

La Pointe Outdoor Advertising v. Florida Dept. of Transp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-04-30

Citation: 382 So. 2d 1347, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 16109

Snippet: outdoor advertising sign found to violate Sections 479.02 and 479.07(1), Florida Statutes (1977), and denying

Lee v. Florida Department of Transportation

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1979-01-04

Citation: 366 So. 2d 116, 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 13947

Snippet: 05(5), 120.53(1), 334.-02(6) F.S. Law Implemented 479.02, 479.05, 479.11, 479.10 and 479.16 F.S., Agreement