Florida Statute 479.111 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 479
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

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F.S. 479.111

479.111 Specified signs allowed within controlled portions of the interstate and federal-aid primary highway system.—Only the following signs shall be allowed within controlled portions of the interstate highway system and the federal-aid primary highway system as set forth in s. 479.11(1) and (2):

(1) Directional or other official signs and notices that conform to 23 C.F.R. ss. 750.151-750.155.

(2) Signs in commercial-zoned and industrial-zoned areas or commercial-unzoned and industrial-unzoned areas and within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way, subject to the requirements set forth in the 1972 agreement between the state and the United States Department of Transportation.

(3) Signs for which permits are not required under s. 479.16.

History.—s. 6, ch. 71-971; s. 3, ch. 75-202; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 78-8; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 13, 25, 26, ch. 84-227; s. 75, ch. 85-81; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 15, ch. 2014-215; s. 36, ch. 2014-223.

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Cases Citing Statute 479.111

Total Results: 12

Wainwright v. State Dept. of Transp.

488 So. 2d 563, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 938, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 7378

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 22, 1986 | Docket: 1685424

Cited 6 times | Published

system ..." except in commercial unzoned areas. Section 479.111(2). Rule 14-10.09(I)(1)(B), F.A.C., defines

Nelson Richard Advertising v. DOT

513 So. 2d 181, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2204

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 9, 1987 | Docket: 1295227

Cited 4 times | Published

areas are not one of the exceptions set out in section 479.111. The doctrine of equitable estoppel may be

BILL SALTER OUTDOOR v. Department of Transp.

492 So. 2d 408, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1469, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 8655

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 2, 1986 | Docket: 478172

Cited 4 times | Published

are allowed in such a location pursuant to section 479.111(2), Florida Statutes, and DOT approved appellant's

T & L MANAGEMENT v. Dept. of Transp.

497 So. 2d 685, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 2279

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 29, 1986 | Docket: 1242856

Cited 3 times | Published

Administrative Code Rule 14-10.09. Specifically, Section 479.111, Florida Statutes, prohibits outdoor advertising

Tri-State Systems v. Dept. of Transp.

492 So. 2d 1164, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1757, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 9260

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 12, 1986 | Docket: 478279

Cited 2 times | Published

system except as provided in s. 479.111.... Section 479.111, Florida Statutes (1981), provides in part:

Chancellor Media Whiteco Outdoor Corporation v. Dot

796 So. 2d 547, 2001 WL 826741

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 9, 2001 | Docket: 1672515

Cited 1 times | Published

designated for commercial or industrial use, see § 479.111(2), Fla. Stat. (1997), and because they did not

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

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 11, 1986 | Docket: 1295225

Cited 1 times | Published

any of the provisions of this chapter. [2] Section 479.111, Florida Statutes (1983), provides in part:

Atlantic Outdoor Advertising v. Department of Transportation

518 So. 2d 384, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 100, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 11848, 1987 WL 31971

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 29, 1987 | Docket: 64631984

Published

commercial intensive, section 479.111(2), an exception to 479.11(1), should apply. Section 479.111(2) provides

Fuqua & Davis, Inc. v. State, Department of Transportation

490 So. 2d 1010, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1372, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 8425

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 18, 1986 | Docket: 64620347

Published

an unzoned commercial area as referenced in section 479.111(2), Florida Statutes1, they are nevertheless

Best Western Tivoli Inn v. Department of Transportation

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 13, 1984 | Docket: 64604291

Published

would not qualify as an exception pursuant to section 479.111, Florida Statutes, even if it was validly adopted

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

435 So. 2d 321

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 13, 1983 | Docket: 1328331

Published

System ... except as provided in 479.111 F.S." Section 479.111(2) authorizes signs "in commercial and industrial

National Advertising Co. v. Florida Department of Transportation

418 So. 2d 1142, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 20978

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 19, 1982 | Docket: 64591925

Published

not fall within the exception provided in Section 479.111(2), Florida Statutes (1981), and that *1143since