Florida Statute 479.111 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 479
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

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F.S. 479.111

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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Amendments to 479.111

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 479.111

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 479.111.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 479.111

Total Results: 19

Chancellor Media Whiteco Outdoor Corporation v. Dot

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-10-09T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 796 So. 2d 547

Snippet: June or July of 1998. See §§ 479.11(1) & 479.111(2), Fla. Stat. (1997). Neither the Highway Beautification…designated for commercial or industrial use, see § 479.111(2), Fla. Stat. (1997), and because they did not

Atlantic Outdoor Advertising v. Department of Transportation

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1987-12-29T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 518 So. 2d 384

Snippet: intensive, section 479.111(2), an exception to 479.11(1), should apply. Section 479.111(2) provides that…primary highway system, except as provided in ss. 479.111 and 479.16. The agency did not find appellant in…highway, whether appellant qualified for the section 479.111(2) exception was irrelevant to its ineligibility

Nelson Richard Advertising v. DOT

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1987-09-09T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 513 So. 2d 181

Snippet: federal-aid primary system except as provided in s. 479.111, ... ." Signs in agriculturally-zoned areas…are not one of the exceptions set out in section 479.111. The doctrine of equitable estoppel may be effectively

Chipley Motel v. Department of Transportation

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-12-16T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 498 So. 2d 1357

Snippet: unzoned commercial or industrial area. §§ 479.11 and 479.111, Fla.Stat. (1984 Supp). The hearing officer concluded

Bill Salter Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. Department of Transportation

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-12-15T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 499 So. 2d 22

Snippet: pursuant to the provisions of sections 479.11, 479.111, and 479.01(10)(d), Florida Statutes (1979). We

T & L MANAGEMENT v. Dept. of Transp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-10-28T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 497 So. 2d 685

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

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

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-09-11T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 500 So. 2d 182

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

Tri-State Systems v. Dept. of Transp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-08-12T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 492 So. 2d 1164

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

Food'N Fun, Inc. v. Department of Transp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-07-28T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 493 So. 2d 23

Snippet: unzoned commercial areas. Sections 479.11(1), 479.111(2), Florida Statutes. At the time these permits

BILL SALTER OUTDOOR v. Department of Transp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-07-02T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 492 So. 2d 408

Snippet: allowed in such a location pursuant to section 479.111(2), Florida Statutes, and DOT approved appellant

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

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-06-18T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 490 So. 2d 1010

Snippet: unzoned commercial area as referenced in section 479.111(2), Florida Statutes1, they are nevertheless subject…BOOTH, C.J., and SMITH, J., concur. . Section 479.111, Florida Statutes provides that: Only the following

Wainwright v. State Dept. of Transp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-04-21T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 488 So. 2d 563

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

FLA. DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. ET Legg & Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1985-07-24T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 472 So. 2d 1336

Snippet: prohibited are set out in sections 479.11 and 479.111, Florida Statutes (1981). The DOT argues that the

Best Western Tivoli Inn v. Department of Transportation

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-03-13T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 448 So. 2d 1052

Snippet: not qualify as an exception pursuant to section 479.111, Florida Statutes, even if it was validly adopted…qualify for the statutory exception in section 479.111, even though created primarily to permit outdoor…not qualify as an exception pursuant to section 479.111. Accordingly, the permits were denied. Best Western…TILLMAN (Ret.), Associated Judge, concur. . Section 479.111, Florida Statutes (1981), which reads in part as

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

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1983-07-13T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 435 So. 2d 321

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

National Advertising Co. v. Florida Department of Transportation

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1982-08-19T00:00:00-07:00

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

Snippet: fall within the exception provided in Section 479.111(2), Florida Statutes (1981), and that *1143since…fell within the statutory exception of Section 479.111(2). The parties further stipulated that at least…proving it fell within the exception of Section 479.111(2). This it failed to do. In LaPointe Outdoor Advertising

City of Lake Wales v. LAMAR ADVER.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1981-05-11T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 399 So. 2d 981

Snippet: federal-aid primary system except as provided in s. 479.111, or within 15 feet of the outside boundary of any

Henderson Signs v. Fla. Dept. of Transp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1981-05-04T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 397 So. 2d 769

Snippet: federal-aid primary system except as provided in S.479.111, or within 15 feet of the outside boundary of any

Lewis v. Booth

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1933-07-06T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 149 So. 479, 111 Fla. 296

Snippet: Ellis, Terrell, Brown, Buford 6 July 1933 149 So. 479, 111 Fla. 296 Joseph W. Nichols, for Plaintiff in