Bill Text: IL HB2764 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971. Repeals a provision concerning registration and fees for signs near highways. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-3)

Status: (Passed) 2013-07-08 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0056 [HB2764 Detail]

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1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971 is
5amended by changing Sections 3.12, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 5, and 8
6and by adding Sections 3.17, 3.18, and 3.19 as follows:
7 (225 ILCS 440/3.12) (from Ch. 121, par. 503.12)
8 Sec. 3.12. Business area. (a) "Business area" means any
9part of an area adjacent to and within 660 feet of the
10right-of-way which is at any time zoned for business,
11commercial or industrial activities under the authority of any
12law of this State; or not so zoned, but which constitutes an
13unzoned commercial or industrial area as defined in Section
143.11. However, as to signs along Interstate highways, the term
15"business area" includes only areas which are within
16incorporated limits of any city, village, or incorporated town,
17as such limits existed on September 21, 1959, and which are
18zoned for industrial or commercial use, or both, or to portions
19of Interstate highways which traverse other areas where the
20land use, as of September 21, l959, was established by State
21law as industrial or commercial, or both.
22 With respect to signs owned or leased by the State or a
23political subdivision, an area zoned for business, commercial,

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1or industrial activities that is adjacent to and within 660
2feet of an Interstate highway and that is in Township 41 North,
3Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian, shall be deemed
4a "business area" for purposes of this Act. This zoning must
5have been a part of comprehensive zoning and not have been
6created primarily to permit outdoor advertising structures as
7described in 23 CFR 750.
8 (b) The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act
9of the 95th General Assembly are intended to comply with the
10federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965, 23 U.S.C. 131, and
11the regulations promulgated thereunder by the Secretary of the
12United States Department of Transportation. To the extent that
13the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation
14or any court finds the changes to this Section made by this
15amendatory Act to be inconsistent with or preempted by such law
16or regulations, the changes shall be repealed to the extent
17necessary to cure such inconsistency or preemption.
18 (c) The provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th
19General Assembly shall not be applicable if such application
20would impact the receipt, use, or reimbursement of federal
21funds by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
22(Source: P.A. 95-340, eff. 1-1-08.)
23 (225 ILCS 440/3.17 new)
24 Sec. 3.17. On-premise signs. "On-premise sign" means any
25sign advertising a business or activity conducted on the

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1property on which they are located.
2 (225 ILCS 440/3.18 new)
3 Sec. 3.18. Off-premise signs. "Off-premise sign" means any
4sign advertising a business or activity not being conducted on
5the same property as the sign.
6 (225 ILCS 440/3.19 new)
7 Sec. 3.19. Real estate signs. "Real estate sign" means any
8sign advertising solely the sale or lease of the property on
9which the sign is located.
10 (225 ILCS 440/4.02) (from Ch. 121, par. 504.02)
11 Sec. 4.02. Real estate signs. Real estate signs as defined
12in Section 3.19 of this Act. However, real estate signs must
13comply only with the provisions in Section 5 of this Act. Signs
14advertising the sale or lease of property on which they are
15located, which signs, if along Interstate highways outside a
16"business area", comply with the following requirements:
17 (a) There may not be more than one such sign designed to
18attract traffic on the Interstate highway proceeding in any one
19direction;
20 (b) The sign may not exceed 150 square feet in size;
21 (c) No such sign may be erected or maintained which
22attempts or appears to attempt to direct the movement of
23traffic or which interferes with, indicates or resembles any

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1official traffic sign, signal or device;
2 (d) No such sign may be erected or maintained which
3prevents the driver of a vehicle from having a clear and
4unobstructed view of official signs and approaching or merging
5traffic;
6 (e) No such sign may be erected or maintained which
7contains, includes, or is illuminated by any flashing,
8intermittent or moving light or lights;
9 (f) No lighting may be used in any way, in connection with
10any such sign, unless it is so effectively shielded as to
11prevent beams or rays of light from being directed at any
12portion of the main-traveled way of the highway, or is of such
13low intensity or brilliance as not to cause glare or to impair
14the vision of the driver of any motor vehicle, or to otherwise
15interfere with any driver's operation of a motor vehicle;
16 (g) No such sign may be erected or maintained which moves
17or has any animated or moving parts and no such sign may be
18erected or maintained upon trees or painted or drawn upon rocks
19or other natural features.
20(Source: P.A. 77-1815.)
21 (225 ILCS 440/4.03) (from Ch. 121, par. 504.03)
22 Sec. 4.03. On-premise signs. On-premise signs as defined in
23Section 3.17 of this Act. However, on-premise signs must comply
24only with the provisions in Section 5 of this Act. Signs
25advertising activities conducted on the property on which they

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1are located; which, if along Interstate highways outside a
2"business area" comply with the following requirements:
3 (a) There may not be more than one such sign located more
4than 50 feet from such activity designed to attract traffic on
5the Interstate highway proceeding in any one direction;
6 (b) No such sign visible to traffic on an Interstate
7highway and located more than 50 feet from such activity, which
8displays any trade name referring to or identifying any service
9rendered or any product sold, used or otherwise handled, may be
10permitted unless the name of the advertised activity is
11displayed as conspicuously as such trade name. This restriction
12does not apply if the trade name identifies or characterizes
13places for lodging, eating, telephone facilities, vehicle
14service and repair, or identifies vehicle equipment, parts,
15accessories, fuels, oils or lubricants being offered for sale
16at such places;
17 (c) No such sign in excess of 20 feet in length, width or
18height, or 150 square feet in area, including border and trim,
19but excluding supports, may be erected or maintained more than
2050 feet from the activities conducted upon the property where
21the sign is located;
22 (d) The sign must comply with subparagraphs (c), (d), (f)
23and (g) of Section 4.02;
24 (e) No such sign may be erected or maintained which
25contains, includes, or is illuminated by any flashing,
26intermittent or moving light or lights except those which may

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1be changed at reasonable intervals by electronic process or by
2remote control as long as these do not interfere with the
3effectiveness of an official traffic control device.
4(Source: P.A. 81-550.)
5 (225 ILCS 440/4.04) (from Ch. 121, par. 504.04)
6 Sec. 4.04. Off-premise signs. Off-premise signs Signs
7which are erected in business areas after the effective date of
8this Act and which comply, when erected, with Sections 5, 6
9(subject to provisions of Section 7) and 8 of this Act.
10(Source: P.A. 77-1815.)
11 (225 ILCS 440/5) (from Ch. 121, par. 505)
12 Sec. 5. No sign may be erected or maintained that:
13 (a) attempts or appears to attempt to direct the movement
14of traffic or which interferes with, indicates, or resembles
15any official traffic sign, signal, or device, or which prevents
16the driver of a vehicle from having a clear and unobstructed
17view of official signs and approaching or merging traffic;
18Imitates or resembles an official traffic sign, signal or
19device;
20 (a-5) contains, includes, or is illuminated by any
21flashing, intermittent, or moving light or lights, except those
22changed at reasonable intervals by electronic process or by
23remote control, as long as they do not interfere with the
24effectiveness of an official traffic control device, or those

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1giving public service information, such as, without
2limitation, time, weather, date, and temperature; no lighting
3may be used in any way in connection with any sign, unless it
4is so effectively shielded as to prevent beams or rays of light
5from being directed at any portion of the main-traveled way of
6the highway, or is of such low intensity or brilliance as not
7to cause glare or to impair the vision of the driver of any
8motor vehicle or to otherwise interfere with any driver's
9operation of a motor vehicle;
10 (b) is Is erected, painted or drawn upon trees, rocks, or
11other natural features;
12 (c) is Is structurally unsafe or in disrepair;
13 (c-5) advertises or promotes activities that are illegal
14under federal or State law in effect at the location of those
15signs or activities; or
16 (d) is Is erected adjacent to a scenic byway that is a
17primary or Interstate highway after the effective date of this
18amendatory Act of 1996, except those signs described in
19Sections 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.06, and 4.08 of this Act.
20(Source: P.A. 89-605, eff. 8-2-96.)
21 (225 ILCS 440/8) (from Ch. 121, par. 508)
22 Sec. 8. Within 90 days after the effective date of this
23Act, each sign, except signs described by Sections Section
244.01, and signs along primary highways described by Sections
254.02, and 4.03, must be registered with the Department by the

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1owner of the sign, on forms obtained from the Department.
2Within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act
3of 1975, each sign located beyond 660 feet of the right-of-way
4located outside of urban areas, visible from the main-traveled
5way of the highway and erected with the purpose of the message
6being read from such traveled way, must be registered with the
7Department by the owner of the sign on forms obtained from the
8Department. The Department shall require reasonable
9information to be furnished including the name of the owner of
10the land on which the sign is located and a statement that the
11owner has consented to the erection or maintenance of the sign.
12Registration must be made of each sign and shall be accompanied
13by a registration fee of $5.
14 No sign, except signs described by Sections Section 4.01,
15and signs along primary highways described by Sections 4.02,
16and 4.03, may be erected after the effective date of this Act
17without first obtaining a permit from the Department. The
18application for permit shall be on a form provided by the
19Department and shall contain such information as the Department
20may reasonably require. Upon receipt of an application
21containing all required information and appropriately executed
22and upon payment of the fee required under this Section, the
23Department then issues a permit to the applicant for the
24erection of the sign, provided such sign will not violate any
25provision of this Act. The application fee shall be as follows:
26 (1) for signs of less than 150 square feet, $50;

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1 (2) for signs of at least 150 but less than 300 square
2feet, $100; and
3 (3) for signs of 300 or more square feet, $200.
4 Upon change of sign ownership the new owner of the sign
5shall notify the Department and supply the necessary
6information to renew the permit for such sign at no cost within
760 days after the change of ownership. Any permit not so
8renewed shall become void.
9 Owners of registered signs shall be issued an identifying
10tag, which must remain be securely affixed to the front face of
11the sign or sign structure in a conspicuous position by the
12owner within 60 days after receipt of the tag; owners of signs
13erected by permit shall be issued an identifying tag which must
14remain be securely affixed to the front face of the sign or
15sign structure in a conspicuous position by the owner upon
16completion of the sign erection or within 10 days after receipt
17of the tag, whichever is the later.
18(Source: P.A. 87-1205.)
19 (225 ILCS 440/4.07 rep.)
20 Section 10. The Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971 is
21amended by repealing Section 4.07.
22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23becoming law.
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