2006 Kansas Code - 68-2236

      68-2236.   Licenses and permits; fees. (a) From and after March 31, 1972, no person shall own or maintain outdoor advertising, except signs described in subsections (b) and (c) of K.S.A. 68-2233, without having a license to do so, which license shall be issued by the secretary of transportation: Provided, That any nonprofit religious, civic or educational organization which only erects signs advertising the existence of and meeting dates and locations of such organization shall be exempt from such licensing requirements. Application for such license shall be made to the secretary of transportation on forms furnished by the secretary and shall contain such information as the secretary shall reasonably require. Each application and each renewal of the license shall be accompanied by a fee of ten dollars ($10) for each county in which the proposed licensee operates, but not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250). Such licenses shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from the date they are issued and shall be renewed annually upon payment of the prescribed fee. The secretary of transportation shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations relating to performance bond or liability insurance, or both, to be required as a condition of obtaining and holding a license.

      (b)   From and after March 31, 1972, no sign, other than signs described in subsection (b) and (c) of K.S.A. 68-2233, may be erected or maintained in an unzoned commercial or industrial area located outside the corporate limits of any city without first obtaining a permit therefor from the secretary of transportation, or in such an area within the corporate limits of a city without first obtaining a permit therefor from the authority designated by the governing body of such city. An application for a permit shall be on a uniform form provided by the secretary and made available to counties and cities, and shall contain such information as the secretary may reasonably require. Within ten (10) days after receipt of an application containing all required information in due form and appropriately executed, and upon payment of a fee of five dollars ($5) for each such sign, the secretary or the city authority, as the case may be, shall issue a permit to the applicant for the erection or maintenance of the sign, if such sign is consistent with the provisions of this act: Provided, That the payment of such fee shall not be required for any signs advertising the existence of and meeting dates and locations of any nonprofit religious, civic or educational organization. Such permit shall be transferable and shall be valid for as long as the sign or any replacement of it exists, if the sign is not changed as to size or lighting. A copy of each application to and permit issued by the city authority shall be filed with the secretary of transportation by the city authority.

      (c)   From and after March 31, 1972, all signs, or the structures on which they are displayed, shall have stated thereon the name of the owner thereof.

      History:   L. 1972, ch. 251, § 6; L. 1973, ch. 272, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 222; Aug. 15.