2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 252 - HIGHWAYS
Act 106 of 1972 - HIGHWAY ADVERTISING ACT OF 1972 (252.301 - 252.325)
Section 252.306 - Permit; application; contents of form.

Sec. 6.

A sign owner shall apply for an annual permit on a form prescribed by the department for each sign to be maintained or to be erected in an adjacent area where the facing of the sign is visible from an interstate highway, freeway, or primary highway. A sign owner shall apply for a separate sign permit for each sign for each highway subject to this act from which the facing of the sign is visible. The owner shall apply for the permit for such signs which become subject to the permit requirements of this act because of a change in highway designation or other reason not within the control of the sign owner within 2 months after the sign becomes subject to the permit requirements of this act. The form shall require the name and business address of the applicant, the name and address of the owner of the property on which the sign is to be located, the date the sign, if currently maintained, was erected, the zoning classification of the property, a precise description of where the sign is or will be situated and a certification that the sign is not prohibited by section 18(a), (b), (c), or (d) and that the sign does not violate any provisions of this act. The sign permit application shall include a statement signed by the owner of the land on which the sign is to be placed, acknowledging that no trees or shrubs in the adjacent highway right-of-way may be removed, trimmed, or in any way damaged or destroyed without the written authorization of the department. The department may require documentation to verify the zoning, the consent of the land owner, and any other matter considered essential to the evaluation of the compliance with this act.

History: 1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 533, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007