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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2-HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
32 HOUSEBILLNO.272
43 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
5-1025H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
4+INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEKALBERLOH.
5+1025H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
7-Torepealsections226.510,226.540,and226.550,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofeight
8-newsectionsrelatingtooutdooradvertising.
7+Torepealsections226.540and226.550,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections
8+relatingtooutdooradvertising.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
10-SectionA.Sections226.510,226.540,and226.550,RSMo,arerepealedandeight
11-2newsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections71.025,226.006,226.510,
12-3226.540,226.550,226.1170,227.850,and227.855,toreadasfollows:
13-71.025.BeginningAugust28,2024,citypopulationsshallbeincludedoncity
14-2limitsignsonstatehighways.
15-226.006.1.Thedepartmentoftransportationshalllimitthemessagesdisplayed
16-2onroadsidedynamicmessagesignstothefewestnumberofcharactersnecessaryto
17-3practicallyconveytheintendedinformation.Messagesdisplayedonroadsidedynamic
18-4messagesignsgenerallyshallbelimitedtoinformationrelatedtotrafficconditions,
19-5weather,oremergencyalerts,andshallnotcontaincommercialadvertisements.
20-6 2.Forpurposesofthissection,"dynamicmessagesign"meansachangeable
21-7messagetrafficcontroldeviceusedfortrafficwarning,regulation,routing,and
22-8management.
23-226.510.Asusedinsections226.500to226.600,thefollowingwordsorphrases
24-2mean:
25-3 (1)"Freewayprimaryhighway",thatpartofafederal-aidprimaryhighwaysystem,as
26-4ofJune1,1991,whichhasbeenconstructedasdivided,duallanefullycontrolledaccess
27-5facilitieswithnoaccesstothethroughwaysexcepttheestablishedinterchanges.When
28-6existingtwo-lanehighwaysarebeingupgradedtofour-lanelimitedaccess,theregulationsfor
29-EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
30-intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 7freewayprimaryhighwaysshallapplyasofthedatethestatehighwaysandtransportation
31-8commissionacquiresallaccessrightsontheadjoiningright-of-way;
32-9 (2)"Interstatesystem",thatportionofthenationalsystemofinterstatehighways
33-10locatedwithintheboundariesofMissouri,asofficiallydesignatedormaybehereafter
34-11designatedbythestatehighwaysandtransportationcommissionwiththeapprovalofthe
35-12SecretaryofTransportation,pursuanttoTitle23,UnitedStatesCode,asamended;
36-13 (3)"Outdooradvertising",anoutdoorsign,display,device,figure,painting,drawing,
37-14message,plaque,poster,billboard,orotherthingdesigned,intendedorusedtoadvertiseor
38-15inform,anypartoftheadvertisingorinformationcontentsofwhichisvisiblefromanypoint
39-16ofthetraveledwaysoftheinterstateorprimarysystems;exceptthatnoneofthepreceding
40-17itemsshallbedeemed"outdooradvertising"whenlocatedon,attachedto,orerectedas
41-18partof,afence,fences,orwallsthatenclose,inwholeorinpart,anathleticfieldthatis
42-19ownedorleasedbyaschooloranentitydescribedinsection501(c)(3)oftheInternal
43-20RevenueCode,asamended.Whentheaudienceofsuchsignsisintendedtobethe
44-21patrons,participants,orattendeesofaneventoccurringattheathleticfield,thesigns
45-22shallnotrequirepermittingfromtheMissouridepartmentoftransportation;
46-23 (4)"Primarysystem",thefederal-aidprimaryhighwaysasofJune1,1991,andall
47-24highwaysdesignatedaspartoftheNationalHighwaySystembytheNationalHighway
48-25SystemDesignationActof1995andthosehighwayssubsequentlydesignatedaspartofthe
49-26NationalHighwaySystem;
50-27 (5)"Restarea",anareaorsiteestablishedandmaintainedwithinoradjacenttothe
51-28highwayright-of-wayunderpublicsupervisionorcontrol,fortheconvenienceofthe
52-29travelingpublic,exceptthatthetermshallnotincludeautomotiveservicestations,hotels,
53-30motels,restaurantsorothercommercefacilitiesoflikenature;
54-31 (6)"Urbanarea",anurbanplaceasdesignatedbytheBureauoftheCensus,havinga
55-32populationoffivethousandormorewithinboundariestobefixedbythestatehighwaysand
56-33transportationcommissionandlocalofficialsincooperationwitheachotherandapprovedby
57-34theSecretaryofTransportation,oranurbanizedareaasdesignatedbytheBureauofthe
58-35Censuswithinboundariestobefixedbythestatehighwaysandtransportationcommission
59-36andlocalofficialsandapprovedbytheSecretaryofTransportation.Theboundaryofthe
60-37urbanareashall,asaminimum,encompasstheentireurbanplaceasdesignatedbytheBureau
61-38oftheCensus.
10+SectionA.Sections226.540and226.550,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections
11+2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections226.540and226.550,toreadasfollows:
6212 226.540.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionsofsections226.500to226.600,
6313 2outdooradvertisingshallbepermittedwithinsixhundredandsixtyfeetofthenearestedgeof
6414 3theright-of-wayofhighwayslocatedontheinterstate,federal-aidprimarysystemasitexisted
6515 4onJune1,1991,orthenationalhighwaysystemasamendedinareaszonedindustrial,
6616 5commercialorthelikeandinunzonedcommercialandindustrialareasasdefinedinthis
67-HCSHB272 2 6section,subjecttothefollowingregulationswhichareconsistentwithcustomaryuseinthis
17+6section,subjecttothefollowingregulationswhichareconsistentwithcustomaryuseinthis
6818 7state:
6919 8 (1)Lighting:
7020 9 (a)Norevolvingorrotatingbeamorbeaconoflightthatsimulatesanyemergency
7121 10lightordeviceshallbepermittedaspartofanysign.Noflashing,intermittent,ormoving
7222 11lightorlightswillbepermittedexceptscoreboardsandotherilluminatedsignsdesignating
7323 12publicserviceinformation,suchastime,date,ortemperature,orsimilarinformation,willbe
7424 13allowed;tri-vision,projection,andotherchangeablemessagesignsshallbeallowedsubject
7525 14toMissourihighwaysandtransportationcommissionregulations;
7626 15 (b)Externallighting,suchasfloodlights,thinlineandgooseneckreflectorsare
7727 16permitted,providedthelightsourceisdirecteduponthefaceofthesignandiseffectively
7828 17shieldedsoastopreventbeamsorraysoflightfrombeingdirectedintoanyportionofthe
79-18maintraveledwayofthefederal-aidprimaryhighwaysasofJune1,1991,andallhighways
29+EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
30+intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18maintraveledwayofthefederal-aidprimaryhighwaysasofJune1,1991,andallhighways
8031 19designatedaspartoftheNationalHighwaySystembytheNationalHighwaySystem
8132 20DesignationActof1995andthosehighwayssubsequentlydesignatedaspartoftheNational
8233 21HighwaySystemandthelightsarenotofsuchintensitysoastocauseglare,impairthevision
8334 22ofthedriverofamotorvehicle,orotherwiseinterferewithadriver'soperationofamotor
8435 23vehicle;
8536 24 (c)Nosignshallbesoilluminatedthatitinterfereswiththeeffectivenessof,or
8637 25obscures,anofficialtrafficsign,device,orsignal;
8738 26 (2)Sizeofsigns:
8839 27 (a)Themaximumareaforanyonesignshallbeeighthundredsquarefeetwitha
8940 28maximumheightofthirtyfeetandamaximumlengthofseventy-twofeet,inclusiveofborder
9041 29andtrimbutexcludingthebaseorapron,supports,andotherstructuralmembers.Thearea
9142 30shallbemeasuredasestablishedhereinandinrulespromulgatedbythecommission.In
9243 31determiningthesizeofaconformingornonconformingsignstructure,temporarycutoutsand
9344 32extensionsinstalledforthelengthofaspecificdisplaycontractshallnotbeconsidereda
9445 33substantialincreasetothesizeofthepermanentdisplay;providedtheactualsquarefootageof
9546 34suchtemporarycutoutsorextensionsmaynotexceedthirty-threepercentofthepermanent
9647 35displayarea.Signserectedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofsections226.500to226.600
9748 36priortoAugust28,2002,whichfailtomeettherequirementsofthisprovisionshallbe
9849 37deemedlegallynonconformingasdefinedherein;
9950 38 (b)Themaximumsizelimitationsshallapplytoeachsideofasignstructure,and
10051 39signsmaybeplacedbacktoback,doublefaced,orinV-typeconstructionwithnotmorethan
10152 40twodisplaystoeachfacing,butsuchsignstructureshallbeconsideredasonesign;
10253 41 (c)AfterAugust28,1999,nonewsignstructureshallbeerectedinwhichtwoor
10354 42moredisplaysarestackedoneabovetheother.Stackedstructuresexistingonorbefore
104-HCSHB272 3 43August28,1999,inaccordancewithsections226.500to226.600shallbedeemedlegally
55+43August28,1999,inaccordancewithsections226.500to226.600shallbedeemedlegally
10556 44nonconformingandmaybemaintainedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofsections226.500
10657 45to226.600.Structuresdisplayingmorethanonedisplayonahorizontalbasisshallbe
10758 46allowed,providedthattotaldisplayareasdonotexceedthemaximumallowedsquarefootage
10859 47forasignstructurepursuanttotheprovisionsofparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision;
10960 48 (3)Spacingofsigns:
11061 49 (a)Onallinterstatehighways,freeways,andnonfreewayfederal-aidprimary
11162 50highwaysasofJune1,1991,andallhighwaysdesignatedaspartoftheNationalHighway
11263 51SystembytheNationalHighwaySystemDesignationActof1995andthosehighways
11364 52subsequentlydesignatedaspartoftheNationalHighwaySystem:
11465 53 a.Nosignstructureshallbeerectedwithinonethousandfourhundredfeetofan
11566 54existingsignonthesamesideofthehighway;
116-55 b.Outsideofincorporatedmunicipalities,nostructuremaybelocatedadjacenttoor
67+HB272 2 55 b.Outsideofincorporatedmunicipalities,nostructuremaybelocatedadjacenttoor
11768 56withinfivehundredfeetofaninterchange,intersectionatgrade,orsafetyrestarea.Suchfive
11869 57hundredfeetshallbemeasuredfromthebeginningorendingofthepavementwideningatthe
11970 58exitfromorentrancetothemaintraveledway.Forpurposeofthissubparagraph,theterm
12071 59"incorporatedmunicipalities"shallinclude"urbanareas",exceptthatsuch"urbanareas"shall
12172 60notbeconsidered"incorporatedmunicipalities"ifitisfinallydeterminedthatsuchwould
12273 61havetheeffectofmakingMissouribeinnoncompliancewiththerequirementsofTitle23,
12374 62UnitedStatesCode,Section131;
12475 63 (b)Thespacingbetweenstructureprovisionsofthissubdivisiondonotapplytosigns
12576 64whichareseparatedbybuildings,naturalsurroundings,orotherobstructionsinsuchmanner
12677 65thatonlyonesignfacinglocatedwithinsuchdistanceisvisibleatanyonetime.Directional
12778 66orotherofficialsignsorthoseadvertisingthesaleorleaseofthepropertyonwhichtheyare
12879 67located,orthosewhichadvertiseactivitiesonthepropertyonwhichtheyarelocated,
12980 68includingproductssold,shallnotbecounted,norshallmeasurementsbemadefromthemfor
13081 69thepurposeofcompliancewithspacingprovisions;
13182 70 (c)Nosignshallbelocatedinsuchmannerastoobstructorotherwisephysically
13283 71interferewiththeeffectivenessofanofficialtrafficsign,signal,ordeviceorobstructor
13384 72physicallyinterferewithamotorvehicleoperator'sviewofapproaching,merging,or
13485 73intersectingtraffic;
13586 74 (d)Themeasurementsinthissectionshallbetheminimumdistancesbetween
13687 75outdooradvertisingsignstructuresmeasuredalongthenearestedgeofthepavementbetween
13788 76pointsdirectlyoppositethesignsalongeachsideofthehighwayandshallapplyonlyto
13889 77outdooradvertisingsignstructureslocatedonthesamesideofthehighwayinvolved;
13990 78 (4)Asusedinthissection,thewords"unzonedcommercialandindustrialland"shall
14091 79bedefinedasfollows:thatareanotzonedbystateorlocallaworordinanceandonwhich
141-HCSHB272 4 80thereislocatedoneormorepermanentstructuresusedforacommercialbusinessorindustrial
92+80thereislocatedoneormorepermanentstructuresusedforacommercialbusinessorindustrial
14293 81activityoronwhichacommercialorindustrialactivityisactuallyconductedtogetherwith
14394 82theareaalongthehighwayextendingoutwardlysevenhundredfiftyfeetfromandbeyondthe
14495 83edgeofsuchactivity.Allmeasurementsshallbefromtheouteredgesoftheregularlyused
14596 84improvements,buildings,parkinglots,landscaped,storageorprocessingareasofthe
14697 85commercialorindustrialactivityandalongandparalleltotheedgeofthepavementofthe
14798 86highway.Onnonfreewayprimaryhighwayswherethereisanunzonedcommercialor
14899 87industrialareaononesideoftheroadinaccordancewiththissection,theunzoned
149100 88commercialorindustrialareashallalsoincludethoselandslocatedontheoppositeside
150101 89ofthehighwaytotheextentofthesamedimensions.Unzonedlandshallnotinclude:
151102 90 (a)Landontheoppositesideofthehighwayfromanunzonedcommercialor
152103 91industrialareaasdefinedinthissectionandlocatedadjacenttohighwayslocatedonthe
153-92interstate[, federal-aidprimarysystemasitexistedonJune1,1991,orthenationalhighway
104+HB272 3 92interstate[, federal-aidprimarysystemasitexistedonJune1,1991,orthenationalhighway
154105 93systemasamended,unlesstheoppositesideofthehighwayqualifiesasaseparateunzoned
155106 94commercialorindustrialarea]orfreewayprimaryhighways; or
156107 95 (b)Landzonedbyastateorlocallaw,regulation,orordinance;
157108 96 (5)"Commercialorindustrialactivities"asusedinthissectionmeansthosewhichare
158109 97generallyrecognizedascommercialorindustrialbyzoningauthoritiesinthisstate,except
159110 98thatnoneofthefollowingshallbeconsideredcommercialorindustrial:
160111 99 (a)Outdooradvertisingstructures;
161112 100 (b)Agricultural,forestry,ranching,grazing,farming,andrelatedactivities,including
162113 101seasonalroadsidefreshproducestands;
163114 102 (c)Transientortemporaryactivities;
164115 103 (d)Activitiesmorethansixhundredsixtyfeetfromthenearestedgeoftheright-of-
165116 104wayornotvisiblefromthemaintraveledway;
166117 105 (e)Activitiesconductedinabuildingprincipallyusedasaresidence;
167118 106 (f)Railroadtracksandminorsidings;
168119 107 (6)Thewords"unzonedcommercialorindustrialland"shallalsoincludeallareasnot
169120 108specifiedinthissectionwhichconstitutean"unzonedcommercialorindustrialarea"within
170121 109themeaningofthepresentSection131ofTitle23oftheUnitedStatesCode,orassuch
171122 110statutemaybeamended.Asusedinthissection,thewords"zonedcommercialorindustrial
172123 111area"shallrefertothoseareaszonedcommercialorindustrialbythedulyconstitutedzoning
173124 112authorityofamunicipality,county,orotherlawfullyestablishedpoliticalsubdivisionofthe
174125 113state,orbythestateandwhichiswithinsevenhundredfiftyfeetofoneormorepermanent
175126 114commercialorindustrialactivities.Commercialorindustrialactivitiesasusedinthissection
176127 115arelimitedtothoseactivities:
177128 116 (a)Inwhichtheprimaryuseofthepropertyiscommercialorindustrialinnature;
178-HCSHB272 5 117 (b)Whichareclearlyvisiblefromthehighwayandrecognizableasacommercial
129+117 (b)Whichareclearlyvisiblefromthehighwayandrecognizableasacommercial
179130 118business;
180131 119 (c)Whicharepermanentasopposedtotemporaryortransitoryandofanaturethat
181132 120wouldcustomarilyberestrictedtocommercialorindustrialzoninginareascomprehensively
182133 121zoned;and
183134 122 (d)Indeterminingwhethertheprimaryuseofthepropertyiscommercialorindustrial
184135 123pursuanttoparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision,thestatehighwaysandtransportation
185136 124commissionshallconsiderthefollowingfactors:
186137 125 a.Thepresenceofapermanentandsubstantialbuilding;
187138 126 b.Theexistenceofutilitiesandlocalbusinesslicenses,ifany,forthecommercial
188139 127activity;
189140 128 c.On-premisesignsorotheridentification;
190-129 d.Thepresenceofanowneroremployeeonthepremisesforatleasttwentyhoursper
141+HB272 4 129 d.Thepresenceofanowneroremployeeonthepremisesforatleasttwentyhoursper
191142 130week;
192143 131 (7)Inzonedcommercialandindustrialareas,wheneverastate,countyormunicipal
193144 132zoningauthorityhasadoptedlawsorordinanceswhichincluderegulationswithrespecttothe
194145 133size,lightingandspacingofsigns,whichregulationsareconsistentwiththeintentofsections
195146 134226.500to226.600andwithcustomaryuse,thenfromandaftertheeffectivedateofsuch
196147 135regulations,andsolongastheyshallcontinueineffect,theprovisionsofthissectionshallnot
197148 136applytotheerectionofsignsinsuchareas.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionsofthis
198149 137section,afterAugust28,1992,withrespecttoanyoutdooradvertisingwhichisregulatedby
199150 138theprovisionsofsubdivision(1),(3)or(4)ofsection226.520orsubsection1ofsection
200151 139226.527:
201152 140 (a)Nocountyormunicipalityshallissueapermittoallowaregulatedsigntobe
202153 141newlyerectedwithoutapermitissuedbythestatehighwaysandtransportationcommission;
203154 142 (b)Acountyormunicipalitymaychargeareasonableone-timepermitorinspection
204155 143feetoassurecompliancewithlocalwindloadandelectricalrequirementswhenthesignis
205156 144firsterected,butacountyormunicipalitymaynotchargeapermitorinspectionfeeforsuch
206157 145signaftersuchinitialfee.Changingthedisplayfaceorperformingroutinemaintenanceshall
207158 146notbeconsideredaserectinganewsign;
208159 147 (8)Thestatehighwaysandtransportationcommissiononbehalfofthestateof
209160 148Missouri,mayseekagreementwiththeSecretaryofTransportationoftheUnitedStatesunder
210161 149Section131ofTitle23,UnitedStatesCode,asamended,thatsections226.500to226.600are
211162 150inconformancewiththatSection131andprovideseffectivecontrolofoutdooradvertising
212163 151signsassetforththerein.Ifsuchagreementcannotbereachedandthepenaltiesunder
213164 152subsection(b)ofSection131areinvoked,theattorneygeneralofthisstateshallinstitute
214165 153proceedingsdescribedinsubsection(1)ofthatSection131.
215-HCSHB272 6 226.550.1.Nooutdooradvertisingwhichisregulatedbysubdivision(1),(3)or(4)
166+226.550.1.Nooutdooradvertisingwhichisregulatedbysubdivision(1),(3)or(4)
216167 2ofsection226.520orsubsection1ofsection226.527shallbeerectedormaintainedonor
217168 3afterAugust28,1992,withoutaone-timepermanentpermitissuedbythestatehighwaysand
218169 4transportationcommission.Applicationforpermitsshallbemadetothestatehighwaysand
219170 5transportationcommissiononformsfurnishedbythecommissionandshallbeaccompanied
220171 6byapermitfeeoftwohundreddollarsforallsigns;exceptthat,tax-exemptreligious
221172 7organizationsasdefinedinsubdivision(11)ofsection313.005,serviceorganizationsas
222173 8definedinsubdivision(12)ofsection313.005,veterans'organizationsasdefinedin
223174 9subdivision(14)ofsection313.005,andfraternalorganizationsasdefinedinsubdivision(8)
224175 10ofsection313.005shallbegrantedapermitforsignslessthanseventy-sixsquarefeetwithout
225176 11paymentofthefee.Thepermitfeeoftwohundreddollarsshallbewaivedfor
226177 12landowners,providedthatthelandowneristhepermitholderandownsboththeland
227-13uponwhichtheoutdooradvertisingisplacedandthebusinessbeingadvertisedonthe
178+HB272 5 13uponwhichtheoutdooradvertisingisplacedandthebusinessbeingadvertisedonthe
228179 14sign,solongasthebusinessbeingadvertisedislocatedwithinsevenhundredfiftyfeetof
229180 15thesignlocation.Intheeventapermitholderfailstoerectasignstructurewithintwenty-
230181 16fourmonthsofissuance,saidpermitshallexpireandanewpermitmustbeobtainedpriorto
231182 17anyconstruction.
232183 18 2.Nooutdooradvertisingwhichisregulatedbysubdivision(1),(3)or(4)ofsection
233184 19226.520orsubsection1ofsection226.527whichwaserectedpriortoAugust28,1992,shall
234185 20bemaintainedwithoutaone-timepermanentpermitforoutdooradvertisingissuedbythe
235186 21statehighwaysandtransportationcommission.Ifaone-timepermanentpermitwasissuedby
236187 22thestatehighwaysandtransportationcommissionafterMarch30,1972,andbeforeAugust
237188 2328,1992,itisnotnecessaryforanewpermittobeissued.Ifaone-timepermanentpermit
238189 24wasnotissuedforalawfullyerectedandlawfullyexistingsignbythestatehighwaysand
239190 25transportationcommissionafterMarch30,1972,andbeforeAugust28,1992,aone-time
240191 26permanentpermitshallbeissuedbythecommissionforeachsignwhichislawfullyin
241192 27existenceonthedaypriortoAugust28,1992,uponapplicationandpaymentofapermitfee
242193 28oftwohundreddollars.Allapplicationsandfeesduepursuanttothissubsectionshallbe
243194 29submittedbeforeDecember31,1992.Thepermitfeeoftwohundreddollarsshallbe
244195 30waivedforlandowners,providedthatthelandowneristhepermitholderandownsboth
245196 31thelanduponwhichtheoutdooradvertisingisplacedandthebusinessbeingadvertised
246197 32onthesign,solongasthebusinessbeingadvertisedislocatedwithinsevenhundredfifty
247198 33feetofthesignlocation.
248199 34 3.Forpurposesofsections226.500to226.600,theterminology"structurelawfullyin
249200 35existence"or"lawfullyexisting"signoroutdooradvertisingshall,nevertheless,includethe
250201 36followingsignsunlessthesignsviolatetheprovisionsofsubdivisions(3)to(7)ofsubsection
251202 371ofsection226.580:
252-HCSHB272 7 38 (1)AllsignserectedpriortoJanuary1,1968;
203+38 (1)AllsignserectedpriortoJanuary1,1968;
253204 39 (2)AllsignserectedbeforeMarch30,1972,butonorafterJanuary1,1968,which
254205 40wouldotherwisebelawfulbutforthefailuretohaveapermitforsuchsignspriortoMarch
255206 4130,1972,exceptthatanysignorstructurewhichwasnotincompliancewithsizing,spacing,
256207 42lighting,orlocationrequirementsofsections226.500to226.600asthesectionsappearedin
257208 43therevisedstatutesofMissouri1969,wheresoeverlocated,shallnotbeconsideredalawfully
258209 44existingsignorstructure;
259210 45 (3)AllsignserectedafterMarch30,1972,whichareinconformitywithsections
260211 46226.500to226.600;
261212 47 (4)Allsignserectedincompliancewithsections226.500to226.600priortoAugust
262213 4828,2002.
263-49 4.OnorafterAugust28,1992,thestatehighwaysandtransportationcommission
214+HB272 6 49 4.OnorafterAugust28,1992,thestatehighwaysandtransportationcommission
264215 50may,inadditiontothefeesauthorizedbysubsections1and2ofthissection,collecta
265216 51biennialinspectionfeeeverytwoyearsafterastatepermithasbeenissued.Biennial
266217 52inspectionfeesdueafterAugust28,2002,andpriortoAugust28,2003,shallbefiftydollars.
267218 53BiennialinspectionfeesdueonorafterAugust28,2003,shallbeseventy-fivedollars.
268219 54BiennialinspectionfeesdueonorafterAugust28,2004,shallbeonehundreddollars;except
269220 55that,tax-exemptreligiousorganizationsasdefinedinsubdivision(11)ofsection313.005,
270221 56serviceorganizationsasdefinedinsubdivision(12)ofsection313.005,veterans'
271222 57organizationsasdefinedinsubdivision(14)ofsection313.005,andfraternalorganizations
272223 58asdefinedinsubdivision(8)ofsection313.005shallnotberequiredtopaysuchfee.The
273224 59biennialinspectionfeeshallbewaivedforlandowners,providedthatthelandowneris
274225 60thepermitholderandownsboththelanduponwhichtheoutdooradvertisingisplaced
275226 61andthebusinessbeingadvertisedonthesign,solongasthebusinessbeingadvertisedis
276227 62locatedwithinsevenhundredfiftyfeetofthesignlocation.
277228 63 5.Inordertoeffectthemoreefficientcollectionofbiennialinspectionfees,thestate
278229 64highwaysandtransportationcommissionisencouragedtoadoptarenewalsysteminwhich
279230 65allpermitsinaparticularcountyarerenewedinthesamemonth.Inconjunctionwiththe
280231 66conversiontothisrenewalsystem,thestatehighwaysandtransportationcommissionis
281232 67specificallyauthorizedtoproraterenewalfeesbasedonchangesinrenewaldates.
282233 68 6.Signownersorownersofthelandonwhichsignsarelocatedmustapplytothe
283234 69statehighwaysandtransportationcommissionforbiennialinspectionandsubmitanyfeesas
284235 70requiredbythissectiononorbeforeDecember31,1992.Forapermittedsignwhichdoesnot
285236 71haveapermit,apermitshallbeissuedatthetimeofthenextbiennialinspection.
286237 72 7.Thestatehighwaysandtransportationcommissionshalldepositallfeesreceived
287238 73foroutdooradvertisingpermitsandinspectionfeesinthestateroadfund,keepingaseparate
288-HCSHB272 8 74recordofsuchfees,andthesamemaybeexpendedbythecommissionintheadministration
239+74recordofsuchfees,andthesamemaybeexpendedbythecommissionintheadministration
289240 75ofsections226.500to226.600.
290-226.1170.Thedepartmentoftransportation,inconsultationwiththeOzark
291-2HighlandDistillersGuild,shallerectandmaintainsuitablemarkingsandinformational
292-3signsdesignatingtheOzarkHighlandsSpiritsRegioninaccordancewiththemap
293-4producedpursuanttosubsection4ofsection311.028.Signsshallbelocatedalong
294-5highwaysapproachingorenteringtheregion,withthecoststobepaidbyprivate
295-6donation.
296-227.850.Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,thedepartment
297-2oftransportationshallnoterectanysigndesignatingahighwaynamedforanyperson
298-3whohasbeenconvictedofthekillingof,ortheattemptedkillingof,alawenforcement
299-4officerorpermitanysignageintheconvictedperson'smemory.Anysuchsigninplace
300-5priortoAugust28,2025,shallberemoved.
301-227.855.1.Thedepartmentoftransportationshallplaceasignatthecitylimits,
302-2orothersuitablelocationasdeterminedbythedepartmentoftransportation,ofthe
303-3hometownofanyMissouriresidentwhoisarecipientoftheMedalofHonor,withthe
304-4signlocationbasedonavailableright-of-way,coordinationwithexistingtrafficcontrol
305-5devices,andimpactonroadwaysafety.Suchsignsshallbeerected,maintained,and
306-6paidforbythedepartmentoftransportationbyappropriationfromtheMissourimedal
307-7ofhonorrecipient'sfund,establishedundersection226.925.
308-8 2.Thesignsshallincludethewords"MedalofHonorRecipient",thenameof
309-9therecipient,andtheyearinwhichsuchpersonreceivedtheaward.Theoveralldesign
310-10ofthesign,includingsize,color,andlettering,shallbedesignatedbythedepartment
311-11basedonavailablespaceintheright-of-wayandtoconformwiththeguidelines
312-12providedintheDepartmentofTransportationManualonUniformTrafficControl
313-13Devices.
314-14 3.Forpurposesofthissection,"hometown"meansthecity,town,orvillagein
315-15whichtheawardrecipientresidedforamajorityofhisorherlifetime.Onlyonecity,
316-16town,orvillageshallbedesignatedasarecipient'shometownandsignshonoringsuch
317-17recipientshallbeplacedononlyoneroutethroughtherecipient'shometown.
318-18 4.Thedepartmentoftransportationmaypromulgaterulesandregulationsto
319-19implementandadministertheprovisionsofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,
320-20asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegated
321-21inthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoallofthe
322-22provisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter
323-23536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassembly
324-24pursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannul
325-HCSHB272 9 25arulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthority
326-26andanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2025,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
327241 âś”
328-HCSHB272 10
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