10-9a-512. Termination of a billboard and associated rights.
(1)
A municipality may only require termination of a billboard and associated rights through:
Terms Used In Utah Code 10-9a-512
Billboard: means a freestanding ground sign located on industrial, commercial, or residential property if the sign is designed or intended to direct attention to a business, product, or service that is not sold, offered, or existing on the property where the sign is located. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
Municipality: means :
(a)
a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;
a metro township as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403 unless the term is used in the context of authorizing, governing, or otherwise regulating the provision of municipal services. See Utah Code 10-1-104
(a)
gift;
(b)
purchase;
(c)
agreement;
(d)
exchange; or
(e)
eminent domain.
(2)
A termination under Subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), or (d) requires the voluntary consent of the billboard owner.
(3)
A termination under Subsection (1)(e) requires the municipality to:
(a)
acquire the billboard and associated rights through eminent domain, in accordance with 5, except as provided in Subsections 10-9a-513(2)(f) and (h); and
(b)
after acquiring the rights under Subsection (3)(a), terminate the billboard and associated rights.
