17-27a-511.  Termination of a billboard and associated rights.

(1)  A county may only require termination of a billboard and associated rights through:

Terms Used In Utah Code 17-27a-511

  • 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 17-27a-103
(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 county to:

(a)  acquire the billboard and associated rights through eminent domain, in accordance with 5, except as provided in Subsections 17-27a-512(2)(f) and (h); and

(b)  after acquiring the rights under Subsection (3)(a), terminate the billboard and associated rights.

Amended by Chapter 239, 2018 General Session