WHEREAS, the Department currently has a Restore Sign Visibility Policy for the purpose of vegetation control in the vicinity of outdoor advertising signs; and
WHEREAS, the current policy does not allow vegetation control at outdoor advertising signs that are considered to be nonconforming to local, state or federal guidelines concerning outdoor advertising signs; and
WHEREAS, the Department has coordinated with the Arkansas Outdoor Advertising Association to revise the policy and permit procedures to allow some vegetation control at nonconforming signs in return for the removal of an equal number of nonconforming signs.
NOW THEREFORE, the Restore Sign Visibility Policy, as revised, is hereby adopted.
FURTHERMORE, the Director is authorized to submit the revised policy to the Legislative Council’s Administrative Rules and Regulations Committee for their review and comment.