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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a municipality's method of compensating a person for |
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the removal of a sign as required by the municipality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 216.010, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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(f) Except as prohibited by federal law, the municipality |
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may pay the compensable costs to the owner of a sign by allowing: |
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(1) an off-premise sign to remain in place or be |
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removed to and remain at an approved alternative location for a |
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period sufficient to recover the compensable cost of the sign, |
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based on the average annual gross revenue as determined under |
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Section 216.008, beginning on the date the municipality notifies |
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the sign owner that the sign must be relocated, reconstructed, or |
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removed; or |
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(2) an on-premise sign to remain in place for a period |
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sufficient to recover the compensable cost of the sign, based on the |
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average annual gross revenue as determined under Section 216.009, |
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based on a determination by the municipal board of the average |
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annual gross revenue that would be generated by the sign in its |
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specific location if the sign were used as an off-premise sign |
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rather than an on-premise sign. |
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(g) During the period in which a sign remains in place or at |
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an approved alternative location under Subsection (f), the owner of |
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the sign shall maintain the sign in compliance with all other |
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regulations applicable to the sign, including structural |
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regulations. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |