Full Text of SB3669 96th General Assembly
SB3669 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 SB3669
Introduced 2/11/2010, by Sen. Dale E. Risinger SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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225 ILCS 440/4.03 |
from Ch. 121, par. 504.03 |
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Amends the Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971. Defines an "on-premise sign" as a sign that (i) advertises any activity that is conducted on the private property on which the sign is located or (ii) advertises any off-site activity directly related to any activity conducted on-site. Sets forth conditions for certain specific types of signs to be considered on-premise signs. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971 is | 5 |
| amended by changing Section 4.03 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 440/4.03) (from Ch. 121, par. 504.03)
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| Sec. 4.03.
Signs advertising activities conducted on the | 8 |
| property on which they
are located; which, if along Interstate | 9 |
| highways outside a "business
area" comply with the following | 10 |
| requirements:
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| (a) There may not be more than one such sign located more | 12 |
| than 50
feet from such activity designed to attract traffic on | 13 |
| the Interstate
highway proceeding in any one direction;
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| (b) No such sign visible to traffic on an Interstate | 15 |
| highway and
located more than 50 feet from such activity, which | 16 |
| displays any trade
name referring to or identifying any service | 17 |
| rendered or any product
sold, used or otherwise handled, may be | 18 |
| permitted unless the name of the
advertised activity is | 19 |
| displayed as conspicuously as such trade name.
This restriction | 20 |
| does not apply if the trade name identifies or
characterizes | 21 |
| places for lodging, eating, telephone facilities, vehicle
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| service and repair, or identifies vehicle equipment, parts, | 23 |
| accessories,
fuels, oils or lubricants being offered for sale |
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| at such places;
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| (c) No such sign in excess of 20 feet in length, width or | 3 |
| height, or
150 square feet in area, including border and trim, | 4 |
| but excluding
supports, may be erected or maintained more than | 5 |
| 50 feet from the
activities conducted upon the property where | 6 |
| the sign is located;
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| (d) The sign must comply with subparagraphs (c), (d), (f) | 8 |
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(g) of Section 4.02;
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| (e) No such sign may be erected or maintained which | 10 |
| contains, includes,
or is illuminated by any flashing, | 11 |
| intermittent or moving light or lights
except those which may | 12 |
| be changed at reasonable intervals by electronic
process or by | 13 |
| remote control as long as these do not interfere with the
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| effectiveness of an official traffic control device.
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| (f) For the purposes of this Section, an "on-premise sign" | 16 |
| means a sign that (i) advertises any activity that is conducted | 17 |
| on the private property on which the sign is located or (ii) | 18 |
| advertises any off-site activity directly related to any | 19 |
| activity conducted on-site. A variety seed sign, fertilizer | 20 |
| sign, or other agricultural product sign shall not be | 21 |
| considered an on-premise sign unless at least 50% of the sign's | 22 |
| face is devoted to identification of the farm owner or operator | 23 |
| and the sign otherwise meets the definition provided by this | 24 |
| subsection (f). A sale or lease sign is not an on-premise sign | 25 |
| if it advertises any product or service that (i) is not located | 26 |
| upon the land on which the sign is located and (ii) is |
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| unrelated to the business of selling or leasing the land on | 2 |
| which the sign is located. | 3 |
| (Source: P.A. 81-550.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 5 |
| becoming law.
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