State of Alabama Department of Transportation v. Pace Reid.

THOMAS, Judge.

The State of Alabama Department of Transportation (“ALDOT”) appeals from a judgment of the Shelby Circuit Court reversing a decision of an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) upholding the decision of ALDOT to deny Pace Reid’s application for a permit to erect an outdoor advertising sign. We affirm.

Reid owns a parcel of real property along the-right-of-way for Interstate 65 (“1-65”) in Shelby County. The property contains a small group of buildings, a gravel parking area, a north-entrance driveway, a south-entrance driveway, and a concrete paved area (“the concrete pad”), which is…