Appalachian Poster Advertising Co., Inc. v. Harrington

GREENE, Judge.

Appalachian Poster Advertising Company, Inc. (petitioner) appeals from the trial court’s 13 December 1993 decision to affirm the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (the Department) revocation of a roadside sign permit issued to petitioner.

The undisputed facts are as follows: On 13 June 1973, the Department issued an outdoor advertising permit to petitioner for a “nonconforming, pre-existing sign” adjacent to Interstate 40 in McDowell County. The sign is located in a noncommercial/ nonindustrial area within 660 feet of the interstate and was in existence prior to…