National Advertising Co. v. Florida Department of Transportation

MILLS, Judge.

National Advertising Company appeals a final order of Department of Transportation (DOT) ordering removal of its signs with no compensation.

National Advertising Company contends that DOT had the burden of proving not only that there was a violation of Section 479.11(1), Florida Statutes (1981), but also that the advertising structures did not fall within the exception provided in Section 479.111(2), Florida Statutes (1981), and that *1143since the support poles for the signs were set in concrete prior to 8 December 1971, the signs were lawfully in existence on that date, thus…