Osage Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission

DIXON, Judge.

Osage Outdoor Advertising, Inc., appeals the judgment of the circuit court affirming the decision of the Highway and Transportation Commission ordering the removal without compensation of two highway signs. The issue presented is whether the order of removal was within the Commission’s authority under the provisions of the Billboard Act, Sections 226.500 to 226.600, RSMo 1978.1

The signs are located in an area zoned for residential use and áre within 660 feet of the right-of-way of U.S. Highway 50 in Sedalia, Missouri. Highway 50 is part of the primary highway system as defined by…