Legal Opinion
Media v. Department of Transportation
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 13, 1994PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Judge.
Martin Media (Petitioner) appeals from an order of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (DOT) which affirmed revocation of Petitioner’s outdoor advertising permit for a nonconforming sign which had been damaged in a storm on January 6,1992. We reverse.
The Outdoor Advertising Control Act, Act of 1971, P.L. 596, os amended, 36 P.S. §§ 2718.101 — 2718.115 (Act) limits outdoor advertising signs to commercially or industri*631ally zoned areas. Martin Media’s sign, which pre-dated the Act, was located in a residen-tially zoned district and, pursuant to the Act and its…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Advertising Co. v. Bradshaw, SEC. of Transp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
- Highway Dept. v. Stuckey's/DQ of Grand BaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Smorgasbord v. Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- George Washington Motor Lodge Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
3Cited by2 opinions
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