Brazelton Group, L.C. v. Iowa Department of Transportation

LARSON, Justice.

The owner of a motel near a primary highway attempted to retain an advertising sign it had placed on property within 660 feet of the highway. The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) ordered the sign removed. The district court affirmed on judicial review, and the owner appealed. We affirm.

I. Facts and Prior Proceedings.

Brazelton Group, L.C., is the owner of a Ramada motel in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. To advertise the motel, Brazelton erected a sign on an adjacent lot owned by S.S. Real Estate Investment, Inc. and occupied by a Sirloin Stockade Restaurant. Brazelton and S.S. Real…