Mike's Sign Co. v. Department of Transportation

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Mike’s Sign Company (Mike’s) appeals from an order of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation which affirmed revocation of Mike’s permit for an outdoor advertising device.

Pursuant to its regulations, 1 the Department of Transportation (DOT) revoked Mike’s permit for a sign located adjacent to Interstate 81 in Middlesex Township because the sign “suffered extensive storm related damage” in a windstorm on April 8, 1991. (R.R. at la.) DOT’s regulations provide that a nonconforming sign destroyed or damaged in a natural disaster, such as a storm, so that less than 50% of…