Files v. Arkansas State Highway & Transportation Department

ROBERT L. Brown, Justice.

Appellant Kirk Files appeals the denial by the appellee, Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (Department), of his application for a billboard permit on land bordering Interstate Highway 40 in Brinkley. His arguments on appeal are twofold: the Department had no authority to question city zoning for the property in question, and the Department’s hearing officer erred in finding that the purpose behind the city zoning was to permit the erection of billboards. The circuit court affirmed the hearing officer’s decision. We affirm the circuit court.

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