Legal Opinion
Weichert Ad & P Inc. v. Department of Transportation
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 20, 1993No. 2371 C.D. 1992PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Judge.
Weichert AD & P, Inc. (Weichert) petitions for review of an order of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT) which denied Weichert’s application for a permit to erect an advertising sign adjacent to an interstate highway. We affirm.
In order to erect a sign within 660 feet of and visible from an interstate highway, an applicant must apply for and receive a permit for an outdoor advertising sign from DOT pursuant to the Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 1971, Act of December 15, 1971, P.L. 596, as amended, 36 P.S. § 2718.101-2718.115 (Act). The Pennsylvania…
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