Patterson Outdoor Advertising v. Department of Transportation

This is an appeal of a final order from the State of Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) denying appellant’s applications for permits for two billboards in Palm Beach County: one located on Okeechobee Blvd., and one along 1-95 between Blue Heron and Northlake Boulevards. Both applications were denied for failure to include the applicable permit fee with the application, and the 1-95 billboard was denied for the additional reason that it did not meet the spacing requirement of section 479.07(9)(a), Florida Statutes (1993). We reverse and remand for a formal hearing.

In both of the DOT’s…