When allocating funds pursuant to Section 5418, the commission shall consider, and may designate for expenditure, all or any part of such funds in accordance with the following order of priorities for removal of those outdoor advertising displays for which compensation is provided pursuant to Section 5412:
(a) Hardship situations involving outdoor advertising displays located adjacent to highways which are included within the state scenic highway system, including those nonconforming outdoor advertising displays which are offered for immediate removal by the owners thereof.
(b) Hardship situations involving outdoor advertising displays located adjacent to other highways, including those nonconforming outdoor advertising displays which are offered for removal by the owners thereof.
(c) Nonconforming outdoor advertising displays located adjacent to highways which are included within the state scenic highway system.
(d) Nonconforming outdoor advertising displays which are generally used for product advertising, and which are located in unincorporated areas.
(e) Nonconforming outdoor advertising displays which are generally used for product advertising located within incorporated areas.
(f) Nonconforming outdoor advertising displays which are generally used for non-motorist-oriented directional advertising.
(g) Nonconforming outdoor advertising displays which are generally used for motorist-related directional advertising.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1782.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018