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The owner of the billboard sign shall apply for a building permit from the locality in which the billboard sign is located. The billboard sign may remain in its original location, provided the owner of the billboard sign pays monthly rent to the Commissioner of Highways or other condemnor equivalent to the monthly rent received by the property owner for the billboard prior to acquisition, and until such time as the Commissioner or other condemnor gives notice to the owner of such billboard sign that the billboard sign must be removed. The notice of removal shall be provided at least 45 days prior to the required removal date, which shall be the earlier of the certification date for a highway project advertisement for construction bids or the date that utility relocations are scheduled to commence. If all provisions of this section are met, the Commissioner shall provide written notice to the sign owner and the locality approving the relocation of the sign that is binding upon all parties.C\n\nNothing in this section shall authorize the owner of such billboard sign to increase the size of the sign face or make changes to the sign or sign structure beyond adjustments to height or angle as specified in subsection B. A relocated billboard sign shall continue to be nonconforming in its new location unless the relocated billboard sign becomes conforming in its new location under the local ordinance.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":241943,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, general or special, whenever land is acquired due to the widening, construction, or reconstruction of any highway by purchase or by use of the power of eminent domain by any condemnor and upon such land is situated a lawfully erected billboard sign or whenever a lawfully erected billboard sign is situated adjacent to such a highway and is affected by the construction of a sound wall, such billboard sign may be relocated as provided in this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":241944,"text":"If a billboard sign meets all requirements under the provision of this title, the size, lighting, and spacing requirements of a locality that is certified in accordance with 23 C.F.R. § 750.706 and the federal-state agreement, if applicable, and § 4.1-113.1 in the case of outdoor alcoholic beverage advertising, but is considered nonconforming solely due to a local ordinance, the owner of the billboard sign, at his sole cost and expense, shall have the option to relocate such billboard sign to another location as close as practicable on the same property, adjusting the height or angle of the billboard sign to a height or angle that restores the visibility of the billboard sign to the same or comparable visibility as before the taking or before construction of the sound wall, provided the new location also meets all the requirements of this title and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The owner of the billboard sign shall apply for a building permit from the locality in which the billboard sign is located. The billboard sign may remain in its original location, provided the owner of the billboard sign pays monthly rent to the Commissioner of Highways or other condemnor equivalent to the monthly rent received by the property owner for the billboard prior to acquisition, and until such time as the Commissioner or other condemnor gives notice to the owner of such billboard sign that the billboard sign must be removed. The notice of removal shall be provided at least 45 days prior to the required removal date, which shall be the earlier of the certification date for a highway project advertisement for construction bids or the date that utility relocations are scheduled to commence. If all provisions of this section are met, the Commissioner shall provide written notice to the sign owner and the locality approving the relocation of the sign that is binding upon all parties.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":241945,"text":"Nothing in this section shall authorize the owner of such billboard sign to increase the size of the sign face or make changes to the sign or sign structure beyond adjustments to height or angle as specified in subsection B. A relocated billboard sign shall continue to be nonconforming in its new location unless the relocated billboard sign becomes conforming in its new location under the local ordinance.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13335,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Policies and Regulations","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13334,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:40","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:40","permalink":{"id":205585,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13335,"identifier":"1","token":"33.2\/II\/12\/1","url":"\/33.2\/II\/12\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13334,"edition_id":1,"name":"Outdoor Advertising in Sight of Public Highways","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12830,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:40","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:40","permalink":{"id":205583,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13334,"identifier":"12","token":"33.2\/II\/12","url":"\/33.2\/II\/12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12830,"edition_id":1,"name":"Modes of Transportation: Highways, Bridges, Ferries, Rail, and Public Transportation","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12806,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":205369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12830,"identifier":"II","token":"33.2\/II","url":"\/33.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12806,"edition_id":1,"name":"Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems","identifier":"33.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":204785,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12806,"identifier":"33.2","token":"33.2","url":"\/33.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":68297,"structure_id":13335,"section_number":"33.2-1200","catch_line":"Policy; 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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 603<\/a> and 611<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2014, chapters 298<\/a>, 805<\/a>, and 811<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 256<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 983<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85335,"section_number":"4.1-113.1","catch_line":"Outdoor advertising; compliance with Title 33.2","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-113.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":205707,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66719,"identifier":"33.2-1230","token":"33.2\/II\/12\/1\/33.2-1230","url":"\/33.2-1230\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1230\/","token":"33.2\/II\/12\/1\/33.2-1230","dublin_core":{"Title":"Adjustment or relocation of certain billboard signs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1230","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, general or special, whenever land is acquired due to the widening, construction, or reconstruction of any highway<\/span> by purchase or by use of the power of eminent domain by any condemnor and upon such land is situated a lawfully erected billboard sign or whenever a lawfully erected billboard sign is situated adjacent to such a highway<\/span> and is affected by the construction of a sound wall, such billboard sign may be relocated as provided in this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a billboard sign meets all requirements under the provision of this title, the size, lighting, and spacing requirements of a locality that is certified in accordance with 23 C.F.R. § 750.706 and the federal-state agreement, if applicable, and § 4.1-113.1<\/a> in the case of outdoor alcoholic beverage advertising, but is considered nonconforming solely due to a local ordinance<\/span>, the owner of the billboard sign, at his sole cost and expense, shall have the option to relocate such billboard sign to another location as close as practicable on the same property, adjusting the height or angle of the billboard sign to a height or angle that restores the visibility of the billboard sign to the same or comparable visibility as before the taking or before construction of the sound wall, provided the new location also meets all the requirements of this title and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The owner of the billboard sign shall apply for a building permit from the locality in which the billboard sign is located. The billboard sign may remain in its original location, provided the owner of the billboard sign pays monthly rent to the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> or other condemnor equivalent to the monthly rent received by the property owner for the billboard prior to acquisition, and until such time as the Commissioner or other condemnor gives notice to the owner of such billboard sign that the billboard sign must be removed. The notice of removal shall be provided at least 45 days prior to the required removal date, which shall be the earlier of the certification date for a highway<\/span> project advertisement for construction bids or the date that utility relocations are scheduled to commence. If all provisions of this section are met, the Commissioner shall provide written notice to the sign owner and the locality approving the relocation of the sign that is binding upon all parties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall authorize the owner of such billboard sign to increase the size of the sign face or make changes to the sign or sign structure beyond adjustments to height or angle as specified in subsection B. A relocated billboard sign shall continue to be nonconforming in its new location unless the relocated billboard sign becomes conforming in its new location under the local ordinance<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADJUSTMENT OR RELOCATION OF CERTAIN BILLBOARD SIGNS (\u00a7 33.2-1230)\n\nA. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, general or special, whenever land\nis acquired due to the widening, construction, or reconstruction of any highway\nby purchase or by use of the power of eminent domain by any condemnor and upon\nsuch land is situated a lawfully erected billboard sign or whenever a lawfully\nerected billboard sign is situated adjacent to such a highway and is affected by\nthe construction of a sound wall, such billboard sign may be relocated as\nprovided in this section.\n\nB. If a billboard sign meets all requirements under the provision of this title,\nthe size, lighting, and spacing requirements of a locality that is certified in\naccordance with 23 C.F.R. § 750.706 and the federal-state agreement, if\napplicable, and § 4.1-113.1 in the case of outdoor alcoholic beverage\nadvertising, but is considered nonconforming solely due to a local ordinance,\nthe owner of the billboard sign, at his sole cost and expense, shall have the\noption to relocate such billboard sign to another location as close as\npracticable on the same property, adjusting the height or angle of the billboard\nsign to a height or angle that restores the visibility of the billboard sign to\nthe same or comparable visibility as before the taking or before construction of\nthe sound wall, provided the new location also meets all the requirements of\nthis title and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The owner of the billboard\nsign shall apply for a building permit from the locality in which the billboard\nsign is located. The billboard sign may remain in its original location,\nprovided the owner of the billboard sign pays monthly rent to the Commissioner\nof Highways or other condemnor equivalent to the monthly rent received by the\nproperty owner for the billboard prior to acquisition, and until such time as\nthe Commissioner or other condemnor gives notice to the owner of such billboard\nsign that the billboard sign must be removed. The notice of removal shall be\nprovided at least 45 days prior to the required removal date, which shall be the\nearlier of the certification date for a highway project advertisement for\nconstruction bids or the date that utility relocations are scheduled to\ncommence. If all provisions of this section are met, the Commissioner shall\nprovide written notice to the sign owner and the locality approving the\nrelocation of the sign that is binding upon all parties.\n\nC. Nothing in this section shall authorize the owner of such billboard sign to\nincrease the size of the sign face or make changes to the sign or sign structure\nbeyond adjustments to height or angle as specified in subsection B. A relocated\nbillboard sign shall continue to be nonconforming in its new location unless the\nrelocated billboard sign becomes conforming in its new location under the local\nordinance.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, cc. 603, 611, \u00a7 33.1-95.2; 2014, cc. 298, 805, 811; 2015, c.\n256; 2020, c. 983.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}