Kansas Statutes 68-2237. Nonconforming signs
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 68-2237
- Business area: means any part of an adjacent area, except areas adjacent to scenic byways, designated by the secretary of transportation, which is:
(1) Zoned for industrial or commercial activities under the authority of any law or by a local zoning authority; or
(2) an unzoned commercial or industrial area as herein defined. See Kansas Statutes 68-2232
- Highway: means a highway as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 68-2232
- Interstate highway: means any highway at any time officially designated as a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways by the secretary of transportation and approved by the appropriate authority of the federal government. See Kansas Statutes 68-2232
(a) Any sign lawfully in existence along the interstate system or the federal aid primary system which is not located in a business area and which is not in conformity with the provisions of this act shall not be required to be removed until March 31, 1974. Any other sign which is lawfully erected but which does not conform to this act by reason of a highway being made a part of the federal aid primary or interstate highway system subsequent to March 31, 1972, shall not be required to be removed until the end of the fifth year after it becomes nonconforming.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, the standards prescribed by this act concerning the size, lighting or spacing of signs permitted in business areas shall apply only to those signs erected subsequent to March 31, 1972.