SB 435 Summary

• Amends the Highway Advertising Act of 1972 to update definitions and sign regulations along Michigan highways.

• Modifies the definition of "business area" to include adjacent areas subject to special use permits issued by state, county, township, or municipal zoning authorities that allow commercial or industrial activities.

• Adds new definitions for digital billboards, embedded electronic message devices, and trivision signs to clarify what types of signs are regulated under the act.

• Restricts signs in business areas and unzoned commercial/industrial areas to a maximum distance of 660 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way, and applies this restriction to areas that became business areas after the law's effective date.

• Applies sign restrictions to scenic areas along interstate highways, freeways, and primary highways unless the signs are located within business areas or unzoned commercial/industrial areas in compliance with the act.