MI SB0953

Amends Michigan's 1972 outdoor advertising control act to revise definitions, permit requirements, and regulations for signs and billboards adjacent to interstate highways, freeways, and primary highways.

Establishes new permit categories including annual permits, interim permits, and digital billboard permits, with digital billboards requiring permits renewable annually and subject to spacing requirements of 1,750 feet from other digital billboards.

Prohibits issuance of new annual permits for signs after January 1, 2007, but allows interim permits to be issued when valid permits are surrendered upon removal of existing sign structures.

Permits certain exempted signs including directional signs for nationally or regionally known attractions (up to 150 square feet), service club signs (8 square feet), religious organization signs (8 square feet), and on-premises business signs owned and operated by the sign owner.

Clarifies spacing requirements for sign structures (1,000 feet on interstates/freeways in business areas, 500 feet on primary highways) and establishes procedures for removal of signs in violation of the act, including notification requirements and administrative hearing rights for property owners.