68-2233.Erection or maintenance of signs inadjacent areaprohibited, exceptions.After March 31, 1972, and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 68-2237, andamendments thereto, no sign shall be erected or maintained in an adjacentarea, except thefollowing: (a) Directional and official signs, including, but notlimited to, signs pertaining to natural wonders, scenic orhistoricalattractions, churches or rural businesses, which are required orauthorized by law and whichshall conform to rules andregulations promulgated by thesecretary consistent with national policy, except that no such sign or noticeshall be erected untilan approved sign application and permit is obtained as provided for in K.S.A.68-2236, andamendments thereto. Directional and official signs shall be required to obtaina license but suchsigns are exempt from payment of the fees required under subsection (c) ofK.S.A. 68-2236, and amendments thereto;
(b) signs advertising the sale or lease of property upon which theyare located;
(c) on-premise signs advertising activities conducted on the propertyon whichthey are located, including, without limiting the generality of theforegoing, goods grown, produced, sold, stored, manufactured, processedor mined thereon;services rendered thereon; and entertainment provided thereon;
(d) nonconformingsigns or advertisingdevices lawfully inexistence on March 31, 1972, or deemed to be nonconforming, provided that nosuch sign shallbe maintained without a license as provided for in K.S.A. 68-2236, andamendments thereto;
(e) conforming signs or advertising devices erected in businessareas and which complywith the provisions of K.S.A. 68-2234, and amendments thereto.No such sign or advertisingdevice shall beerected until a permit is obtained as provided in K.S.A. 68-2236, andamendments thereto;
(f) conforming signs or advertising devices legally erected after March 31,1972, whichno longer comply with spacing, size or zoning requirements of K.S.A. 68-2234,and amendmentsthereto, because of a change in the law, provided that no such sign shall bemaintained without alicense as required by K.S.A. 68-2236, and amendments thereto. Such signsshall be consideredlegal conforming signs with grandfather status;
(g) in addition to the limitations contained in this section, in order tofurther the purposesto promote the reasonable, orderly and effective display of outdoor advertisingdevices alonghighways adjacent to scenic and historical areas, while protecting the publicinvestment in thesehighways and promoting safety and recreational value of public travel and topreserve naturalbeauty, no advertising sign, except as permitted under subsections (a), (b) or(c) shall be erectedadjacent to any highway which is either:
(1) A scenic highway or scenic byway designated by the secretary;
(2) within 1,000 feet of the boundary line of a Kansas state park, a nationalpark, a state or national wildlife refuge;
(3) within 500 feet of any of the following: Public park, garden,recreation area, forestpreserve, church, school, any public museum or historical monument, any safetyrest orrecreation area which is publicly owned, controlled and maintained pursuant to23 U.S.C. 319 orany sanitary or other facility for the accommodation of the motorist which ispublicly owned,controlled and maintained pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 319; or
(4) within 500 feet of any strip of land, an interest in which hasbeen acquired by thestate of Kansas for the restoration, preservation or enhancement of scenicbeauty and which ispublicly controlled and maintained pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 319.
History: L. 1972, ch. 251, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 220;L. 2006, ch. 141, § 2; July 1.
68-2233.Erection or maintenance of signs inadjacent areaprohibited, exceptions.After March 31, 1972, and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 68-2237, andamendments thereto, no sign shall be erected or maintained in an adjacentarea, except thefollowing: (a) Directional and official signs, including, but notlimited to, signs pertaining to natural wonders, scenic orhistoricalattractions, churches or rural businesses, which are required orauthorized by law and whichshall conform to rules andregulations promulgated by thesecretary consistent with national policy, except that no such sign or noticeshall be erected untilan approved sign application and permit is obtained as provided for in K.S.A.68-2236, andamendments thereto. Directional and official signs shall be required to obtaina license but suchsigns are exempt from payment of the fees required under subsection (c) ofK.S.A. 68-2236, and amendments thereto;
(b) signs advertising the sale or lease of property upon which theyare located;
(c) on-premise signs advertising activities conducted on the propertyon whichthey are located, including, without limiting the generality of theforegoing, goods grown, produced, sold, stored, manufactured, processedor mined thereon;services rendered thereon; and entertainment provided thereon;
(d) nonconformingsigns or advertisingdevices lawfully inexistence on March 31, 1972, or deemed to be nonconforming, provided that nosuch sign shallbe maintained without a license as provided for in K.S.A. 68-2236, andamendments thereto;
(e) conforming signs or advertising devices erected in businessareas and which complywith the provisions of K.S.A. 68-2234, and amendments thereto.No such sign or advertisingdevice shall beerected until a permit is obtained as provided in K.S.A. 68-2236, andamendments thereto;
(f) conforming signs or advertising devices legally erected after March 31,1972, whichno longer comply with spacing, size or zoning requirements of K.S.A. 68-2234,and amendmentsthereto, because of a change in the law, provided that no such sign shall bemaintained without alicense as required by K.S.A. 68-2236, and amendments thereto. Such signsshall be consideredlegal conforming signs with grandfather status;
(g) in addition to the limitations contained in this section, in order tofurther the purposesto promote the reasonable, orderly and effective display of outdoor advertisingdevices alonghighways adjacent to scenic and historical areas, while protecting the publicinvestment in thesehighways and promoting safety and recreational value of public travel and topreserve naturalbeauty, no advertising sign, except as permitted under subsections (a), (b) or(c) shall be erectedadjacent to any highway which is either:
(1) A scenic highway or scenic byway designated by the secretary;
(2) within 1,000 feet of the boundary line of a Kansas state park, a nationalpark, a state or national wildlife refuge;
(3) within 500 feet of any of the following: Public park, garden,recreation area, forestpreserve, church, school, any public museum or historical monument, any safetyrest orrecreation area which is publicly owned, controlled and maintained pursuant to23 U.S.C. 319 orany sanitary or other facility for the accommodation of the motorist which ispublicly owned,controlled and maintained pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 319; or
(4) within 500 feet of any strip of land, an interest in which hasbeen acquired by thestate of Kansas for the restoration, preservation or enhancement of scenicbeauty and which ispublicly controlled and maintained pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 319.
History: L. 1972, ch. 251, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 220;L. 2006, ch. 141, § 2; July 1.
68-2233.Erection or maintenance of signs inadjacent areaprohibited, exceptions.After March 31, 1972, and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 68-2237, andamendments thereto, no sign shall be erected or maintained in an adjacentarea, except thefollowing: (a) Directional and official signs, including, but notlimited to, signs pertaining to natural wonders, scenic orhistoricalattractions, churches or rural businesses, which are required orauthorized by law and whichshall conform to rules andregulations promulgated by thesecretary consistent with national policy, except that no such sign or noticeshall be erected untilan approved sign application and permit is obtained as provided for in K.S.A.68-2236, andamendments thereto. Directional and official signs shall be required to obtaina license but suchsigns are exempt from payment of the fees required under subsection (c) ofK.S.A. 68-2236, and amendments thereto;
(b) signs advertising the sale or lease of property upon which theyare located;
(c) on-premise signs advertising activities conducted on the propertyon whichthey are located, including, without limiting the generality of theforegoing, goods grown, produced, sold, stored, manufactured, processedor mined thereon;services rendered thereon; and entertainment provided thereon;
(d) nonconformingsigns or advertisingdevices lawfully inexistence on March 31, 1972, or deemed to be nonconforming, provided that nosuch sign shallbe maintained without a license as provided for in K.S.A. 68-2236, andamendments thereto;
(e) conforming signs or advertising devices erected in businessareas and which complywith the provisions of K.S.A. 68-2234, and amendments thereto.No such sign or advertisingdevice shall beerected until a permit is obtained as provided in K.S.A. 68-2236, andamendments thereto;
(f) conforming signs or advertising devices legally erected after March 31,1972, whichno longer comply with spacing, size or zoning requirements of K.S.A. 68-2234,and amendmentsthereto, because of a change in the law, provided that no such sign shall bemaintained without alicense as required by K.S.A. 68-2236, and amendments thereto. Such signsshall be consideredlegal conforming signs with grandfather status;
(g) in addition to the limitations contained in this section, in order tofurther the purposesto promote the reasonable, orderly and effective display of outdoor advertisingdevices alonghighways adjacent to scenic and historical areas, while protecting the publicinvestment in thesehighways and promoting safety and recreational value of public travel and topreserve naturalbeauty, no advertising sign, except as permitted under subsections (a), (b) or(c) shall be erectedadjacent to any highway which is either:
(1) A scenic highway or scenic byway designated by the secretary;
(2) within 1,000 feet of the boundary line of a Kansas state park, a nationalpark, a state or national wildlife refuge;
(3) within 500 feet of any of the following: Public park, garden,recreation area, forestpreserve, church, school, any public museum or historical monument, any safetyrest orrecreation area which is publicly owned, controlled and maintained pursuant to23 U.S.C. 319 orany sanitary or other facility for the accommodation of the motorist which ispublicly owned,controlled and maintained pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 319; or
(4) within 500 feet of any strip of land, an interest in which hasbeen acquired by thestate of Kansas for the restoration, preservation or enhancement of scenicbeauty and which ispublicly controlled and maintained pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 319.
History: L. 1972, ch. 251, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 220;L. 2006, ch. 141, § 2; July 1.
