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Show Utah conforms to US system of advertising Council of Outdoor Advertising Advertis-ing and the Attorney General. The Utah Council of Otudoor Advertis i n g worked closely with the 1967 Utah Legislature and the Utah Department of Highways in the passage of the law. In further explaining the law, Mr. Pickett points out that under un-der the Act, key controls include in-clude sign spacing of 500 feet minimum along Interstate and Primary Highways. Size is not to exceed 1000 square feet. An exception relates to commercial or industrial areas, whether zoned or unzoned, where signs consistent to the business or industry can be placed on the premise by the owner. law became effective, need not be removed or relocated until December 31, 1972, providing they have a permit displayed. The permit costs $2 initially and renewals are $1 per year. There are no provisions for extensions ex-tensions of time to obtain them. Permits must be obtained obtain-ed at the Department of Highways High-ways District Office, 825 North 900 West, Orem. Inventory of affected signs total 8,995 and a rush for permits is expected. On the last inventory, there were two Utah counties, Daggett Dag-gett and Wayne, which do not have signs that come under the law for control. There has been a preliminary injunction prohibiting the enforcement en-forcement of the Road Commission's Com-mission's Rules and Regulations. Regula-tions. According to Charles M. Pickett, Assist ant Attorney General, the preliminary injunction in-junction is expected to be lifted lift-ed by agreement of the Utah The State of Utah now has a signed agreement with the Secretary of Transportation of the United States governing outdoor advertising signs, and is moving rapidly to implement it with the Utah law, so reported re-ported Henry C. Helland, director direc-tor of highways, following a meeting of the State Road Commission of Utah. According to Mr. Helland, Utah is the tenth state to enter en-ter into an agreement with the Secretary of Transportation, which will allow the state to administer the control on outdoor out-door advertising signs. The Utah law and the new agreement agree-ment provides for control of outdoor advertising along the Interstate and Primary Systems Sys-tems in Utah involving a 660 foot control area outside the right of way, except in zoned or unzoned commercial or industrial in-dustrial areas. A permit is required and shall be displayed on each sign. Those signs in the zoned or unzoned un-zoned commercial or industrial areas are controlled to size and spacing and lighting under the Utah law and the agreement. Signs which did not meet the Utah law requirements as of May 9, 1967, the date the Utah |