AB421,11,11 84.30 (5) (bm) Signs lawfully erected, but which do not conform to the requirements of sub. (3) (c), are declared nonconforming but are not subject to removal, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph. To allow such signs to exist, to perform customary maintenance thereon, or to change the advertising message thereof, does not constitute a violation of sub. (3), but to enlarge, replace, or relocate such signs, or to erect additional signs, shall constitute a violation subjecting the sign to removal without compensation, unless upon completion of such work all signs upon the property conform to the requirements of sub. (3). The owner of any sign declared nonconforming under this paragraph shall maintain a record of all work performed on the sign, including a photograph of each item of work performed, and provide a report to the department of the work performed.

AB421,27 Section 27. 84.30 (5) (br) of the statutes is repealed.

AB421,28 Section 28. 84.30 (9g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB421,11,16 84.30 (9g) Sign database. (a) The department shall develop and maintain a sign database containing information collected under sub. (9r) and all of the following information with respect to each sign:

AB421,11,17 1. The name and address of the owner.

AB421,11,18 2. The name and address of the installer.

AB421,11,19 3. The name and address of the owner of the parcel on which the sign is located.

AB421,11,21 4. The name and address of any occupant of the parcel on which the sign is located.

AB421,11,22 5. Zoning and land use status of the parcel on which the sign is located.

AB421,11,24 6. If commercial or industrial activity occurs on the parcel on which the sign is located, a description of the activity.

AB421,11,25 7. Any other information required by the department.

AB421,12,3 (b) An owner of a sign shall provide all of the information required under par. (a) 1. to 7. to the department and shall update the information whenever the information in the database is no longer accurate.

AB421,29 Section 29. 84.30 (9r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB421,12,8 84.30 (9r) Biennial survey. (a) No later than 2 years after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and biennially thereafter, the department shall conduct a survey of all signs. The survey shall include all of the following for each sign:

AB421,12,9 1. A photograph of each side.

AB421,12,10 2. Approximate measurement of the length and height.

AB421,12,11 3. An assessment of the sign's structural type.

AB421,12,13 4. Approximate measurement of the distance from the sign to the center line of the adjacent highway and to the nearest sign.

AB421,12,16 (b) If the department learns at a time other than during a biennial survey of a sign that information under par. (a) has changed, the department may update the record for the sign.

AB421,12,19 (c) Notwithstanding par. (a), if the department determines that there is no reasonable likelihood that information under par. (a) has changed, the department may determine not to survey a sign during a biennial survey.

AB421,30 Section 30. 84.30 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB421,13,2 84.30 (10) (a) On or after January 1, 1972, no person shall engage or continue to engage in the business of outdoor advertising in areas subject to this section without first obtaining a license therefor from the department. The department shall establish by rule the fee for the issuance or renewal of a license or for the renewal thereof shall be $250 payable in advance. Each license shall remain in force until the next succeeding December 31 and may be renewed annually.

AB421,31 Section 31. 84.30 (10m) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB421,13,4 84.30 (10m) (title) Permit requirements.

AB421,32 Section 32. 84.30 (10m) of the statutes is renumbered 84.30 (10m) (a) and amended to read:

AB421,13,13 84.30 (10m) (a) The department may shall promulgate a rule requiring persons specified in the rule to pay annual permit fees for signs. The rule shall specify that no permit fee may be charged for an off-premises advertising sign that is owned by a nonprofit organization. If the department establishes an annual permit fee under this subsection, failure Failure to pay the a fee within 2 months after the date on which payment is due is evidence that the sign has been abandoned for the purposes of s. Trans 201.10 (2) (f), Wis. Adm. Code.

AB421,33 Section 33. 84.30 (10m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB421,13,19 84.30 (10m) (b) Upon application, the department shall issue a permit to a sign owner for the illumination of a sign visible from the main-traveled way of an interstate, federal-aid, or state trunk highway or scenic byway if the illumination of the sign complies with sub. (4) and rules promulgated by the department under sub. (14) (c).

AB421,34 Section 34. 84.30 (10s) of the statutes is created to read: