Nothing in this part shall be construed to abrogate or affect any lawful ordinance, regulation, or resolution which is more restrictive than this part.
(Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 5, § 20; Code 1933, § 95A-932, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
General statutes control over local ordinances.
- When issuing permits for outdoor advertising devices, the Department of Transportation must be guided by the law, notwithstanding the local zoning ordinances. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 75-24.
When permit may issue for advertising in forest-agricultural district.- If, in the Department of Transportation's uniform application of the law, one or more of the following activities, that is, animal hospitals, golf courses, dredging, land fill, or the excavation of natural materials, boat marinas, bait houses, swimming beaches, and radio and television stations, are commonly or generally recognized as commercial, the department may issue permits for outdoor advertising devices in the forest-agricultural district. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 75-24.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Municipal power as to billboards and outdoor advertising, 58 A.L.R.2d 1314.
Municipality's power to permit private owner to construct building or structure overhanging or crossing the air space above public street or sidewalk, 76 A.L.R.2d 896.
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