Section 19-103-8 - Removal of nonconforming signs(a) Nonconforming signs shall be removed at the end of the fifth year after they become nonconforming or earlier if they fail to meet the requirements of section 19-103-6.(b) The director may acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation, and pay just compensation for the rights and interests of the sign and site owner upon the removal of a nonconforming sign. Compensation will be paid only for the following: (1) The taking from the owner of the outdoor advertising of all rights, title, leasehold, and interest therein; and(2) The taking from the owner of the real property on which the outdoor advertising is located, of the right to erect and maintain the outdoor advertising thereon.(c) Appraisal or valuation of property interests required for control of outdoor advertising signs will be made in writing with the procedures outlined in the Federal-Aid Highway Program Manual 7-2-12.(d) Signs which advertise or publicize an activity no longer conducted on the premises upon which these signs are maintained shall be removed by the owner or lessee of the property within 45 days after the activity being advertised or publicized ceases to exist on the premises No compensation shall be paid for the removal of these signs.[Eff. MAY 30 1981] (Auth: HRS Sec. 264-73) (Imp: HRS Sec. 264-74, 264-75)