Sec. 13a-123f. Screening of certain installations. Acquisition of property by Commissioner of Transportation.
Sec. 13a-123f. Screening of certain installations. Acquisition of property by
Commissioner of Transportation. (a) Any junkyard or scrap metal processing facility,
lawfully in existence on October 1, 1967, which is within one thousand feet of the nearest
edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main traveled way of any highway, as
herein defined, and any junkyard or scrap metal processing facility, which is at any time
lawfully established within one thousand feet of such edge and visible from the main
traveled way of any highway which at any time after October 1, 1967, is made a part
of the interstate or primary system, shall be screened, if feasible, by the Commissioner
of Transportation at locations within the highway right-of-way or in areas acquired for
such purposes outside the right-of-way so as not to be visible from the main traveled
way of such highways.
(b) When the commissioner determines that the topography of the land adjoining the
highway will not permit adequate screening of such junkyards or scrap metal processing
facilities, or the screening of such junkyards or scrap metal processing facilities would
not be economically feasible, the commissioner may acquire by gift, purchase, exchange
or condemnation such interests in lands on which the junkyard or scrap metal processing
facility is located as may be necessary to secure the removal or disposal of the junkyards
or scrap metal processing facilities, and pay for the costs of removal or disposal thereof.
When the commissioner determines that it is in the best interest of the state, he may
acquire by purchase, gift, exchange or condemnation such lands, or interests in lands,
of the junkyard owner or scrap metal processing facility owner as may be necessary to
provide adequate screening of such junkyards or scrap metal processing facilities, and
he may purchase land or interests in land from owners other than the junkyard owner
or scrap metal processing facility owner for the purpose of providing adequate screening
of such junkyards or scrap metal processing facilities.
(1967, P.A. 688, S. 4; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 98; P.A. 02-89, S. 18.)
History: 1969 act substituted commissioner of transportation for highway commissioner; P.A. 02-89 deleted as obsolete
Subsec. (c) providing that a nonconforming junkyard or scrap metal processing facility in existence on October 22, 1965,
which cannot be screened shall not be required to be removed until July 1, 1970.
Sec. 13a-123 et seq. cited. 41 CS 66.