| (a) For purposes of this subchapter, a zoned commercial
or industrial area is an area that:
(1) is designated, through a comprehensive zoning action,
for general commercial or industrial use by a political subdivision
with legal authority to zone regardless of the specific label used
by the zoning authority; and
(2) contains at least one commercial or industrial
activity, as defined in §21.163 of this subchapter (relating
to Commercial or Industrial Activity), that is located:
(A) within 800 feet from the center of the existing
or proposed sign structure; and
(B) on the same side of the highway as the existing
or proposed sign.
(b) An area that is zoned for mixed use, regardless
of the specific label, is not considered to be a zoned commercial
or industrial area if the land use of the area is predominantly residential.
(c) An area is not considered to be a zoned commercial
or industrial area if the area is not a part of comprehensive zoning
action and is created primarily to permit or accommodate commercial
sign structures.
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