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TITLE 43TRANSPORTATION
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 21RIGHT OF WAY
SUBCHAPTER IREGULATION OF SIGNS ALONG INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY HIGHWAYS
DIVISION 1SIGNS
RULE §21.177Prohibited Sign Locations

(a) A sign may not be erected or maintained on the real property of another without the property owner's permission.

(b) A sign may not be erected or maintained within the right of way of a public roadway, as prohibited by Transportation Code, §393.002, or an area that would be within the right of way if the right of way boundary lines were projected across railroad right of way or utility right of way.

(c) A sign may not be erected or maintained on a highway or part of a highway designated under Transportation Code, §391.252.

(d) A sign may not be located in a place that creates a safety hazard, including a location that:

  (1) causes a driver to be unduly distracted;

  (2) obscures or interferes with the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, signal, or device; or

  (3) obscures or interferes with the driver's view of approaching, merging, or intersecting traffic.

(e) A sign may not be erected or maintained in a location that violates Health and Safety Code, Chapter 752.


Source Note: The provisions of this §21.177 adopted to be effective September 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 6256

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