(a) Permitted signs on the same side of a regulated
freeway, including freeway frontage roads, may not be erected closer
than 1,500 feet apart.
(b) For a highway on a non-freeway primary system and
outside the incorporated boundaries of a municipality, permitted signs
on the same side of the highway may not be erected closer than 750
feet apart.
(c) For a highway on a non-freeway primary system highway
and within the incorporated boundaries of a municipality, permitted
signs on the same side of the highway may not be erected closer than
300 feet apart.
(d) A permitted sign that is located within the incorporated
boundaries of a certified city on a highway or on a freeway primary
system may not be erected closer than:
(1) 1,500 feet to another sign that is on the same
side of the highway and outside the incorporated boundaries of a municipality;
or
(2) 500 feet to another sign that is on the same side
of the highway and inside the incorporated boundaries of a municipality.
(e) A permitted sign that is located within the incorporated
boundaries of a municipality on a highway that is on a non-freeway
primary system may not be erected closer than:
(1) 750 feet to another sign that is on the same side
of the highway and outside the incorporated boundaries of a municipality;
or
(2) 300 feet to another sign that is on the same side
of the highway and inside the incorporated boundaries of a municipality.
(f) For the purposes of this section, the space between
commercial signs is measured between points along the right of way
of the highway perpendicular to the center of the signs.
(g) For the purposes of this section, a municipality's
extraterritorial jurisdiction is not considered to be included within
the boundaries of the municipality.
(h) The spacing requirements of this section do not
apply to commercial signs separated by buildings, natural surroundings,
or other obstructions in a manner that causes only one of the signs
to be visible within the specified spacing area.
(i) A permitted sign that is being displaced by a highway
construction project will not be considered in determining the spacing
for a new sign application.
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