| (a) To obtain a permit using a credit issued under §21.198
of this subchapter (relating to Credit for Acquired Commercial Sign),
the license holder must submit a new sign permit application under §21.154
of this subchapter (relating to Permit Application) and indicate that
the permit application is using an acquired sign credit. The location
of the sign for which a permit is issued under this section must be
within a zoned commercial or industrial area under §21.161 of
this subchapter (relating to Zoned Commercial or Industrial Area)
or an unzoned commercial or industrial area, under §21.162 of
this subchapter (relating to Unzoned Commercial or Industrial Area)
except that an unzoned commercial or industrial area may include only
one commercial or industrial activity.
(b) The department will issue a permit under this section
for a sign located in accordance with §21.179 of this subchapter
(relating to Location of Commercial Signs Near Certain Highway Facilities)
except as provided by this subsection.
(1) A sign may not be erected along a regulated highway
that is outside an incorporated municipality in an area that is adjacent
to or no less than 500 feet from:
(A) an interchange or intersection; or
(B) a rest area, ramp, or the highway's acceleration
or deceleration lanes.
(2) A sign may be located not less than 500 feet from
a public space that is adjacent to a regulated highway:
(A) on either side of a regulated highway that is on
a nonfreeway primary system; or
(B) on the side of the highway adjacent to the public
space if the regulated highway is on an interstate or freeway primary
system;
(3) for a highway on the interstate or freeway primary
system, not closer than 500 feet to another permitted sign on the
same side of the highway;
(4) for a highway on the nonfreeway primary system
and outside of a municipality, no closer than 300 feet to another
permitted sign on the same side of the highway;
(5) for a highway on the nonfreeway primary system
and within the incorporated boundaries of a municipality, no closer
than 100 feet to another permitted sign on the same side of the highway.
(c) The department will not issue a permit under this
section for a sign to be located on a rural road regulated by Subchapter
K of this chapter (relating to Control of Signs along Rural Roads).
(d) A sign for which a permit is issued under this
section must meet all other requirements of this subchapter that do
not conflict with this section.
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