| (a) A permitted off-premise sign having a sign face
area of at least 301 square feet may not be located within 1,500 feet
of another permitted off-premise sign on the same side of the roadway.
(b) A permitted off-premise sign having a sign face
area of at least 100 but less than 301 square feet may not be located
within 500 feet of another permitted off-premise sign having a sign
face within that range or within 1500 feet of a permitted off-premise
sign that has a sign face of at least 301 square feet and is on the
same side of the roadway.
(c) A permitted off-premise sign having a face area
of less than 100 square feet may not be located within 150 feet of
another permitted off-premise sign having a sign face of less than
100 square feet, within 500 feet of a permitted sign with a face area
of at least 100 but less than 301 square feet, or within 1,500 feet
of a permitted off-premise sign with a face area of at least 301 square
feet that is on the same side of the roadway.
(d) Two signs located at the same intersection do not
violate this section if they:
(1) are located so that their messages are not directed
toward traffic flowing in the same direction; and
(2) are not visible from the main-traveled way of an
interstate or federal-aid primary highway.
(e) For the purposes of this section, the space between
signs is measured between points along the right of way of the roadway
perpendicular to the center of the signs.
(f) The spacing requirements of this section do not
apply to 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.
(g) An off-premise sign may not be erected within five
feet of a rural road right-of-way line. This distance will be measured
from the edge of the sign face nearest to the right of way line.
(h) An off-premise sign must be erected within 800
feet of at least one recognized commercial or industrial activity.
The commercial or industrial activity must be on the same side of
the rural road as the sign.
(i) Distance from the commercial or industrial activity
is measured from the outer edges of the regularly used buildings,
parking lots, storage facilities, or processing areas of the commercial
or industrial activity. Measurements are not made from the property
line unless the property lines coincide with the regularly used portions
of the activity.
(j) A sign may not be located in a place that creates
a safety hazard, including a location that:
(1) is likely to cause a driver to be unduly distracted;
(2) obscures or interferes with the effectiveness of
an official traffic sign, signal, or device; or
(3) obstructs or interferes with the driver's view
of approaching, merging, or intersecting roadway or rail traffic.
(k) A sign may not be located in an area that is adjacent
to or within 1,000 feet of a rest area.
(l) The distance from a rest area is measured along
the right of way line from the outer edges of the rest area boundary
abutting the right of way.
(m) The center of a sign may not be located within
250 feet of the nearest point of the boundary of a public park.
(n) This subsection applies only if a public park boundary
abuts the right of way of a regulated highway. A sign may not be located
within 1,500 feet of the boundary of the public park, as measured
along the right of way line from the nearest common point of the park's
boundary and the right of way. This limitation applies on both sides
of the rural road.
(o) 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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