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TITLE 43TRANSPORTATION
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 21RIGHT OF WAY
SUBCHAPTER KCONTROL OF SIGNS ALONG RURAL ROADS
RULE §21.432Height Restrictions

(a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section a sign may not be erected that exceeds an overall height of 42-1/2 feet.

(b) A roof sign that has a solid sign face surface may not at any point exceed 24 feet above the roof level.

(c) A roof sign that has an open sign face in which the uniform open area between individual letter or shapes is not less than 40 percent of the total gross area of the sign face may not at any point exceed 40 feet above the roof level.

(d) The lowest point of a projecting roof sign or a wall sign must be at least 14 feet above grade.

(e) For the purposes of this section, height is measured from the grade level of the centerline of the main-traveled way closest to the sign, at a point perpendicular to the sign location.

(f) The height measurement does not include any renewable energy device such as solar panels or wind turbines that are attached to the sign structure above the sign face to improve the energy efficiency of the sign structure.


Source Note: The provisions of this §21.432 adopted to be effective July 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 2418

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