Texas Register
TITLE 43 TRANSPORTATION
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 21RIGHT OF WAY
SUBCHAPTER IREGULATION OF SIGNS ALONG INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY HIGHWAYS
DIVISION 1SIGNS
RULE §21.189Sign Height Restrictions
ISSUE 04/15/2011
ACTION Final/Adopted
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)Except as provided by 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. A frontage road of a controlled access highway or freeway is not considered the main-traveled way for purposes of this subsection.

 (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.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on April 1, 2011

TRD-201101265

Bob Jackson

General Counsel

Texas Department of Transportation

Effective date: July 1, 2011

Proposal publication date: December 3, 2010

For further information, please call: (512) 463-8683

 

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