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TITLE 43	TRANSPORTATION
PART 1	TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 21	RIGHT OF WAY
SUBCHAPTER I	REGULATION OF SIGNS ALONG INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY HIGHWAYS
DIVISION 1	SIGNS
RULE §21.189	Sign Height Restrictions
ISSUE	10/03/2014
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 centerline of the main-traveled way closest to the sign face, 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. In the event that the main-traveled way that is perpendicular to the sign structure is below grade, sign height will be measured from the base of the sign structure.

(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.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on September 22, 2014

TRD-201404512

Joanne Wright

Deputy General Counsel

Texas Department of Transportation

Effective date: October 12, 2014

Proposal publication date: June 13, 2014

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

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