Signs

§ 49-23-5. Limitations of outdoor advertising devices.

 (1)  No outdoor advertising shall be erected or maintained within six hundred sixty (660) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main traveled way of the interstate or primary highways in this state or the Great River Road, except the following: 
 (a) Directional and other official signs and notices, which signs and notices shall include but not be limited to signs and notices pertaining to natural wonders, scenic and historic attractions, as authorized or required by law; 
 (b) Signs, displays and devices advertising the sale or lease of property upon which they are located; 
 (c) Signs, displays and devices advertising the principal activities conducted on the property upon which they are located; 
 (d) Signs, displays and devices located in areas which are zoned industrial or commercial under authority of law; 
 (e) Signs, displays and devices located in unzoned commercial or industrial areas as defined herein; 
 (f) Signs, displays and devices which locate, identify, mark or warn of the presence of pipelines, utility lines or rail lines and appurtenances thereto, including but not limited to markers used in maintenance, operation, observation and safety. 
 (2)  No outdoor advertising shall be erected at or beyond six hundred sixty (660) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way outside of urban areas, with the purpose of their message being read from the main traveled ways of the interstate or primary highways in this state or the Great River Road, except the following: 
 (a) Directional and other official signs and notices, which signs and notices shall include but not be limited to signs and notices, pertaining to natural wonders, scenic and historic attractions, as authorized or required by law; 
 (b) Signs, displays and devices advertising the sale or lease of property upon which they are located; 
 (c) Signs, displays and devices advertising the principal activities conducted on the property upon which they are located. 
 (3)  Signs lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965, as determined by the State Highway Commission, subject to the concurrence of the United States Secretary of Transportation, to be landmark signs of historic or artistic significance, including signs on farm structures or natural surfaces, the preservation of which would be consistent with the purposes of this section, are not required to be removed. 

 Sources: Codes, 1942, § 8059.5-03; Laws,  1966, ch. 497, § 3; Laws, 1976, ch. 438; Laws, 1978, ch. 534, § 3, eff from and after passage (approved April 21, 1978)

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