(a) In this section, “centerline” means:
- (1) The centerline of the main traveled way of a nondivided highway; or
- (2) A line equidistant from the edges of the median separating the main traveled ways of a divided highway.
- (b) The location of an outdoor sign structure located between highways entering into or intersecting the main traveled way of any federal-aid primary highway shall conform to the minimum spacing criteria specified in this section, to be applied separately to each side of the federal-aid primary highway.
- (c) If the distance between the centerlines of intersecting highways is less than 1,000 feet, a maximum of three sign structures, whether double-faced, back-to-back, or v-type, may be permitted between the intersecting highways, and the minimum spacing between the structures shall be 100 feet.
- (d) If the distance between the centerlines of intersecting highways is 1,000 feet or more, the minimum spacing between sign structures, whether double-faced, back-to-back, or v-type, shall be 300 feet.
(e)
- (1) For purposes of this subsection, the following rules apply.
- (2) Alleys, undeveloped rights-of-way, private roads, and driveways may not be regarded as intersecting highways.
- (3) Only highways that enter directly into the main traveled way of the federal-aid primary highway may be regarded as intersecting.
- (4) Official and “on premise” signs, as defined in Title 23, § 131(c) of the United States Code, may not be counted, and measurements may not be made from them for purposes of determining compliance with the spacing requirements.
- (5) The minimum distance between signs shall be measured along the nearest edge of the pavement between points directly opposite the signs.
- (6) The minimum spacing criteria specified in this section do not apply to sign structures separated by a building or other obstruction so that only one sign structure is visible from any one place on the main traveled way.
Added by Acts 1977, c. 13, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977.
Formerly Art. 89B, §§ 251, 252.