or regulations in effect at the location of (c) Only information about public such signs or at the location of such places operated by Federal, State or local activities, governments, natural phenomena, his(b) Obsolete signs, toric sites, areas of natural scenic beauty (c) Signs that are not clean and in or naturally suited for outdoor recreagood repair, tion, and places for camping, lodging eating and vehicle service and repair is (d) Signs that are not securely afixed deemed to be in the specific interest of to a substantial structure, and the traveling public. For the purposes (e) Signs that are not consistent with of the standards in this part, a trade the standards in this part. name is deemed to be information in the $ 20.5 Signs that may be permitted in specific interest of the traveling public protected areas. (a) Erection or main only if it identifies or characterizes such tenance of the following signs may be a place or identifies vehicle service, permitted in protected areas: equipment, parts, accessories, fuels, oils or lubricants being offered for sale at Class 1-Official signs. Directional or other official signs or notices erected and such a place. Signs displaying any maintained by public oficers or agencies other trade name may not be permitted pursuant to and in accordance with direc under Class 4. tion or authorization contained in State or (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Federal law, for the purpose of carrying out paragraph (b) of this section, Class 2 or an oficial duty or responsibility. Class 3 signs which also qualify as Class Class 2-On premise signs. Signs not pro 4 signs may display trade names in achibited by State law which are consistent with the applicable provisions of this section cordance with the provisions of paraand $ 20.8 and which advertise the sale or graph (c) of this section. lease of, or activities being conducted upon, $ 20.6 Class 3 and 4 signs within inthe real property where the signs are located. Not more than one such sign advertising formational sites. (a) Informational the sale or lease of the same property may be sites for the erection and maintenance permitted under this Class in such manner of Class 3 and 4 advertising and inforas to be visible to traffic proceeding in any mational signs may be established in one direction on any one Interstate highway. accordance with the Regulations for the Not more than one such sign, visible to Administration of Federal-Aid for Hightraffic proceeding in any one direction on ways. The location and frequency of any one Interstate highway and advertising activities being conducted upon the real such sites shall be as determined by property where the sign is located, may be agreements between the Secretary of permitted under this Class more than 50 feet Commerce and the State highway from the advertised activity. departments. Class 3—Signs within 12 miles of adver- (b) Class 3 and 4 signs may be pertised activities. Signs not prohibited by mitted within such informational sites State law which are consistent with the applicable provisions of this section and $ $ 20.6. in protected areas in a manner consist20.7 and 20.8 and which advertise activities ent with the following provisions: being conducted within 12 air miles of such (1) No sign may be permitted which signs. is not placed upon a panel. Class 4-Signs in the specific interest of the traveling public. Signs authorized to be (2) No panel may be permitted to erected or maintained by State law which exceed 13 feet in height or 25 feet in are consistent with the applicable provisions length, including border and trim, but of this section and $ $ 20.6, 20.7 and 20.8 and excluding supports. which are designed to give information in (3) No sign may be permitted to exthe specific interest of the traveling public. ceed 12 square feet in area, and nothing (b) A Class 2 or 3 sign, except a Class on such sign may be permitted to be 2 sign not more than 50 feet from the legible from any place on the mainadvertised activity, that displays any traveled way or a turning roadway. trade name which refers to or identifies (4) Not more than one sign concernany service rendered or product sold, ing a single activity or place may be perused or otherwise handled more than mitted within any one informational site. 12 air miles from such sign may not be (5) Signs concerning a single activity permitted unless the name of the ad or place may be permitted within more vertised activity which is within 12 air than one informational site, but no Class miles of such sign is displayed as con- 3 sign which does not also qualify as a spicuously as such trade name. Class 4 sign may be permitted within any informational site more than 12 air miles from the advertised activity. (6) No sign may be permitted which moves or has any animated or moving parts. (7) Illumination of panels by other than white lights may not be permitted, and no sign placed on any panel may be permitted to contain, include, or be illuminated by any other lights, or any flashing, intermittent, or moving lights. (8) No lighting may be permitted to be used in any way in connection with any panel unless it is so effectively shielded as to prevent beams or rays of light from being directed at any portion of the main-traveled way of the Interstate System, or of such low intensity or brilliance as not to cause glare or to impair the vision of the driver of any motor vehicle, or to otherwise interfere with any driver's operation of a motor vehicle. 8 20.7 Class 3 and 4 signs outside informational sites. (a) The erection or maintenance of the following signs may be permitted within protected areas, outside informational sites: (1) Class 3 signs which are visible only to Interstate highway traffic not served by an informational site within 12 air miles of the advertised activity; (2) Class 4 signs which are more than 12 miles from the nearest panel within an informational site serving Interstate highway traffic to which such signs are visible. (3) Signs that qualify both as Class 3 and 4 signs may be permitted in accordance with either subparagraph (1) or (2) of this paragraph. (b) The erection or maintenance of signs permitted under paragraph (a) of this section may not be permitted in any manner inconsistent with the following: (1) In protected areas in advance of an intersection of the main-traveled way of an Interstate highway and an exit roadway, such signs visible to Interstate highway traffic approaching such intersection may not be permitted to exceed the following number: Number of Distance from intersection: signs 0-2 miles 0. 2-5 miles. 6. More than 5 miles. Average of one sign per mile. The specified distances shall be measured to the nearest point of the intersection of the traveled way of the exit roadway and the main-traveled way of the Interstate highway. (2) Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, not more than two such signs may be permitted within any mile distance measured from any point, and no such signs may be permitted to be less than 1,000 feet apart. (3) Such signs may not be permitted in protected areas adjacent to any Interstate highway right-of-way upon any part of the width of which is constructed an entrance or exit roadway. (4) Such signs visible to Interstate highway traffic which is approaching or has passed an entrance roadway may not be permitted in protected areas for 1,000 feet beyond the furthest point of the intersection between the traveled way of such entrance roadway and the main-traveled way of the Interstate highway. (5) No such signs may be permitted in scenic areas. (6) Not more than one such sign advertising activities being conducted as a single enterprise or giving information about a single place may be permitted to be erected or maintained in such manner as to be visible to traffic moving in any one direction on any one Interstate highway. (c) No Class 3 or 4 signs other than those permitted by this section may be permitted to be erected or maintained within protected areas, outside informational sites. § 20.8 General provisions. No Class 3 or 4 sign may be permitted to be erected or maintained pursuant to $ 20.7, and no Class 2 sign may be permitted to be erected or maintained, in any manner inconsistent with the following: (a) No sign may be permitted which attempts or appears to attempt to direct the movement of traffic or which interferes with, imitates or resembles any oficial traffic sign, signal or device. (b) No sign may be permitted which prevents the driver of a vehicle from having a clear and unobstructed view of official signs and approaching or merging traffic. (c) No sign may be permitted which contains, includes, or is illuminated by any flashing, intermittent or moving light or lights. (d) No lighting may be permitted to be used in any way in connection with any sign unless it is so effectively shielded as to prevent beams or rays of light from being directed at any portion of the main-traveled way of the Interstate System, or is of such low intensity or brilliance as not to cause glare or to impair the vision of the driver of any motor vehicle, or to otherwise interfere with any driver's operation of a motor vehicle. (e) No sign may be permitted which moves or has any animated or moving parts. (f) No sign may be permitted to be erected or maintained upon trees or painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural features. (g) No sign may be permitted to exceed 20 feet in length, width or height, or 150 square feet in area, including border and trim but excluding supports, except Class 2 signs not more than 50 feet from, and advertising activities being conducted upon, the real property where the sign is located. $ 20.9 Exclusions. The standards in this part shall not apply to markers, signs and plaques in appreciation of sites of historical significance for the erection of which provisions are made in an agreement between a State and the Secretary of Commerce, as provided in the Act, unless such agreement expressly makes all or any part of the standards applicable. CODIFICATION: In § 20.9 the paragraph designation “(a)” and paragraph (b) in its entirety were deleted at 25 F.R. 2575, Mar. 26, 1960. 8 20.10 Siate regulations. A State may elect to prohibit signs kermissable under the standards in this part without forfeiting its rights to any benefits provided for in the act. Finding Aids Explanation This Supplement to Titles 22 and 23 contains regulations which were promulgated during 1958-1962 and ch were in force and effect on December 31, 1962. The following finding aids used in conjunction with this Supplement, the basic volume, and the daily Federal Register, are designed to assist the user with respect to current regulations, and research concerning regulations which have expired or those which have been superseded or deleted from the Code of Federal Regulations. A subject index to the entire Code of Federal Regulations is published separately and revised annually. |