Ala. Admin. Code r. 450-10-1-.05
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024
Section 450-10-1-.05 - Directional Signs(1) The following Directional Signs are prohibited:1. Signs advertising activities that are illegal under Federal or State laws or regulations in effect at the locations of those signs or at the location of those activities.2. Signs located in such a manner as to obscure or otherwise interfere with the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, signal or device or obstruct or interfere with the driver's view of approaching, merging, or intersecting traffic.3. Signs which are erected or maintained upon trees or painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural features.5. Signs which are structurally unsafe or in disrepair.6. Signs which move or have any animated or moving parts.7. Signs located in rest areas, park lands, or scenic areas.8. No sign shall exceed the following limits: (i) A maximum area of 150 square feet.(ii) A maximum height of 20 feet, a maximum length of 20 feet.(2) All dimensions include border and trim but exclude supports.(3) Signs may be illuminated subject to the following: 1. Signs which contain, include or are illuminated by any flashing intermittent or moving light or lights are prohibited.2. Signs which are not effectively shielded so as to prevent beams or rays or light from being directed at any portion of the traveled way of an interstate or primary highway or which are of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or to impair the vision of the driver of any motor vehicle or which otherwise interfere with any driver's operation of a motor vehicle are prohibited.3. No sign may be illuminated as to interfere with the effectiveness of or obscure an official traffic sign, device, or signal.(4) Each location of a directional sign must be approved by the Department. 1. No directional sign may be located within 500 feet of an interchange or intersection at grade along the interstate system or other freeways (measured along the interstate or freeway from the nearest point of the beginning or ending of pavement widening at the exit from or entrance to the main traveled way whichever is further from the intersection.)2. No directional sign may be located within 500 feet of a rest area, park land, or scenic area.3.(i) No two directional signs facing the same direction of travel shall be spaced less than 1 mile apart(ii) No more than three directional signs pertaining to the same activity and facing the same direction of travel may be erected along a single route approaching the activity.(iii) Signs located adjacent to the interstate system shall be within 75 air miles of the activity.(iv) Signs located adjacent to the primary system shall be within 50 air miles of the activity.(5) The message on directional signs shall be limited to the identification of the attraction or activity and directional information useful to the traveler in locating the attraction, such as mileage, route numbers, or exit numbers. Descriptive words or phrases and pictorial or photographic representations of the activity or its environs are prohibited.(6) To be eligible, privately owned attractions must be nationally or regionally known and of outstanding interest to the traveling public.(7) The Department will determine the eligibility of a facility for directional signing on an individual basis. Additional criteria to be used in determining eligibility are as follows: 1. Kind of attraction or facility.2. Purpose of the activity or facility.3. How widely known is the activity.4. Is it publicly or privately owned.5. Size of the activity or attraction, such as the number of camp sites or spaces for trailers, etc.6. The various activities included in the operation, such as swimming, boating, camping, golfing, etc.7. The number of people attending the facility annually.(8) If the activity or attraction meets enough of the above criteria to warrant further consideration for directional signs, an application for permit should be filed through the district engineer using Form OA No. 5 Revised 3/1/73 and forwarded on to the Department Maintenance Engineer for review and approval by the Director.Ala. Admin. Code r. 450-10-1-.05
New Rule: Filed April 18, 2008; Re-Filed May 19, 2008 after withdrawal for minor modifications per approval from JCARR; effective June 23, 2008.Author: Maintenance Bureau
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 23-1-273, 23-1-274, 23-1-275, 23-1-278, 23-1-286.