Section 37-05-04-03 - Criteria1. The following signs are prohibited as directional or other official signs: a. Signs advertising activities that are illegal under federal or state laws or regulations in effect at the location of those signs or at the location of those activities. b. Signs located in a manner as to obscure or otherwise interfere with the effectiveness of official traffic signs, signals, or devices, or obstruct or interfere with the driver's view of approaching, merging, or intersecting traffic. c. Signs which are erected or maintained upon trees or painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural features. e. Signs which are in disrepair. f. Signs which move or have any animated or moving parts. g. Signs located in rest areas, park lands, or scenic areas. 2. Directional and official signs are limited to the following size, including border and trim, but excluding supports: a. Maximum area - one hundred fifty square feet [13.94 square meters]. b. Maximum height - twenty feet [6.10 meters]. c. Maximum length - twenty feet [6.10 meters]. 3. Spacing. a. The location of each directional or official sign must be approved by the director as provided in this article. b. Directional and other official signs must comply with all other criteria and rules provided in this article. c. Directional or official signs may not be located within two thousand feet [609.6 meters] of a rest area, park land, or scenic area. d. Any two directional or official signs facing the same direction of travel shall be spaced not less than one mile [1.61 kilometers] apart. e. Not more than three directional or official signs pertaining to the same activity and facing in the same direction of travel may be erected along a single route approaching the activity. f. Directional or official signs located adjacent to the interstate system shall be within seventy-five air miles [120.70 air kilometers] of the activity. g. Directional or official signs located adjacent to the federal-aid primary system shall be within fifty air miles [80.47 air kilometers] of the activity. 4. The message on directional or official signs shall be limited to the identification of the attraction or activity and the directional information useful to the traveler in locating the attraction, such as mileage, route numbers, or exit numbers. Descriptive words or phrases, pictorial or photographic representations of the activity, its environs, or its logos are prohibited. 5. Directional sign criteria. a. Privately owned activities or attractions eligible for directional signs are limited to the following: natural phenomena; scenic attractions; historic, educational, cultural, scientific, and religious sites; and outdoor recreational areas. b. To be eligible for a directional sign, privately owned attractions or activities must be regionally known or known statewide, and of outstanding interest to the traveling public. N.D. Admin Code 37-05-04-03
Effective July 1, 1983; amended effective August 1, 1994.General Authority: NDCC 24-17-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 24-17-09