New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 21 - TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAGE
Part 5 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Section 18.21.5.19 - MINIMUM SPACING REQUIREMENTS

Universal Citation: 18 NM Admin Code 18.21.5.19

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

For all signs other than directional signs and CEVMS signs.

A. Interstate systems and access-controlled freeways. No two (2) signs on the same side of the right-of-way shall be spaced less than five hundred (500) feet apart inside and outside villages and cities.

B. NHS or primary systems. Outside of incorporated villages and cities, no two (2) signs on the same side of the right-of-way shall be spaced less than three hundred (300) feet apart. Inside incorporated villages and cities, no two (2) signs on the same side of the right-of-way shall be spaced less than one hundred (100) feet apart.

C. Interstate systems, NHS and primary systems. Any sign adjacent to an interstate, NHS or primary system which is located within the control area of the interstate system must meet the minimum spacing requirements of the interstate system specified in Subsection A of this section.

D. Exceptions.

(1) On-premise, directional signs and official signs and notices or illegal signs within the right-of-way shall not be counted nor shall measurements be made from them for purposes of determining compliance with the five hundred (500), three hundred (300) or one hundred (100) foot spacing requirements.

(2) CEVMS signs shall comply with minimum spacing requirements contained in 18.21.5.13 NMAC.

E. Intersections, interchanges and safety rest areas. Outside of incorporated villages and cities, no sign shall be placed within five hundred (500) feet of an interchange, or an intersection at grade, or a roadside safety rest area on any portion of an interstate system or primary system which is an access-controlled highway. The five hundred (500) feet shall be measured from the beginning or ending of the pavement widening at the exit from the entrance to the main-traveled way. The minimum spacing requirement provisions do not apply to signs separated by buildings or other obstructions in such a manner that only one (1) sign located within the minimum spacing requirement distance of this subsection is visible from the highway system at a time.

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