Pennsylvania Code
Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION
Part I - Department of Transportation
Subpart B - Nonvehicle Code Provisions
Article III - Highways
Chapter 445 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING DEVICES
Section 445.3 - Directional and official signs
Universal Citation: 67 PA Code ยง 445.3
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Application. This section applies to directional and official signs and notices which are erected and maintained within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the interstate and Federal aid primary system and which are visible from the main-traveled way of the system and those signs located more than 660 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible as aforesaid if located outside of an urban area and erected with the purpose of its message being read from the main traveled way.
(b) Standards for directional signs. The following apply only to directional signs:
(1)
General. The following
signs are prohibited:
(i) 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.
(ii) Signs which
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.
(iii) Signs which are erected or maintained
upon trees or painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural features.
(iv) Obsolete signs.
(v) Signs which are structurally unsafe or in
disrepair.
(vi) Signs which move or
have any animated or moving parts.
(vii) Signs located in parklands or scenic
areas.
(2)
Size. Size of the sign shall conform with the following:
(i) A sign may not exceed the following
limits:
(A) Maximum area-150 square
feet.
(B) Maximum height-20
feet.
(C) Maximum length-20
feet.
(ii) Dimensions
include border and trim, but exclude supports.
(3)
Lighting. Signs may be
illuminated, subject to the following:
(i)
Signs which contain, include or are illuminated by a flashing, intermittent or
moving light are prohibited.
(ii)
Signs which are not effectively shielded so as to prevent beams or rays of
light from being directed at a portion of the traveled way or which are of such
intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or to impair the vision of the driver
of a motor vehicle, or which otherwise interfere with a driver's operation of a
motor vehicle is prohibited.
(iii)
A sign may not be so illuminated as to interfere with the effectiveness of or
obscure an official traffic sign, device or signal.
(4)
Spacing. Requirements
for spacing shall be as follows:
(i) Each
location of a directional sign shall be approved by the Department.
(ii) A directional sign may not be located
within 2,000 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).
(iii) A directional sign may not be located
within 2,000 feet of a safety rest area, parkland or scenic area.
(iv) Two directional signs facing the same
direction of travel may not be spaced less than 1 mile apart.
(v) Not 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.
(vi) Signs located adjacent to the interstate
system shall be within 75 air miles of the activity.
(vii) Signs located adjacent to the primary
system shall be within 50 air miles of the activity.
(5)
Message content. 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 number or exit number.
Descriptive words or phrases, and pictorial or photographic representations of
the activity or its environs is prohibited.
(6)
Selection methods and
criteria. Selection methods and criteria shall include:
(i) Privately-owned activities or attractions
eligible for directional signing are limited to the following: natural
phenomena, scenic attractions; historic, educational, cultural, scientific and
religious sites; and outdoor recreational areas.
(ii) To be eligible, privately owned
attractions or activities shall be nationally or regionally known, and of
outstanding interest to the traveling public.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code § 445.6 (relating to permits).
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