Pennsylvania Code
Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION
Part I - Department of Transportation
Subpart B - Nonvehicle Code Provisions
Article III - Highways
Chapter 445 - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING DEVICES
Section 445.7 - Restoration of damaged or partially destroyed nonconforming signs
Universal Citation: 67 PA Code ยง 445.7
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Application. This section applies to signs erected or controlled under this chapter or the act.
(b) Nonconforming signs. Nonconforming signs shall conform with the following:
(1) If a sign is damaged or destroyed as a
result of tortious conduct such as vandalism, the sign may be repaired or
replaced by the sign owner.
(2) If
a sign is damaged as a result of natural disaster or nontortious conduct so
that 50% or more of its value remains intact, the sign may be repaired by the
sign owner.
(3) The following apply
to signs damaged or destroyed as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2):
(i) Determination of the value of the sign
and the damage shall be made by the Department.
(ii) Replaced or repaired signs shall be of
equal or lesser dimensions and constructed of the same or less durable material
than the sign being replaced or repaired and shall contain no improvements or
additions.
(iii) If a sign is
replaced the replacement sign shall remain at the same location.
(iv) If a sign is destroyed or damaged as a
result of natural disaster or other nontortious conduct so that less than 50%
of the sign remains intact, the sign may be repaired or replaced only in
compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Determination of the value of
the sign and the damage shall be made by the Department.
(v) Damaged or destroyed signs not replaced
or repaired within 60 days of notice from the Department shall be considered
abandoned.
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