South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 63 - DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Article 10 - SCENIC BYWAYS
Section 63-1000 - Sign Requirements for Petitions to Close Road

A. Costs. Signs required by parties petitioning to abandon or close any street, road or highway pursuant to Section 57-9-10 must be fabricated and posted by the petitioning party. All costs for the fabrication and placement of the signs shall be the responsibility of the petitioner.

B. Minimum Size. The sign shall have a minimum width of 30 inches, a minimum height of 36 inches and shall comply with the general requirements for sign materials set forth in the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).

C. Design and Content. The sign shall be in substantial compliance with the illustration and table shown below. A detailed layout is available from the South Carolina Department of Transportation by contacting the Director of Traffic Engineering.

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D. Contact number. The petitioning party shall provide a phone number, shown on the sign layout as (000) 000-0000, for the public to call for the purpose of obtaining additional information about the proposed road closure. The phone number shall be either the petitioning party's local or toll free number, or that of their legal counsel. A representative shall be available during normal weekday business hours, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, to provide information and answers to inquiries, or a mechanism shall be in place to allow a person to leave a message which will be returned at a convenient time for both parties.

E. Installation. Each sign shall be installed on a single u-channel or square tube breakaway post. The signs shall be installed in compliance with the requirements of MUTCD. For rural roadways where no sidewalk is present, the signs shall be erected within the public right-of-way, but no less than 6 feet horizontally from the edge of pavement. The vertical distance from the edge of pavement to the bottom of the sign (mounting height) shall be a minimum of 5 feet. For roadways having curb and gutter and sidewalk, the signs shall be erected no less than 2 feet horizontally from the face of the curb. In this situation, the mounting height shall be no less than 7 feet.

F. Positioning. If the entire road is to be closed, one sign shall be erected within 100 feet of each terminal end on the right shoulder of the road in the direction of traffic and facing traffic entering the portion the petitioner proposes to close. If only a portion of the road is proposed to be closed, signs shall be erected at the beginning and ending points to be described in the petition and shall be oriented as detailed previously. Additional signs shall also be erected along the roadway where any public road intersects the affected portion. Such additional signs shall be erected within 100 feet of the intersection in both directions on the right shoulder of the road in the direction of traffic and facing traffic departing from the intersection.

G. Permission. Prior to installation of any signs, the petitioning party must submit a request for approval to encroach upon the public right-of-way to the governmental entity having authority over the road. Such request shall include a detailed description or diagram of the proposed sign locations. The petitioner shall also be responsible for locating any existing utilities prior to driving any sign posts.

H. Removal. Upon the court ruling on the road closure petition, the petitioner shall remove all signs erected under these regulations at its expense.