Texas Administrative Code
Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 21 - RIGHT OF WAY
Subchapter I - REGULATION OF SIGNS ALONG INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY HIGHWAYS
Division 1 - SIGNS
Section 21.157 - Permit Application for Certain Preexisting Commercial Signs
Universal Citation: 43 TX Admin Code § 21.157
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) If a sign is in place when the roadway on which it is located first becomes subject to Transportation Code, Chapter 391, the owner of the sign must comply with § 21.166 of this subchapter (relating to Notice of Commercial Sign Becoming Subject to Regulation).
(b) The department may issue a permit with a non-conforming status if the sign was lawfully erected and maintained before the roadway became subject to regulation and the conditions of the sign or location do not meet current requirements.
(c) The department may not issue a permit under subsection (b) for:
(1) a sign that is prohibited under §
21.177 of this subchapter (relating to Prohibited Sign Locations);
(2) a sign that is erected, repaired, or maintained in violation of §
21.188 of this subchapter (relating to Destruction of Vegetation and Access from Right of Way Prohibited); or
(3) a sign erected or maintained in violation of any other law of the state or a court order.
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