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 21.162 - Unzoned Commercial or Industrial Area
Universal Citation: 43 TX Admin Code § 21.162
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) For purposes of this subchapter, an unzoned commercial or industrial area is an area that:
(1) is centered on the location of an existing or proposed sign structure, and measured, on the same side of the highway, 800 feet in each direction along the highway right of way to a depth of 660 feet; and
(2) contains two or more commercial or industrial activities, as defined by §
21.163 of this subchapter (relating to Commercial or Industrial Activity); and
(3) 50 percent or less of which is used for residential purposes.
(b) To determine whether an area is using 50 percent or less for residential purposes under subsection (a)(3) of this section, the department will evaluate for residential use each property within the designated area that is represented to be used for residential purposes. Not more than one acre will be considered residential for each property determined to be a residence.
(c) A road or street is considered to be used for residential purposes only if residential property is located on both of its sides.
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