§ 8-730. Signs for which permit may not be issued

   The Administration may not issue a permit for any outdoor sign along or near any federal-aid primary highway, if the sign:

   (1) Imitates or resembles any official traffic sign, signal, or device;

   (2) Is erected or maintained on any tree or painted or drawn on any rock or other natural feature;

   (3) Is erected or maintained in a way that:

      (i) Obscures or otherwise interferes with the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, signal, or device; or

      (ii) Obstructs or interferes with a driver's view of approaching, merging, or intersecting traffic;

   (4) Is located within 250 feet of any public park, public forest, playground, or cemetery that is adjacent to a federal-aid primary highway; or

   (5) Is along or near a scenic byway located on the federal-aid primary highway.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 89B, § 252; 1977, ch. 13, § 2; 2011, ch. 318.