KRS § 177.863 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 177 / Section 177.863
177.863 Highway advertising devices, what prohibited -- Spacing -- Size -- Illumination
Status: in_force

177.863 Highway advertising devices, what prohibited -- Spacing -- Size --

Illumination.

Within any commercial or industrial zone or unzoned commercial or industrial area

adjacent to a federal-aid primary highway, advertising devices shall be subject to the

following standards:

(1) Prohibited advertising devices:

(a) Advertising devices that are not clean and in good repair.

(b) Advertising devices that are not securely affixed to a substantial structure.

(c) Advertising devices which attempt or appear to attempt to direct the

movement of traffic or which interfere with, imitate or resemble any official

traffic sign, signal or device.

(d) Advertising devices which obstruct the view of official signs, or

approaching and merging traffic.

(e) Advertising devices on trees, or painted upon natural features.

(f) Advertising devices exceeding one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250)

square feet on each face including border and trim, but excluding

supports.

(g) Advertising devices advertising an activity that is illegal under state or

federal law.

(h) Obsolete advertising devices.

(2) Spacing of advertising devices:

(a) No advertising device structure designed to be primarily viewed from a

non-limited access federal-aid primary highway shall be erected within

three hundred (300) feet of any other such advertising device structure on

the same side of the highway, unless separated by a building, natural

obstruction or roadway. Provided, however, that in an incorporated

municipality such required distance shall be reduced to one hundred

(100) feet.

(b) Double-faced -- V-type and/or back-to-back advertising device structures

shall be one advertising device for spacing purposes.

(c) The minimum distance between advertising devices shall be measured

along the nearest edge of the pavement between points directly opposite

the advertising devices.

(3) Size of advertising devices:

(a) The maximum area for any advertising device shall be one thousand two

hundred fifty (1,250) square feet, including border and trim but excluding

supports.

(b) An advertising device structure may contain one (1) or two (2)

advertisements per facing, not to exceed the maximum area.

(c) Double faced structures will be permitted with the maximum area being

allowed for each facing.

(4) Lighting of advertising devices:

Advertising devices may be illuminated, subject to the following restrictions:

(a) Advertising devices which contain, include or are illuminated by any

flashing, intermittent, or moving light or lights are prohibited, except those

giving public service information such as time, date, temperature,

weather, or similar information.

(b) Advertising devices which are not effectively shielded as to prevent

beams or rays of light from being directed at any portion of the traveled

way of the highway which are of such intensity or brilliance as to cause

glare or to impair the vision of the driver of any motor vehicle, or which

otherwise interfere with any driver's operation of a motor vehicle are

prohibited.

(c) No advertising device shall be so illuminated that it interferes with the

effectiveness of or obscures an official traffic sign, device or signal.