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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-333 - Rezone; rezoned; rezoning

Current through June 25, 2024
The act by a local governmental authority to change the
						zoning classification for an area of land from the existing classification to a
						new zoning classification.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-334 - Right of Way

Current through June 25, 2024
A general term denoting land, property, or interest
						therein, usually in a strip acquired for or devoted to a
						highway.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-335 - Scenic Area

Current through June 25, 2024
Any area of particular scenic beauty or historical
						significance as determined by Federal, State, or local officials having
						jurisdiction thereof, which includes interests in lands that have been acquired
						for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic
						beauty.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-336 - Scenic Byway

Current through June 25, 2024
A public highway, road or street including the corridor
						through which it passes, that has been designated by the State of Mississippi
						under Section
						65-41-1
						MCA et seq in accordance with the process set out herein.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-337 - Sign

Current through June 25, 2024
An outdoor sign, light, display, device, figure,
						painting, drawing, message, placard, poster, billboard or other thing which is
						designed, intended or used to advertise or inform, any part of the advertising
						or informative contents of which is visible from any place on the main traveled
						way of a state controlled route. The sign consists of the sign face, supports,
						piling, masts and other structural members. Embellishments on or cut-out
						extensions of sign faces refer to any temporary add-ons to the structure
						(usually bulletins) that extend beyond the standard structure area to command
						greater attention to the message. These can include letters, packages, 3-D
						elements, fiber optics, etc. Various categories of signs are:
1. Advertising Signs: These are signs that
					 advertise a service or product and are not located on the premises where the
					 service or product is vended. These signs are controlled in accordance with
					 this Rule.
2. On-Premise Signs:
					 Signs used to advertise or identify the principal activitiesconducted on the
					 property on which they are located. These are commonly referred to as
					 on-premise signs and are not controlled. See Section 1100 for determination of
					 on-premise signs. The acquisition of corridors either in fee or by easement for
					 the purpose of erecting on-premise signs is not acceptable under
					 23 USC
					 103(d) under this
					 Rule.
3. Specially Authorized Signs
					 and Notices as defined and controlled in Section 1700.
4. Sale or Lease Sign: These are signs
					 advertising the sale or lease of the property upon which they are located.
					 These signs are not controlled except as provided in Section 1100,
					 herein.
5. Landmark Signs: These
					 are signs lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965, determined by the State,
					 subject to approval by the Secretary of Transportation, to be Landmark Signs,
					 including signs on farm structures or natural surfaces, or historic or artistic
					 significance, the preservation of which is consistent with the purpose of
					 23 USC
					 131.
6. Small Business Signs: These are signs
					 advertising a service or product offered by a business but not located on
					 premises. These signs are addressed in Section 603 and controlled in accordance
					 with this Rule.
7. A destroyed sign
					 is a sign that has sustained damage such that 60% or more of the upright
					 supports of the sign structure are physically damaged such that normal repair
					 practices would call for each broken, bent, or twisted support to be replaced
					 or re-erected.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-338 - Sign Face

Current through June 25, 2024
The planar area to which the advertising message is
						attached. For Tri-Vision Billboards the sign face is the area which constitutes
						a single message as the panels rotate. Although Tri-Vision Billboards have,
						effectively, three faces, they shall be treated as though they only have one
						face for the purpose of this Rule.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-339 - Site

Current through June 25, 2024
A parcel or area of property on which the outdoor
						advertising sign is located or is to be erected. The area encompassed by the
						footprint of the sign structure to include but not limited to catwalk,
						lighting, or other equipment and solely dedicated to that one advertising
						device.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-340 - Size

Current through June 25, 2024
The area of a sign face including border and trim but
						exclusive of supports. For Tri-Vision Billboards the area shall be the area of
						the sign face of one of the two or three potential sign
						faces.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-341 - Spacing

Current through June 25, 2024
The distance between signs, as set out in Section
						1000.3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-342 - State Controlled Routes

Current through June 25, 2024
Those highways contained in the Federal Aid Interstate
						System and the Federal Aid Primary Highway System, the National Highway System,
						the Great River Road and any scenic byways as defined herein along with any
						additions or deletions thereto as the Federal Highway Administration shall
						determine by federal statutes or regulations.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-343 - Tri-Vision Billboard

Current through June 25, 2024
A single face, back-to-back, or "V" type advertising
						structure thathas rotating panels on which more than one advertising message
						may be contained. It is the intent to include within this definition those
						signs which conform to the industry definition of Tri-Vision Billboard and no
						other Billboards.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-344 - Twirl-Time

Current through June 25, 2024
Length of time allowed between the rotating of each
						advertising face of a Tri-Vision Billboard.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-345 - Unified Planned Development

Current through June 25, 2024
a commercial development planned for a specific area
						under a unified management plan containing defined parameters and
						covenants.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-346 - Unlawful or Illegal Sign

Current through June 25, 2024
1. A sign within
					 660 feet of the right of way of a state controlled route erected after June 15,
					 1966, or erected after the date the highway is reclassified as a state
					 controlled route, without a proper permit.
2. A sign at or beyond 660 feet of the right
					 of way of a state controlled route outside of urban areas, erected after May 6,
					 1976, or erected after the date a highway is reclassified as part of the state
					 controlled route and not authorized under Section 800 of this Rule.
3. A sign not erected in accordance with the
					 terms of its permit.
4. A sign or
					 advertising structure that is erected, constructed, installed, maintained, or
					 operated within one thousand (1,000) feet of the outside boundary of the
					 Natchez Trace Parkway outside the limits of any municipality, except as
					 indicated in Section 803 herein.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-347 - Unzoned Commercial or Industrial Area

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Proximity to Right of Way
Unzoned Commercial or Industrial Area: An unzoned
						commercial or industrial area is an area along the highway right of way that
						has not been comprehensively zoned under authority of law, that is not
						predominantly used for residential or agricultural purposes, and that is within
						800 feet, measured along the edge of the right of way, of, and on the same side
						of the highway as, the principal part of at least two (2) adjacent recognized
						commercial or industrial activities. The sign must be located on the same side
						of the highway as the commercial or industrial activity.
A portion of the regularly used buildings, parking lots,
						storage and processing areas, where each respective business activity is
						conducted, must be within 200 feet of the highway right of way, and the
						permanent building where the activity is conducted must be visible from the
						main-traveled way.
2.
Two Separate and Adjacent Activities
To be considered adjacent, there must be no separation of
						the regularly used buildings, parking lots, storage or processing areas of the
						two activities by vacant lots, or undeveloped areas over 50 feet wide as
						measured parallel to the centerline. Two activities may occupy one building as
						long as each has at least 300 square feet of floor space dedicated to that
						activity and otherwise meets the definition of a commercial or industrial
						activity. There must be separation of the two activities by a dividing wall,
						separate ownership, or other distinctive characteristics. A separate product
						line offered by one business will not be considered two activities.
3.
Measurements
a. The
					 area to be considered, based upon the qualifying activities, is up to 1,600
					 feet (800 feet on each side) plus the actual frontage of the commercial or
					 industrial activities, measured along the highway right of way provided that
					 the proposed sign structure is located on the same parcel on which the
					 activities are located.
b. The depth
					 of an unzoned commercial or industrial area is measured from the nearest edge
					 of the highway right of way perpendicular to the centerline of the
					 main-traveled way of the highway at a depth of 660 feet.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-348 - Urban Area

Current through June 25, 2024
An area including and adjacent to a municipality or
						other urban place having a population of five thousand (5,000) or more, as
						determined by the latest available Federal Census, within boundaries to be
						fixed by the Department, subject to the approval of the Secretary of
						Transportation. Information relative to the boundaries or urban areas may be
						obtained from Transportation Planning Division, Mississippi Department of
						Transportation, Post Office Box 1850, Jackson, Mississippi
						39215-1850.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-349 - Vegetation Removal Permit

Current through June 25, 2024
A permit giving consent to selectively cut and remove
						vegetation from within the Department right-of-way as provided in Section 503.
						Form MND-830, Vegetation Removal Permit, shall be used for removing vegetation.
						This permit is to be differentiated from a right of way encroachment permit for
						the removal of vegetation for business visibility, or other reason. Vegetation
						restricted from removal includes any and all trees or brush located on the
						right-of-way.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-350 - Visible/Visible from the Traveled Way

Current through June 25, 2024
Capable of being seen without visual aid by a person of
						normal visual acuity in any season of the year from the main traveled way. The
						following criteria will be used in determining which signs have been erected
						for the purpose of their messages being read from the main traveled way.
1. Location of sign
2. Local terrain and physical
					 obstructions
3. Size of
					 sign
4. Angle of sign in relation
					 to controlled highway
5. Message
					 content
6. Distance from controlled
					 highway in relation to size of sign
7. Exposure time in relation to maximum speed
					 limit.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-351 - View

Current through June 25, 2024
The range of vision defined as the line of sight from a
						driving motorist to a sign location as measured along the pavement edge of the
						adjacent travel lane and in the direction of travel from 500 feet to a point
						perpendicular to the sign location. The view is assessed by projecting straight
						lines from a height of the motorist view (3.5' to 7.6' above the pavement) to
						the outer edges of a sign or proposed sign face and inclusive of the planar
						area encompassed within the sign or proposed sign face.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-352 - Zoning

Current through June 25, 2024
The act of a county or municipality under Title 17,
						Chapter 1 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 whereby said county or municipality
						categorizes all of the property within its boundaries for the purpose of
						controlling land use and development as required by statute. Zoning ordinances
						must address the entire aerial extent of the county or municipality (i.e. must
						be comprehensive).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DEFINITIONS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-353 - Zoned Commercial or Industrial Areas

Current through June 25, 2024
Those areas which are comprehensively zoned for
						commercial or industrial purposes pursuant to local zoning ordinances or
						regulations. In locations lacking a comprehensive zoning plan, the area will be
						evaluated as an unzoned commercial and industrial area in accordance with
						Section 347 of this rule. Zoned Commercial or Industrial Areas are further
						addressed in Section 502.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › BONDS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-400

Current through June 25, 2024
All persons, partnerships, corporations, or other
						business entities erecting and or maintaining permitted outdoor advertising
						devices under these regulations shall be required, as of January 1, 1968, to
						provide the Commission with a bond in an amount not to exceed one thousand
						dollars ($1,000.00) to insure the faithful compliance with the rules and
						regulations. Form MND-810, Bond for Outdoor Advertising Business, shall be
						used.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › BONDS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-401

Current through June 25, 2024
All persons requesting a Vegetation Removal Permit shall
						provide the Commission with a performance bond in the full sum of Five Thousand
						Dollars ($5,000.00). Form MND-835, Vegetation Removal Performance Bond, shall
						be used for furnishing said bond.
When multiple permits are requested there must be a
						separate Bond for each permit. In lieu of separate bonds, the Applicant may
						post one bond in an amount totaling $5,000.00 per permit with reference to each
						permit number noted on the bond. The bond must stay in effect until completion
						of the work for all referenced permits as determined by the State Permit
						Officer.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › PERMITS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-500 - General

Current through June 25, 2024
A permit must be secured from the Department by any
						person or company before erecting outdoor advertising within the control area
						when such outdoor advertising is within the provisions of Sections 800.1,
						800.4, 800.5 or 801.1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › PERMITS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-501 - Exceptions

Current through June 25, 2024
A permit is not required for the erection of outdoor
						advertising within the control area when such outdoor advertising is within the
						provisions of Sections 800.2, 800.3, 800.6, 800.7, 801.2, 801.3, or
						801.4.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › FEES › Section 37-1-7501-09002-600

Current through June 25, 2024
The permit fee for outdoor advertising shall be
						eighty-five dollars ($85.00) per sign location and must be submitted along with
						completed Form MND-800, Application for Permit to Erect Outdoor Advertising
						Sign. A side by side, back to back, or V-type, structure shall be considered as
						one (1) sign in payment of fees. If the permitted sign structure is not erected
						in the allowed 12-month period, see Section 500. The permit fee covers the
						expenses incurred by MDOT in processing the application and is, therefore,
						nonrefundable.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › FEES › Section 37-1-7501-09002-601

Current through June 25, 2024
There is a twenty-dollar ($20.00) annual renewal fee for
						all permitted outdoor advertising signs. Failure to pay the renewal fee when
						due may result in revocation of the permit and removal of the
						sign.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › FEES › Section 37-1-7501-09002-602

Current through June 25, 2024
There is a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per site for
						each Vegetation Removal Permit request.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › FEES › Section 37-1-7501-09002-603

Current through June 25, 2024
Small Business Signs are exempt from the payment of fees
						hereunder provided they meet the following criteria:
1. The sign must advertise a service or
					 product offered by the business;
2.
					 The sign is not located on the premises of the business that offers the product
					 or service, these signs may not be located on Interstate or Freeway
					 right-of-way;
3. The sign face does
					 not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet;
4. The sign is owned, not leased, by the
					 owner of the business that offers the product or service;
5. The only information that appears on the
					 sign consists of the product or service that is offered by the business and the
					 name and location of the business; and
6. The business that offers the product or
					 service is located at a single site, is operated by the owner and employs no
					 more than two (2) individuals, excluding family members.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › FEES › Section 37-1-7501-09002-604

Current through June 25, 2024
Notwithstanding the waiver of permit fees, all Small
						Business Signs must be permitted and maintained under the applicable
						regulations for permitting outdoor advertising signs under this
						Rule.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › FEES › Section 37-1-7501-09002-605

Current through June 25, 2024
There are no fees required for Specially Authorized Signs
						and Notices as defined in Section 1700. However, said applicant shall submit
						Form MND-805, Application for Permit to Erect Directional or Other Official
						Signs Adjacent to State Controlled Routes, for a permit to erect any sign off
						the Department right-of-way.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › FEES › Section 37-1-7501-09002-606

Current through June 25, 2024
As defined in Section 1700, the applicant shall submit
						Form MND-004, Application for Permit to Locate Certain Facilities on or To
						Perform Certain Work on State Highway Right-of-Way, with no permit fee
						required, for "Welcome to City/County Name" Encroachment Signs and
						"Acknowledgment" Signs. These signs may be permitted on the Department
						right-of-way. See MDOT-Rule 37.1.7501.04002, Right of Way Encroachment Permits,
						for permitting process.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › FEES › Section 37-1-7501-09002-607

Current through June 25, 2024
Nothing contained in this Rule shall be construed to
						prohibit the payment of a permit fee to a municipality or county in addition to
						that imposed hereunder.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › PROHIBITED SIGNS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-701

Current through June 25, 2024
Signs at and beyond 660 feet of the nearest edge of the
						right-of-way of state controlled routes, outside of urban areas, and visible
						from the main traveled way of such state controlled routes are prohibited
						except those specifically authorized in Section 801.1, 801.2, 801.3 or
						801.4.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › PROHIBITED SIGNS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-702

Current through June 25, 2024
Signs or advertising structures erected, constructed,
						installed, maintained, or operated within one thousand (1000) feet of the
						outside boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway outside the limits of any
						municipality are prohibited, except those specifically authorized in Section
						803.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › PROHIBITED SIGNS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-703

Current through June 25, 2024
From and after the date of its designation as an official
						Mississippi Scenic Byway by the Legislature as provided in Section
						65-41-11
						MCA, no Outdoor Advertising structures may be erected that are visible from
						said Scenic Byway. MDOT shall have full jurisdiction over scenic byways and
						these regulations shall apply. All signs or advertising structures existing
						prior to the designation of said Scenic Byway shall be considered and
						maintained as nonconforming signs under this Rule.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › AUTHORIZED SIGNS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-800

Current through June 25, 2024
Signs authorized to be erected and maintained within the
						control area are listed as follows:
1.
					 Specially Authorized signs and notices as set out in Section 1700
					 herein.
2. Signs advertising the
					 sale or lease of property upon which they are located.
3. Signs advertising the principal activities
					 conducted on the property upon which they are located.
4. Signs located in areas which are zoned
					 industrial or commercial as defined herein.
5. Signs located in unzoned commercial or
					 industrial areas as defined herein.
6. Signs which locate, identify, mark or warn
					 of the presence of pipelines, utility lines or rail and appurtenances thereto,
					 including, but not limited to, markers used in maintenance, operation,
					 observation and safety of said facilities.
7. Grandfathered signs are allowed to remain
					 and shall be maintained as set out in Section 1300 until they are abandoned,
					 destroyed or purchased by the State. However, a Grandfathered sign that is
					 permittable under this Rule may be permitted as set out in Section 500, and
					 those permitted shall be treated as a permitted sign from that time
					 forward.
8. Nonconforming signs are
					 allowed to remain and shall be maintained as set out in Section 1300 until they
					 are abandoned, destroyed or purchased by the State.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › AUTHORIZED SIGNS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-801

Current through June 25, 2024
Signs at or beyond 660 feet of the nearest edge of the
						right-of-way of state controlled routes outside of urban areas that are visible
						from the main-traveled way of such state controlled routes are authorized as
						follows:
1. Specially Authorized signs
					 and notices as set out in Section 1700.
2. Signs advertising the sale or lease of
					 property upon which they are located.
3. Signs advertising the principal activities
					 conducted on the property upon which they are located.
4. Grandfathered signs are allowed to remain
					 and shall be maintained as set out in Section 1300 until they are Abandoned,
					 destroyed or purchased by the State.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › AUTHORIZED SIGNS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-802

Current through June 25, 2024
Landmark Signs, as defined herein in existence on October
						22, 1965, are authorized to remain. These signs will be maintained in
						accordance with the provisions of Section 1300 herein until such time as they
						are abandoned or destroyed as defined herein.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › AUTHORIZED SIGNS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-803

Current through June 25, 2024
Signs allowed within one thousand (1,000) feet of the
						outside boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway are:
1. Signs, displays or devices which advertise
					 the sale, lease, rental, or development of the property on which they are
					 located;
2. Signs, displays or
					 devices which carry only advertisements strictly related to the lawful use of
					 the property on which they are located, including signs, displays, and devices
					 which identify the business transacted, services rendered, goods sold or
					 produced on the property, name of the business or name of the person, firm or
					 corporation occupying or owning the property. The size of signs advertising the
					 major activity of a business is not regulated under Sections
					 55-13-33
					 through 5513-45 Mississippi Code of 1972. Signs which advertise brand name
					 products or services sold or offered for sale on the property shall not be
					 displayed unless such signs are attached to the building in which such products
					 are sold. All signs permitted under this subsection shall be located not more
					 than one hundred fifty (150) feet from the building in which such business
					 activity is carried on;
3. Historic
					 markers erected by duly-constituted and authorized public
					 authorities;
4. Highway markers and
					 signs erected or caused to be erected by the Department orother authorized
					 authorities in accordance with the law;
5. Directional and official signs and notices
					 erected and maintained by public officers or agencies pursuant to and in
					 accordance with lawful authorization for the purpose of carrying out an
					 official duty or responsibility.
6.
					 Except as otherwise provided by law, signs located within a one thousand
					 (1,000) foot radius of intersections created by the crossing of the boundary of
					 the Natchez Trace Parkway with the right-of-way lines of components of State
					 Controlled Routes.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › SIGN CONFIGURATIONS WHICH MAY BE ERECTED › Section 37-1-7501-09002-900

Current through June 25, 2024
Conventional Signs may be erected back to back, side by
						side, or "V" type with not more than two (2) faces on one side. Each face shall
						be limited to one (1) display.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › SIGN CONFIGURATIONS WHICH MAY BE ERECTED › Section 37-1-7501-09002-901

Current through June 25, 2024
The signs in Section 900 will be considered as one sign
						for permit and spacing requirements provided the sign structures are physically
						contiguous or connected by the same structure or cross bracing, or located not
						more than fifteen (15) feet apart at their nearest point in the case of back to
						back or "V" signs.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › SIGN CONFIGURATIONS WHICH MAY BE ERECTED › Section 37-1-7501-09002-902

Current through June 25, 2024
A Tri-Vision sign structure may be erected as a single
						face, back-to-back or "V" type. A Tri-Vision sign structure may not be erected
						in a side by side or stacked configuration.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › SIGN CONFIGURATIONS WHICH MAY BE ERECTED › Section 37-1-7501-09002-903

Current through June 25, 2024
A Digital sign structure may be erected as a single
						face, back-to-back or "V" type. The structure will have no more than one face
						on any side. A Digital sign structure may not be erected in a side by side or
						stacked configuration.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › STANDARDS FOR SIGNS ERECTED UNDER PERMITS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-1000

Current through June 25, 2024
The following standards or requirements apply to all
						signs erected under permits issued through this Rule. These standards are
						subject to the standards set out in §
											49-23-1, et
						seq., Mississippi Code of 1972 and shall conform to any amendments thereto from
						and after the adoption of this Rule.
1.
					 Maximum Size and Height
a. The maximum area
					 for each face of a sign erected before July 1, 2003 shall be 1,200 square
					 feet.
b. For sign structures
					 erected on or after July 1, 2003, the total aggregate sign face area for any
					 one direction of travel, including side-by'side configurations, shall be 672
					 square feet, the maximum height shall be fourteen (14) feet and the maximum
					 length shall be forty-eight (48) feet, inclusive of any border and trim on the
					 sign face, but excluding any embellishment on, and cut-out extension of, the
					 sign face, the base or apron, supports and other structural members. The height
					 of any sign structure shall not exceed forty (40) feet.
c. For sign structures erected on or after
					 April 15, 2008, the height of any sign structure shall not exceed forty (40)
					 feet above the level of the road grade unless the grade of the land adjacent to
					 the road is higher than the level of the road grade, then the height of the
					 sign structure may exceed forty (40) feet above the level of the road grade but
					 shall not exceed forty (40) feet above the grade of the site where the sign is
					 placed. Any embellishment on or cut-out extension of any sign face shall not
					 exceed twenty percent (20%) of the square footage of such sign face.
d. The area of any sign face shall be
					 measured by the smallest square, rectangle, triangle or circle or combination
					 thereof which will encompass the entire sign. Any embellishment on or cut-out
					 extension of any sign face shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the square
					 footage of such sign face.
e.
					 Maximum size for a Tri-Vision face will be that area prescribed herein as of
					 the date of erection. Each face will have three (3) rotating displays with only
					 one (1) display being viewed at a time.
f. Where the visibility of an outdoor
					 advertising structure in affected by the installation of a noise attenuation
					 barrier, the permittee may apply for relief by the following methods:
i. Relocation of the sign;
ii. A modification of the height of the sign
					 to mitigate the reduced visibility. Application for modification to the height
					 of the sign must be made to the State Maintenance Engineer and approved by the
					 Commission. The municipality or county in which the sign is located must concur
					 with the height modification.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DETERMINATION OF ON-PREMISE SIGNS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-1100 - General

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
											23 USC
					 131, and Section 49-23-5, Mississippi Code of
					 1972, define on premisesigns. Said statutes also place "on premise signs"
					 beyond the regulatory control of the Department. The guidelines herein are
					 derived and developed from these statutes and are applicable to Federal and
					 state regulations to identify on-premise signs. The provisions herein do not
					 prohibit signs containing non-commercial speech.
2. In addition to the above, Section
					 55-13-33,
					 Mississippi Code of 1972 allows signs, displays, or devices to be erected
					 within one thousand (1000) feet of the outside boundary of the Natchez Trace
					 Parkway if the sign only has advertisements strictly related to the lawful use
					 of the property on which it is located including signs, displays or devices
					 which identify the business transacted, services rendered, goods sold or
					 produced on the property, name of the business or name of the person, firm, or
					 corporation occupying or owning the property. Signs which advertise brand name
					 products or service sold or offered for sale on the property shall not be
					 displayed unless such signs are on or attached to the building in which such
					 products are sold. All signs allowed under this subsection shall be located not
					 more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from the building in which such business
					 activity is carried on.
3. This
					 section sets forth the policies and procedures for determining whether a sign
					 is an on premise sign. It is the purpose of this section to prevent possible
					 abuses or obvious attempts to qualify off premise outdoor advertising as
					 on-premise signs, thereby exempting them from control.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DETERMINATION OF ON-PREMISE SIGNS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-1101

Current through June 25, 2024
Characteristics of an on-premise sign
1. A sign, display or device will be
					 considered to be an on-premise sign if it meets the following requirements:
a. The sign must be located on the same
					 premises as the activity or property advertised; and
b. The sign must have as its purpose (1) the
					 identification of the activity, or its products or services or (2) the sale or
					 lease of the property on which the sign is located, rather than the purpose of
					 general advertising.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › DETERMINATION OF ON-PREMISE SIGNS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-1103 - Purpose Test

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The following
					 will be used to determine whether a sign, display or device has an appropriate
					 purpose as required in 1101.1.b above.
a. Any
					 sign which consists solely of the name of the establishment is an on-premise
					 sign.
b. A sign which identifies
					 the establishment's principal or accessory products or services offered on the
					 premises is an on-premise sign.
c.
					 When a sign,
i Brings rental income to an
					 independent property owner,
ii.
					 Consists principally of a brand name or trade name advertising, and
iii.  The product or service advertised is
					 only incidental to the principal activity; it shall be considered an outdoor
					 advertising sign and not an on-premise sign.
d. A sign which advertises activities
					 conducted on the premises, but which also advertises, in a prominent manner,
					 activities not conducted on the premises is not an on-premise sign.
e. A sale or lease sign which also advertises
					 any product or service not located upon and related to the business of selling
					 or leasing the land on which the sign is located is not an on-premise
					 sign.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › CONSTRUCTION OF SIGNS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-1200

Current through June 25, 2024
Construction should conform to the requirements set forth
						by the Outdoor Advertisers Association of America and by the International
						Building Code, or should conform to the applicable local sign code or
						ordinance, whichever is more restrictive.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › CONSTRUCTION OF SIGNS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-1201

Current through June 25, 2024
The Applicant will be required to erect permitted sign(s)
						so that all sign faces are visible above the tree line. The State Maintenance
						Engineer's designated agent will make final inspection of the permitted sign
						and determine whether the sign is above the tree line and take a photograph.
						The owner of the permitted sign will be advised if the sign is not above the
						tree line and will be required to raise the height of the sign or the permit
						will be forfeited and the sign must be removed. If the sign cannot be raised
						above the tree line without exceeding the maximum height of sign, the permit
						will be forfeited. Applications for permits to erect signs which are not
						visible due to existing landscaping of the right-of-way will be
						denied.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › CONSTRUCTION OF SIGNS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-1202

Current through June 25, 2024
The erection of signs adjacent to non-access highways by
						access from the highway right of way is prohibited. The parking of vehicles on
						any highway right of way while constructing signs is also prohibited. Violation
						of this section may result in penalties as provided in Section
						1305.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › CONSTRUCTION OF SIGNS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-1203

Current through June 25, 2024
Methods of construction and materials used shall not
						produce a sign which, when viewed from the rear, presents an unsightly
						appearance. All materials used upon the sign site, as herein defined, being
						structural cosmetic or otherwise, must comply with the Rule, and all applicable
						State, Federal, and local statutes or ordinances.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 37 - Transportation and Highways › Part 1 - Mississippi Department of Transportation › Subpart 7501 - Maintenance › Chapter 09002 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Adjacent to State Controlled Routes › MAINTENANCE AND CONTINUANCE OF SIGNS › Section 37-1-7501-09002-1300

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purpose of defining maintenance requirements,
						signs are divided into four (4) categories.
1. Conforming signs as defined in Section
					 307;
2. Grandfathered signs as
					 defined in Sections 318;
3.
					 Non-Conforming signs as defined in 329;
4. Landmark Signs are defined in Section
					 802.