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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 19 - Pipe Bursting/Crushing › Section II-1907 - Indemnification

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The permittee
				will indemnify and hold harmless the DOTD for any fines or third-party claims
				for personal or property damage arising out of a spill or overflow that is
				fully or partially the responsibility of the permittee, including legal,
				engineering, and administrative expenses of the DOTD in defending such fines
				and claims.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381, et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 19 - Pipe Bursting/Crushing › Section II-1909 - Materials

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The replacement
				pipe used in pipe bursting operations shall be High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
				Pipe manufactured from a high density, high molecular weight polyethylene resin
				which conforms to ASTM D-1248 and meets the requirements for Type III, Class A,
				Grade P34, Category 5, and has a PPI rating of PE 3408, when
				compounded.
B. The pipe produced
				from this resin shall have a minimum cell classification of 345434D or E (inner
				wall shall be light in color) under ASTM D3350.
C. All pipe shall be made from virgin
				material. No reworked material shall be used except that obtained from the
				manufacturer's own production of the same formulation.
D. Before commencement of work, the permittee
				shall submit to the DOTD for approval, the vendor's specific technical data
				with complete physical properties of pipe and pipe dimensions pertinent to the
				job.
E. The Standard Dimension
				Ratio (SDR) Classification for various depths shall be as follows.
1. The Standard Dimension Ratio (SDR), which
				is the ratio of the outside diameter (OD) of the pipe to its minimum wall
				thickness, shall be specified for the various depths listed in Table
				I.
2. The depth shall be measured
				from the upstream and downstream manhole rim to the invert of the existing
				sewer in the pipe segment to be replaced.
3. The SDR shall be selected for the deeper
				of the two manholes for a given pipe segment.
Table I
Polyethylene Pipe SDR
(Applicable SDR for Depth Range)
HDPE Pipe SDR
Maximum Depth (Feet)
21
10
17
20
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 19 - Pipe Bursting/Crushing › Section II-1911 - Backfill

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All excavations
				within the limits of the right-of-way shall be backfilled and tamped in layers
				to the density of the adjacent undisturbed soil.
B. Where sod is removed or destroyed, it
				shall be replaced.
C. Where it is
				necessary to make excavations in the shoulder, the top 6 inches of backfill
				shall be with like shoulder material.
D. Existing soil materials declared
				unsuitable for backfill by the DOTD shall be disposed of by approved methods
				and replaced with select material as needed.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381, et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 19 - Pipe Bursting/Crushing › Section II-1913 - Pre-Installation Preparation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				permittee shall submit a work plan with the permit application to the DOTD for
				review and acceptance. The work plan shall address the following minimum
				preparation/steps, unless approved otherwise by the DOTD.
1. It is the responsibility of the permittee
				to examine the proposed line segment and notify the DOTD if conditions exist
				that could cause problems with the pipe bursting/crushing method. These could
				include nearby services that could be damaged by the operations, existing slabs
				that could be damaged, or less than acceptable depth of cover.
2. Prior to performing any excavations, the
				applicant is required to call Louisiana One-Call. If installing any underground
				facilities such as cable or conduits, the applicant must be a member of
				Louisiana One-Call.
3. When pipe
				bursting under a roadway, the pipe being replaced must be a minimum depth of 8
				feet below the roadway. Therefore, all adjacent underground utilities must be
				located by the permittee. Pipe bursting will not be allowed within a distance
				of 3 feet or 3 times the diameter of the replacement pipe, whichever is
				greater, from existing underground utilities.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 19 - Pipe Bursting/Crushing › Section II-1915 - Pre-Installation CCTV Inspection

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. It
				shall be the responsibility of the permittee to televise the sewer pipe
				immediately before the pipe bursting/crushing to assure that the existing pipe
				conditions are acceptable for pipe bursting/crushing.
B. If Pre-Installation CCTV inspection
				reveals a sag in the existing sewer that is greater than one-half the diameter
				of the existing pipe, it shall be the responsibility of permittee to install
				the replacement pipe so that the result is an acceptable grade without the sag.
				The permittee shall take the necessary measures to eliminate these sags by one
				of the following measures:
1. pipe
				replacement
2. digging a sag
				elimination pit and bringing the bottom of the pipe trench to a uniform grade
				in line with the existing pipe invert, or
3. by other measures approved by the
				DOTD.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 19 - Pipe Bursting/Crushing › Section II-1917 - Bypassing Sewage

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When
				required for acceptable completion of the pipe bursting/crushing process, the
				permittee shall provide for continuous sewage flow around the section(s) of
				pipe designated for the installation of replacement pipe.
B. The pump bypass lines shall be of adequate
				capacity and size to handle the flow.
C. Bypass pumping shall be considered
				incidental to the installation of the replacement pipe.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381, et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 19 - Pipe Bursting/Crushing › Section II-1919 - Access to Worksite and Traffic Control

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Access to the work area shall be from the
				main roadway or ramps or from the adjacent property, as safety
				dictates.
B. The permittee shall
				conduct his operation in accordance with DOTD Maintenance Traffic Control
				Handbook and shall utilize appropriate traffic control devices.
C. The disturbed access areas shall be
				restored to original condition upon completion of the work.
D. Work will be performed only during regular
				daylight hours, Monday through Friday excluding legal holidays, when the
				department is open.
E. When a lane
				closure on a state highway is necessary, the department shall ensure, whenever
				feasible, that work is not performed between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. or
				between the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381, et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 19 - Pipe Bursting/Crushing › Section II-1921 - Installation Process

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				permittee shall submit information, in detail, on the procedure and steps to be
				followed for the installation of the pipe bursting/crushing method selected,
				even if the process is named in the specification.
B. All such instructions and procedures
				submitted shall be carefully followed during installation.
C. Any proposed changes in installation
				procedures shall require submittal of revised procedures and acceptance by the
				DOTD.
D. If the roadway is damaged,
				permittee is responsible for repairs.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381, et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 19 - Pipe Bursting/Crushing › Section II-1923 - Insertion Pits

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The location and
				number of insertion pits shall be planned by the permittee and submitted in
				writing for approval by the DOTD prior to excavation.
B. The pits shall be located in a manner that
				their total number shall be minimized and the length of replacement pipe
				installed in a single pull shall be maximized.
C. Repairs under the roadway will not be
				allowed if it necessitates open cutting the roadway. If difficulty with the
				crossing is experienced, the utility company must install and bear the total
				cost of a new crossing.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381, et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter A - Outdoor Advertising Signs › Section III-101 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The purpose of
				  this directive is to establish policies for the installation of Specific
				  Services (logo) Signing within state highway rights-of-way.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:461.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter A - Outdoor Advertising Signs › Section III-103 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Except as defined in this Paragraph, the terms used in
					 this rule shall be defined in accordance with the definitions and usage of the
					 Louisiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
Business Sign
- a separately attached sign
					 mounted on the specific information sign panel to show the brand, symbol,
					 trademark, or name, or combination of these, for a motorist service available
					 on or near a crossroad or frontage road at or near an interchange.
Department
- the Louisiana Department of
					 Transportation and Development.
Specific Information Sign
- a ground
					 mounted rectangular sign panel with:
a. the words "gas, " "food, " "lodging ," "camping " or
					 "attractions" ;
b. directional information;
c. one or more business signs.
Specific Services (logo) Signing
- the
					 Specific Services (logo) Signing Program consists of the various components
					 including business signs, specific information signs (mainline and ramp) and
					 trailblazing signs. The term "logo Program" shall refer to the overall Specific
					 Services Signing Program.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:461.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter A - Outdoor Advertising Signs › Section III-107 - Criteria for Specific Information Permitted

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. General Criteria. Each business identified
				  on a specific information sign shall meet the following general criteria.
1. Give written assurance to the department
				  of its conformity with all applicable laws concerning the provision of public
				  accommodations without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability,
				  or national origin, and not be in breach of that assurance.
2. In rural areas, businesses shall be
				  located no more than 10 miles in either direction for " gas ," " food " and "
				  lodging " or 25 miles in either direction for "camping " and " attractions "
				  from the terminal of the nearest off ramp. In urban areas, businesses shall be
				  located no more than 2 miles in either direction for " gas ," " food " and "
				  lodging " or 5 miles in either direction for " camping " and "attractions "
				  from the terminal of the nearest off ramp. Measurements shall be made from the
				  beginning of the curves connecting the ramp to the crossroad or the nosepoint
				  of a loop along the normal edge of the pavement of the crossroad as a vehicle
				  must travel to reach a point opposite the main entrance to the
				  business.
3. Have appropriate
				  licensing and/or permitting as required by federal, state, parish, and local
				  laws or regulations.
4. Provide a
				  telephone for public use.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter A - Outdoor Advertising Signs › Section III-109 - Sign Composition

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Specific Information Sign. The specific information sign shall be a blue
				  background with a white reflectorized border and legend.
B. Business Signs. Business signs shall
				  consist of either graphic symbols or text used to identify the business. A
				  business identification graphic symbol or trademark shall be reproduced in the
				  colors and general shape consistent with customary use, and any integral legend
				  shall be in proportionate size. Businesses advertising on the "fuel " specific
				  information panel shall be required to use the trademark of the brand of fuel
				  offered rather than a unique graphic symbol. Graphic symbols and trademarks
				  that resemble any official traffic control device are prohibited. Business
				  identification text shall consist of block letters no smaller than FHWA 6-inch
				  Series C Lettering. No products, goods and services, accessory activities or
				  descriptive advertising words, phrases or slogans shall be displayed on a
				  business sign. The word
diesel
shall be permitted on the "fuel
				  " business sign of a facility that provides diesel motor fuel.
C. Supplemental Information on Business Signs
				  (Flashes). Flashes consist of a solid color 6-inch stripe with a contrasting
				  legend along the bottom edge of a business sign. Flashes may be used to convey
				  the following information.
1. Twenty-Four
				  Hours. A business that is open 24 hours per day may use a highway red flash
				  with the legend "24 hours " in white 4-inch block lettering.
2. Attractions. A business that qualifies
				  under camping, but is placed on the "attractions " specific information sign
				  may use a highway yellow flash with the legend "camping " in black 4-inch block
				  letters. A business that qualifies as an attraction, but is not open seven days
				  a week, must use a highway yellow flash with the continuous days of operation
				  in black 4-inch letters. (example: "mon. -fri. " or "tue. -sun. ")
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter A - Outdoor Advertising Signs › Section III-111 - Special Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Business sign applications will be accepted on a "first-come" basis. Businesses
				  must meet the distance requirements from each approach independently in order
				  to be signed on each approach. All distance criteria are to be determined in
				  accordance with the provisions stated in §107. A 2
B. The specific information signs shall be
				  fabricated and installed by the department. All business signs shall be
				  furnished by the businesses at no cost to the department and shall be
				  manufactured in accordance with the department's standards or special
				  specifications and/or supplements thereto, for both materials and construction.
				  Signs not meeting these requirements shall not be installed.
C. No business shall be eligible to
				  participate in the Specific Services (logo) Signing program while advertising
				  on an illegal outdoor advertising sign.
D. When one or more businesses at an
				  interchange meeting the requirements of §107. A.2 agree to participate in
				  the Specific Services (logo) Signing program, the general motorist service sign
				  at that interchange shall be removed. General services other than "fuel,"
				  "food," "lodging," "camping" and "attractions" shall be signed for using an
				  independently mounted symbolic service sign.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:461.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter A - Outdoor Advertising Signs › Section III-112 - Unique Traffic Generators

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				  state traffic engineer may, within his discretion, make exceptions to the above
				  rules and regulations for unique traffic generators which do not otherwise fit
				  within the parameters of the existing rules for Specific Services Signing
				  (LOGO). This authority shall be exercised on a case-by-case basis.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:461 and
					 R.S.
					 32:238(B).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter A - Outdoor Advertising Signs › Section III-115 - "RV Friendly" Program

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Purpose. The
				  purpose of this rule is to establish policies for the installation of "RV
				  Friendly" symbols on qualifying Specific Services (LOGO) Signs.
B. Definitions
"
RV Friendly
" -those businesses that can
					 accommodate large recreational vehicles by meeting specific facility and access
					 criteria.
C. Criteria
1. Roadway and Parking Surfaces
a. Roadways and parking lots must be
				  all-weather hard surface. Road surface types can include concrete, asphalt, and
				  aggregate such as gravel, limestone, and rap material.
b. Roadway shall be free of ruts and
				  potholes.
c. Lane widths shall be a
				  minimum of 11 feet.
d. A minimum
				  turning radius of 35 feet shall be used on all connections and turns.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter B - Outdoor Advertising Visibility Maintenance › Section III-117 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Establish policy
				  and procedures relating to location of trees, shrubs or other vegetation and
				  traffic signs that impair the visibility of outdoor advertising display or
				  on-premise business identification signs or devices adjacent to highway
				  right-of-way.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:274.1 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter B - Outdoor Advertising Visibility Maintenance › Section III-119 - Policy

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Traffic signs as
				  determined by the department shall be placed so as to avoid obscuring exiting
				  off-premise or on-premise outdoor advertising displays, provided the traffic
				  sign can be legally, safely and effectively erected in an adjacent location
				  which does not obscure such displays.
B. Trees, shrubs or other vegetation
				  plantings shall not be placed so as to purposely obscure existing off-premise
				  or on-premise outdoor advertising displays. Where existing plantings do obscure
				  displays that were in place prior to the planting, judicious trimming,
				  relocation, removal or replacement will be considered as warranted by local
				  conditions. It is emphasized that this policy relating to plantings will not
				  apply to landscaped segments of highway, or to illegally placed
				  signs.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:274.1 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter B - Outdoor Advertising Visibility Maintenance › Section III-121 - Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The right-of-way
				  permits engineer will be responsible for the implementation and coordination of
				  these procedures.
B. Any request
				  for visibility improvement for an off-premise or on-premise advertising display
				  will be made using the supplement and application for Project Permit Form DOTD
				  03-41-0593 below, copies of which will be maintained in each district office.
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C. The
				  application for permit with request form shall be sent to the right-of-way
				  permits unit in Baton Rouge for further handling and in sequence as per the
				  following:
1. headquarters traffic and
				  planning section for verification, location and legal status;
2. right-of-way permits unit for transmittal
				  to and review by the district administrator;
3. review by roadside development specialist:
a. to determine if area affected in a
				  designated landscaped portion of the right-of-way or under vegetation
				  management by maintenance forces;
b. protect the aesthetic value of
				  right-of-way vegetation and determine what the permittee intends to
				  do;
4. transmittal to
				  headquarters right-of-way permits unit by district administrator for final
				  processing.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter B - Outdoor Advertising Visibility Maintenance › Section III-123 - Other Issuances Affected

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  This directive supersedes EDSM Number IV.2.1.6 issued September 26, 1980. All
				  directives, memorandums or instructions issued heretofore in conflict with this
				  directive are hereby rescinded.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:274.1 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter B - Outdoor Advertising Visibility Maintenance › Section III-125 - Implementation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. This directive
				  will become effective immediately upon receipt.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:274.1 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter C - Regulations for Control of Outdoor Advertising › Section III-129 - Purpose Test

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any sign meeting
				  the following criteria shall be presumed to have been erected with the purpose
				  of being read from the main traveled way of a controlled highway. Where a sign
				  is read from the main traveled way of two or more highways, one or more of
				  which is controlled, the more stringent of applicable control requirements will
				  apply.
B. Signs erected in such a
				  manner as to be visible from either direction of travel on subject controlled
				  highway.
C. Signs whose lettering
				  is 1 inch or more in height or width for each 50 feet in distance from the sign
				  to the main traveled way of the subject controlled highway.
D. Signs which can be readily viewed for a
				  time of five seconds or more from the main traveled way of the subject
				  controlled highway while traveling at the posted speed limit.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:461 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter C - Regulations for Control of Outdoor Advertising › Section III-131 - Landmark Signs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In
				  accordance with Title 23, United States Code and in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:461.20 (1975 Supp.), those signs lawfully
				  erected and maintained prior to October 22, 1965, which are determined by the
				  Louisiana Department of Highways, subject to the approval of the United States
				  Secretary of Transportation to be landmark signs, and which would otherwise be
				  subject to removal shall be allowed to remain. Such include signs, displays,
				  and devices on form structures or natural surfaces which are of historic or
				  artistic significance, the preservation of which is consistent with the
				  Louisiana and Federal Highway Beautification Acts. The Louisiana Department of
				  Highways will submit a one-time list of such landmark signs to the Federal
				  Highway Administration for approval. Such signs may have reasonable
				  maintenance, repair and restoration; however, a substantial change in size,
				  lighting, or message content will terminate the exempt or permitted status of
				  such sign. Permits shall be required for each such landmark sign and will be
				  issued by the Louisiana Department of Highways upon appropriate application by
				  the owner thereof.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:461 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter C - Regulations for Control of Outdoor Advertising › Section III-132 - Off-Premise Changeable Message Signs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
Changeable Message
				  Sign-
any outdoor advertising sign which displays a series of
				  advertisements, regardless of technology used, including, but not limited to,
				  the following:
1. rotating slats;
2. changing placards;
3. rotating cubes;
4. changes in light configuration or light
				  colors;
5. LED (light emitting
				  diodes)/video displays.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter C - Regulations for Control of Outdoor Advertising › Section III-133 - New Signs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any
				  structure or device which has never displayed advertising or informative
				  message content is subject to control or removal when any advertising content
				  or message visible from the main traveled way of a controlled highway is added
				  thereto. When such message or informative content is added, a new outdoor
				  advertising sign has been erected which must comply with state law and all
				  regulations in effect on such occasion.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:461 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter C - Regulations for Control of Outdoor Advertising › Section III-134 - Spacing of Signs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Interstate,
				  Federal-Aid Primary Highways and National Highway System signs may not be
				  located in such a manner as to obscure or otherwise physically interfere with
				  the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, signal or device, or obstruct or
				  physically interfere with the driver's view of approaching, merging or
				  intersecting traffic.
B. Interstate
				  Highways and Freeways on the Federal-Aid Primary System and National Highway
				  System (Control of Access Routes)
1. No two
				  structures shall be spaced less than 1000 feet apart.
2. Outside of incorporated villages, towns
				  and cities, no structure may be located adjacent to or within 500 feet of an
				  interchange, intersection at grade, or safety rest area.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter C - Regulations for Control of Outdoor Advertising › Section III-135 - Measurements for Spacing

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Distance from the edge of the right-of-way to a subject sign for control
				  purposes is measured horizontally along a line perpendicular to the centerline
				  of the said highway.
B. Centerline
				  of the highway means a line of equal distance from the edges of the median
				  separating the main traveled ways of a divided highway or the centerline of the
				  main traveled way of a non-divided highway.
C. The minimum distance between structures
				  shall be measured horizontally along a line perpendicular to the edge of the
				  main traveled way between points directly opposite the center of the
				  sign along each side of the highway and
				  shall apply only to structures located on the same side of the
				  highway.
D. For continuous ramps
				  which start at one entrance and end at the next exit, the allowable spacing
				  shall be measured from the intersection of the edge of the mainline shoulder
				  and the edge of the ramp shoulder; or in the case of bridges, the measurement
				  would be taken where the mainline and the ramp bridge rails meet. This
				  provision shall apply to §134. B.1 and §134. C 1
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:461 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter C - Regulations for Control of Outdoor Advertising › Section III-136 - Erection and Maintenance of Outdoor Advertising in Unzoned Commercial and Industrial Areas

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A.
				  Definitions
Unzoned Commercial or Industrial
					 Areas
-those areas which are not zoned by state or local law,
					 regulation, ordinance and on which there are located one or more permanent
					 structures within which a commercial or industrial business is actively
					 conducted, and where the area along the highway extends outward 800 feet from
					 and beyond the edge of the activity.
B. Qualifying Criteria
1. Primary Use Test
a. The business must be equipped with all
				  customary utilities and must be open to the public regularly or be regularly
				  used by employees of the business as their principal work stations.
b. The primary use or activity conducted in
				  the area must be of a type customarily and generally required by local
				  comprehensive zoning authorities in this state to be restricted as a primary
				  use to areas which are zoned industrial or commercial.
c. The fact that an activity may be conducted
				  for profit in the area is not determinative of whether or not an area is an
unzoned or commercial area.
Activities incidental to the
				  primary use of the area, such as a kennel or a repair shop in a building or on
				  land which is used primarily as a residence, school, church or
				  assisted/extended living facilities do not constitute commercial or industrial
				  activities for the purpose of determining the primary use of an
unzoned
area even though income is derived from the
				  activity.
d. If, however, the
				  activity is primary and local comprehensive zoning authorities in this state
				  would customarily and generally require the use to be restricted to a
				  commercial or industrial area, then the activity constitutes a commercial or
				  industrial activity for purposes of determining the primary use of an area,
				  even though the owner or occupant of the land may also live on the
				  property.
e. The actual land use at
				  the sign site cannot be agricultural or farming.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter C - Regulations for Control of Outdoor Advertising › Section III-138 - Erection and Maintenance of Outdoor Advertising in Areas Zoned Commercial and Industrial

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A.
Areas Zoned Commercial or Zoned Industrial
-those areas in a
				  comprehensively zoned political subdivision set aside for commercial or
				  industrial use pursuant to the state or local zoning regulations, but shall not
				  include areas which reflect strip zoning, spot zoning or variances granted by
				  the local political subdivisions strictly for outdoor advertising.
B. To determine whether a zoning action, past
				  or present, is an attempt to circumvent outdoor advertising laws and/or rules,
				  the following factors shall be taken into consideration:
1. expressed reason for zoning
				  change;
2. zoning for the
				  surrounding area;
3. actual land
				  use;
4. existence of plans for
				  commercial or industrial development;
5. availability of utilities (water,
				  electricity, sewage) in the newly zoned area;
6. existence of access roads or dedicated
				  access to the newly zoned area; and
7. documentation that property has been
				  assessed in accordance with zoning.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter C - Regulations for Control of Outdoor Advertising › Section III-139 - Determination of On-Premise Exemptions

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A.Section 131(c) of Title 23, United States
				  Code and
				  R.S.
				  48:461.2, specifically exempt "signs,
				  displays and devices advertising activities conducted on the property upon
				  which they are located" and "signs, displays and devices advertising the sale
				  or lease of property upon which they are located." Such signs are hereinafter
				  referred to as "on-premise" signs. The regulations hereinafter following set
				  forth the rules by which the Louisiana Department of Highways shall determine
				  whether or not an advertising sign, display or device comes within the exempt
				  categories set forth by
				  R.S.
				  48:461.2. It is the purpose of the following
				  rules to prevent abuses or obvious attempts to erect and maintain illegal
				  outdoor advertising in the guise of on-premise advertising.
B. Criteria. A sign, display or device will
				  be considered to be an on-premise sign and exempt from controls, if it conforms
				  to the following standards.
1. Premises. The
				  sign must be situated on the same premises, as the principal or accessory
				  activities, products, or services offered, or upon the property or land area
				  advertised to be for sale or for lease. The structure or office housing the
				  principal or accessory activities, products or services must meet the following
				  requirements.
a. Area. Any structure to be
				  used as a business must have an enclosed area of 600 square feet or more. For
				  any structure containing multiple offices, each office may have an on-premise
				  sign if the individual office has an enclosed area of 120 square feet or
				  more.
b. Foundation. Any structure
				  to be used as a business or office must be affixed on a slab, piers, or
				  foundation.
c. Access. Any
				  structure to be used as a business or office must have unimpeded access from a
				  roadway to an adequate customer parking lot adjacent to the business
				  building.
d. Utilities. Any
				  structure to be used as a business or office must have normal utilities.
				  Minimum utility service shall include business telephones, electricity, water
				  service disposal, all in compliance with appropriate local, state and parish
				  rules. Should a state, parish or local rule not exist, compliance with minimum
				  utility service shall be determined at the time of field inspection by the
				  department's authorized representative.
e. Identification. The name of the business
				  must be displayed on premises.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter C - Regulations for Control of Outdoor Advertising › Section III-141 - Destruction of Trees and Violations of Control of Access

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A. The Louisiana Department of Transportation
				  and Development shall not issue a permit for any sign which cannot be erected
				  or maintained from private property without violating control of access
				  boundaries. A permitted sign shall not be serviced, repaired or replaced from
				  highway right-of-way.
B. The
				  Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development shall not issue permits
				  for any signs, the visibility of which will be obscured by existing vegetation,
				  trees or landscaping on the highway from which subject sign is intended to be
				  read.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.48:461
					 et seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter C - Regulations for Control of Outdoor Advertising › Section III-144 - Penalties for Illegal Outdoor Advertising Signs

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A. An outdoor advertising sign is deemed to
				  be illegal for the purpose of issuing penalties if:
1. the owner has received a certified letter
				  from the department under the provisions of
				  R.S.
				  48:461.7 and has failed to respond within the
				  time allotted; or
2. the owner has
				  received a certified letter from the department provided for in
				  R.S.
				  48:461.7; received a permit review as
				  provided for hereafter, with a ruling of illegality by the permit review
				  committee; and failed to appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction;
3. the owner replied to the certified letter
				  provided for in
				  R.S.
				  48:461.7; received a permit review as
				  provided for hereafter; received a ruling of illegality by the permit review
				  committee; appealed said ruling to a court of competent jurisdiction and a
				  final ruling of illegality was rendered by the court.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter C - Regulations for Control of Outdoor Advertising › Section III-145 - Directional Signs

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A.
Directional signs
are those containing directional information
				  about public places owned or operated by federal, state or local governments or
				  their agencies; publicly or privately owned natural phenomena, historic,
				  cultural, scientific, educational and religious sites; and areas of natural
				  scenic beauty or areas naturally suited for outdoor recreation.
B. Standards for Directional Signs
1. The following criteria apply only to
				  directional signs.
a. General. The following
				  signs are prohibited:
i. signs advertising
				  activities which are illegal under federal or state laws or regulations in
				  effect at the location of those signs or at the location of those advertised
				  activities;
ii. signs located in
				  such a manner as to obscure or otherwise interfere with the effectiveness of an
				  official traffic sign, signal or device, or obstruct or interfere with the
				  driver's view of approaching, merging or intersecting traffic;
iii. signs which are erected or maintained
				  upon trees or painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural features;
iv. obsolete signs;
v. signs which are structurally unsafe or in
				  disrepair;
vi. signs which move or
				  have any animated or moving parts;
vii. signs located in rest areas, on park
				  land or in scenic areas.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter C - Regulations for Control of Outdoor Advertising › Section III-147 - General

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A. The foregoing
				  regulations are considered supplementary and not exclusionary except to the
				  extent that the provision of such newer regulation is in conflict with a prior
				  regulation by its purposes and intent.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:461 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter D - Outdoor Advertising Fee Schedule › Section III-148 - Issuance of Outdoor Advertising Permits for Grandfathered Nonconforming Signs

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A. Applications
				  shall be made by the person who is the owner of the sign which is the subject
				  of the permit.
B. Applicants for a
				  permit shall execute an application form furnished by the department and shall
				  forward the properly and completely executed application form to the
				  appropriate district office of the department. The "appropriate district
				  office" shall be the district office where the sign to be permitted is
				  located.
C. The appropriate permit
				  issuing officer designated by the department shall review all permit
				  applications. Thereafter, permits shall be issued and a copy of the permit
				  shall be sent to the applicant.
D.
				  Copies of all permits shall be transmitted to the district where the sign is
				  located for subsequent surveillance by the district office.
E. The department must be notified in writing
				  by the original permittee upon any change or transfer of ownership of the
				  permit. Such notification shall be by submittal of the sales
				  agreement.
F. An original signature
				  of the landowner or a copy of the current lease agreement shall be submitted
				  with each permit.
G. The request
				  and documentation of what is to be repaired must be made to the outdoor
				  advertising program manager by certified mail. The department shall respond to
				  the request within 14 business days of receipt of the certified letter. The
				  department's failure to respond within 14 business days of receiving the repair
				  request will allow the owner to repair the sign without the department's
				  approval.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:461 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter D - Outdoor Advertising Fee Schedule › Section III-149 - Permit Fee

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A. The following
				  permit fee schedule is applicable to new and replacement outdoor advertising
				  signs beginning on the effective date of this rule change:
a. one to 100 square feet-$75 (per sign face)
				  for a 12 month period until installation. Annual renewal fee after erection is
				  $7.50 (per sign face);
b. 101 to
				  300 square feet-$125 (per sign face) for a 12 month period until installation.
				  Annual renewal fee after erection is 12.50 (per sign face);
c. 301 square feet and up-$250 (per sign
				  face) for a 12 month period until installation. Annual renewal fee after
				  erection is $25 (per sign face).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter D - Outdoor Advertising Fee Schedule › Section III-150 - Removal of Unlawful Advertising

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A.
				  If the owner of any sign erected in violation of this Part fails to comply with
				  the provisions listed herein within 30 days of receipt of notice issued by the
				  Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, as provided in
				  R.S.
				  48:461.7, that sign shall be removed by the
				  department or its agent at the expense of the owner, except if said sign is
				  within highway right-of-way, in which case the provisions of
				  R.S.
				  48:347 shall apply.
B. Upon removal of the device by the
				  department, the sign owner, landowner or other person responsible for erecting
				  the sign shall pay the cost of removal to the department. The department shall
				  store the sign for 30 days immediately following removal, during which time the
				  sign may be claimed upon payment of the cost of removal and any costs
				  associated with the removal and storage of the sign and collection of the cost
				  of removal.
C. A sign which is not
				  claimed within 30 days after removal shall be deemed the property of the
				  department and may be disposed of by the department.
D. Any money received from the disposal of
				  the device will be credited first to the cost of removal and storage of the
				  device. Revenue in excess of such costs will be deposited by the secretary of
				  the department in the state treasury.
E. If the revenue generated from disposal of
				  the device does not meet or exceed the cost of removal and storage of the
				  device, then the owner of the device, the landowner or other person responsible
				  for erecting the device shall pay the remaining costs.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:461.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter E - Seasonal Agriculture Product Outdoor Advertising Devices › Section III-151 - Definitions

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Federal Aid Primary System
- that portion
					 of connected main highways, as officially designated, or as may hereafter be so
					 designated, by the Department of Transportation and Development, and approved
					 pursuant to the provisions of Title 23, United States Code.
In Season
- that period of time that an
					 agricultural product produced in this state is commonly harvested and sold
					 here.
Right-of-Way
- that area dedicated for use
					 as a highway.
Seasonal Agricultural Signs
- outdoor signs
					 of a temporary nature, erected for the purpose of notifying the public of the
					 sale of agricultural products which are in season at the time the sign is
					 displayed.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 48:461.2(A)(7).