Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 7 - Display of American Flags within Highway Right-of-Way › Section III-701 - Conditions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Department
				of Transportation and Development will allow the display of American flags
				within its right-of-way under the following conditions.
1. Permanent flag poles shall be located
				behind barriers or beyond the designated clear zone of the highway. Clear zone
				distances are to be in accordance with the current approved design standards of
				DOTD at the time the application is made and a copy is to be attached to the
				permit. In cases where the right-of-way width is less than the clear zone
				distance, the flag pole may be installed within 1 foot of the
				right-of-way.
2. Design of the flag
				poles are to conform with the standards as set forth in the Standard
				Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs Luminaries and Traffic
				Signals as prepared by the American Association of State Highway and
				Transportation Officials (AASHTO). Maximum height of flag poles shall be 30
				feet with an approximate maximum flag size of 5 feet x 9 feet. A 6-foot
				diameter concrete mowing apron shall be installed around the base of the flag
				pole in a typical installation.
3.
				Yard arm or outrigger flag poles may be mounted on light standards providing
				their placement does not degrade the light standards' structural integrity or
				interfere with traffic and maintenance of the light fixtures. In those cases
				where the light standards are owned by local government agencies and are
				maintained by them or private power companies, additional approval shall be
				obtained from the local government agency and/or power company. Minimum
				mounting heights for yard arms or outriggers shall be 20 feet above the natural
				grade. Maximum length of the yard arm or outrigger shall be 6 feet and the
				maximum flag size shall be approximately 3 feet x 5 feet.
4. Yard arms or outrigger flag poles may be
				mounted on utility poles providing their placement does not create a hazard or
				degrade the poles' structural integrity. Approval from the poles' owner must be
				obtained by the permittee prior to applying for a permit. Minimum counting
				heights for yard arms or outriggers shall be 20 feet above the natural grade.
				Maximum length of the yard arm or outrigger shall be 6 feet and the maximum
				flag size shall be approximately 3 feet x 5 feet.
5. Temporary flag poles may be erected along
				the right-of-way for holidays such as Memorial Day, Independence Day, etc.
				These poles shall have a maximum diameter of 1 1/2 inches and be located in
				such a manner that if they should fall they will not interfere with traffic.
				These temporary flag poles should be erected in a sleeve mounted flush with
				ground and shimmed to project the pole in a vertical, stabilized position. They
				shall be constructed of a material which will allow them to collapse when
				struck by a vehicle.
6. Flags will
				not be allowed to be mounted on the superstructure of bridges since they could
				cause a distraction to the motorists thus creating a traffic hazard. Flags may
				be flown from the substructure of bridges providing they are mounted in such a
				manner as not to allow the wind to blow the flag into the travel lanes of the
				bridge. Positive tie down or sufficient weight is to be added to the trailing
				edge of the flag to prevent the uplift of the flag.
7. Flags are to be displayed as outlined in
				Public Law 94-344.
8. Location of
				existing underground utilities shall be verified by the permittee or his agent
				prior to digging the foundation hole for the flag pole.
9. Purchase, installation cost, removal cost,
				and maintenance of the flag pole shall be the responsibility of the
				permittee.
10. The installation or
				removal of flags shall be accomplished in a manner that will not interfere with
				the normal flow of traffic.
11.
				Uplighting shall be allowed providing that the light is shielded and will not
				interfere with drivers' vision; and further providing that there is sufficient
				space to allow placement of the lighting within the right-of-way.
12. Prior to erecting a flag pole or poles,
				yard arms or outriggers, or the display of flags from the substructure of
				bridges it shall be necessary to obtain a permit from the local DOTD District
				Office, on Project Permit Form 593, describing the location, type and method of
				erecting the poles and displaying the flags.
13. Flags and/or flag poles installed without
				permit, or not installed in accordance with the conditions of the permit, shall
				be immediately removed at the expense of the party responsible for the
				installation.
14. Issuance of flag
				permits shall be at the discretion of the DOTD, and only governing bodies or
				nonprofit organizations may obtain them.
15. Drawings of the flag pole, footings and
				other structural features shall be attached with each permit request, and
				stamped by an engineer licensed by the state of Louisiana.