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 37-1-7501-09002-700

Current through June 25, 2024
Signs within the control area and visible from the
						traveled way of State Controlled Routes are prohibited as follows:
1. Those which in any way imitate any traffic
					 control device, railroad sign or signal, or highway directional
					 signs.
2. Those which contain,
					 include, or are illuminated by any flashing, intermittent, or moving light or
					 lights, except those giving public service information such as time, date,
					 temperature, weather or similar information. Signs which contain any movement,
					 illusion of movement, or animated and/or moving parts within the sign structure
					 including but not limited to changing electronic messages that scroll,
					 attachments that are effected by wind movement, smoke or steam emission, etc.
					 Digital signs are allowed and are further addressed by Section 1000
					 below.
3. Those which are not
					 effectively shielded as to prevent beams or rays of light from being directed
					 at any portion of the traveled ways of the highway and which are of such
					 intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or to impair the vision of the driver
					 of any motor vehicle, or which otherwise interfere with any driver's operation
					 of a motor vehicle.
4. Those so
					 illuminated as to interfere with the effectiveness of, or obscure an official
					 traffic sign, device, or signal.
5.
					 Those located in such a manner as to obscure, or otherwise physically interfere
					 with the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, signal, or device, and
					 those that obstruct, or physically interfere with the driver's view of
					 approaching, merging, or intersecting traffic.
6. Those which are erected or maintained upon
					 trees or painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural features, or those signs
					 displayed on trailers or other portable objects
7. Those which are abandoned discontinued or
					 destroyed as defined herein.
8.
					 Those within 150 feet from centerline of the main traveled way of divided and
					 undivided state controlled routes that are located on railroad right-of-way,
					 property owned by the United States or property owned by other public agencies
					 on which, for any reason, the Commission was prevented from securing the normal
					 right-of-way widths.
9. Those
					 closer than fifty (50) feet to the centerline of any State Highway as provided
					 in Section 49-23-31, Mississippi Code of 1972.
10. Those that cannot be erected with a view
					 that is unobstructed or are located within the boundaries of a permitted sign
					 site as herein defined, or otherwise prohibited by the regulations contained
					 herein.
11. Signs located within
					 150 feet of the centerline of any highway when the deed for the right of way
					 contains a setback clause prohibiting the erection of signs within said
					 area.
12. "Welcome to (City/County
					 Name)" encroachment signs, "Acknowledgement" signs "Recognition" signs located
					 on or adjacent to Freeways or Interstate effective July 1, 2017 in
					 unincorporated areas.
13. Signs
					 that are located on MDOT right-of-way including signs with a portion of the
					 face overhanging MDOT's right-of-way.