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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.260 - Sign permit: Issuance or denial

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the site of the proposed sign conforms, a metal permit tag will be issued for the proposed sign and furnished to the applicant with a copy of the approved sign permit application. The applicant will be responsible for conspicuously attaching the metal permit tag to the specific sign structure for which it is issued so that it is visible from the roadway. In lieu of attaching the metal permit tag, the applicant may paint the assigned permit number on the sign at a location that is clearly visible from the roadway. If the sign is painted, the same color scheme utilized on the tag, which is yellow on black, must be followed. The yellow numerals must be painted on the solid black background measuring at least 6 inches by 12 inches. The yellow numerals must be at least 2 1/2 inches high and must be clearly legible.
2. If painted permit numbers are used, they may be placed in either a horizontal or vertical configuration, whichever will provide the greatest visibility from the roadway.
3. If the site of the proposed sign is determined to be nonconforming and a sign permit is denied, the applicant will be reimbursed with a state warrant in that amount attributable to the annual fee. The inspection fee will be retained to defray expenses incurred by the State.
4. Approval of an application and issuance of a permit does not alleviate an applicant from complying with all applicable county or local regulations. Any violation of county or local regulations may result in cancellation of the permit.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual pp. 17 & 18, eff. 1-28-77-NAC A by Dep't of Transportation by R058-97, 12-11-98
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.270 - Sign permit: Time limit for construction; cancellation of permit; extension; reapplication

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The applicant has 180 days after the time the permit is granted to construct the sign. Should the construction not be completed within the 180-day period, the permit will be subject to cancellation with full forfeiture of fees previously submitted. This cancellation occurs immediately upon expiration of the 180-day period, and no 30-day violation notice will be sent. A cancellation notice must be sent to inform the owner of the sign. Extensions on the 180-day construction period will generally not be granted. However, when the applicant provides documentary proof that the construction has been delayed through no fault of the applicant, such as a long-pending approval of a local governing agency, an extension may be granted. Cases will be treated on their own merit. Any extension will be at the discretion of the Department. In no instance will the availability of materials or contract problems qualify for a time extension.
2. If a permit is cancelled due to violation of the 180-day construction period, the applicant may reapply for a permit. This reapplication will involve filling out a new application and submitting it with full fees. The reapplication will also be subject to the effect of intervening applications received between the time of cancellation and reapplication for spacing requirements.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual p. 13, eff. 1-28-77-NAC A by Dep't of Transportation by R058-97, 12-11-98
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.280 - Sign permit: Cancellation; request for hearing; grounds for revocation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A sign permit may be cancelled in accordance with subsection 2 of NRS NRS 410.330. Such cancellation will result in the removal of the sign at the sign owner's expense. If the owner of the sign objects to any cancellation, he or she may request a hearing before an ad hoc committee to be comprised of the Director or the Director's authorized representative, the chief right-of-way agent or the authorized representative of the chief right-of-way agent, and a member of the sign industry, the latter to be selected by the sign association of Nevada, who shall submit two names to the State Highway Engineer for his or her selection. The decision of this hearing board, which must be made by majority vote, is final.
2. Hearings must be scheduled as the need arises.
3. Failure to take immediate corrective action as indicated by the issuance of an Outdoor Advertising Violation Notice or the removal or destruction of flora from within the highway right-of-way or adjacent areas in accordance with subsection 5 of NRS NRS 410.320 to maintain visibility or to support an advertising sign will result in revocation of the permit.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual p. 18, eff. 1-28-77-NAC A by Dep't of Transportation by R058-97, 12-11-98
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.290 - Fees

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A check payable to the Department, in the total amount of the inspection fee and applicable annual fee, must accompany the sign permit application. The breakdown of the fees submitted for inspection fees, annual permit fees and the total amount of the fees must be indicated.
2. Each off-premise outdoor advertising sign maintained within any area subject to state control on or after March 15, 1972, will be assessed an annual permit fee of $50. Unused portions of annual permit fees are nonrefundable, and the entire fee will be assessed for a sign installation during any part of a calendar year.
3. Any fees for sign permits which are more than 30 days delinquent may result in the cancellation of the permit and removal of the sign if a new permit cannot be granted pursuant to NAC 410.200 to 410.440, inclusive.
4. An inspection fee in the amount of $150 will be assessed for each off-premise outdoor advertising sign erected within any area subject to control by the Department to defray expenses incurred by the Department for its field inspection. Any work performed in addition to normal inspection of the site and processing the application will be billed to the applicant in addition to the inspection fee. Once the field inspection has been performed, any fee assessed or billed to the applicant pursuant to this subsection is nonrefundable.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual pp. 12, 13 & 17, eff. 1-28-77-NAC A 12-16-82; A by Dep't of Transportation by R058-97, 12-11-98
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.310 - Maintenance or construction of sign on private property from within right-of-way of state prohibited; violation

Current through June 11, 2024
The maintenance or construction of a sign on private property from within the right-of-way of the state is prohibited. Any violation of this requirement may result in the revocation of the sign permit and the removal of the sign at the owner's expense.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual p. 11, eff. 1-28-77-NAC A by Dep't of Transportation by R058-97, 12-11-98
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.320 - Sign construction: Unzoned commercial or industrial areas

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An unzoned commercial or industrial area is an area not zoned by state or local law, regulation or ordinance, and on which there is located one or more permanent structures devoted to a commercial or industrial activity or on which a commercial or industrial activity is actually conducted, whether or not a permanent structure is located thereon, and the area along the highway extending 600 feet from and beyond the edge of such activity, provided such adjacent area is not zoned other than commercial or industrial. In addition, lands on the opposite side of the highway to the extent of the same dimensions will be considered as an unzoned commercial or industrial area provided those lands on the opposite side are not considered scenic or as having esthetic value. In the event the area on the opposite side of the highway is deemed scenic, then only the side of the highway having a commercial activity located thereon is considered to be unzoned commercial or industrial.
2. All measurements must be from the outer edges of the regularly used buildings, parking lots, storage or processing and landscaped areas of the commercial or industrial activities, not from the property lines of the activities, and must be along or parallel to the edge of pavement of the highway.
3. A sketch showing the relationship of the proposed sign to the unzoned commercial or industrial area, and a description of the activity conducted which qualifies the site as being unzoned commercial or industrial, must be submitted for each new sign to be constructed in such an area. For example:
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4. The designation of an unzoned commercial or industrial area applies only in areas not specifically zoned.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual p. 7, eff. 1-28-77
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.330 - Sign construction: Maximum size limitations

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The maximum:
(a) Area for a single face of a sign is 1,200 square feet. The area must be measured by the smallest square, rectangle, triangle, circle or combination thereof which will encompass the entire sign.
(b) Height of a face of any sign is 30 feet.
(c) Length of a face of any sign is 60 feet.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.340 - Sign construction: Minimum spacing requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. On interstate and federal-aid primary highways, signs must 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.
2. For signs along interstate highways and controlled-access freeways:
(a) No two structures may be spaced less than 500 feet apart.
(b) Outside of incorporated cities, no structure may be located adjacent to or within 500 feet of an interchange, intersection at grade or safety rest area. The 500 feet must be measured along the interstate or freeway from the beginning or ending of pavement widening at the exit from or entrance to the main-traveled way.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.350 - Sign construction: Illumination; commercial electronic variable message signs

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Signs, including, without limitation, commercial
							electronic variable message signs, must not be erected or maintained in such a
							way that illumination interferes with the effectiveness of or obscures any
							official traffic sign, device or signal. Except as otherwise provided in
							subsection 9, signs must not include or be illuminated by flashing,
							intermittent or moving lights, except any parts necessary to give public
							service information such as the time, date, temperature, weather or similar
							information and must not cause beams or rays of light to be directed at the
							traveled way if the light is of such intensity or brilliance to cause glare or
							impair the vision of the driver of any motor vehicle, or to interfere with any
							driver's operation of a motor vehicle. Illumination or lights for signs must
							not resemble or simulate any lights used to control traffic or other lights
							used to provide a warning or a danger signal.
2. A commercial electronic variable message sign may be
							approved as an off-premise outdoor advertising sign in an urban area if the
							sign:
(a) Does not interfere with any driver's operation of a motor
							vehicle in the right-of-way of the roadway.
(b) Conforms with established criteria relating to zoning,
							size, lighting and spacing.
(c) Complies with all applicable sections of  23 U.S.C. §
											131  and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
(d) Does not intentionally emit odors, smoke or sound except
							those odors or sounds which are by their nature a part of the operation or
							display of such a sign.
(e) Meets the applicable requirements of this section.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.360 - Maintenance of signs; reconstruction

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Maintained signs must be kept in a state of ordinary repair. As used in this subsection, "ordinary repair" means such maintenance, repair, upkeep and refurbishing of the sign as is required to allow the sign to exist for its normal expected life.
2. Any nonconforming or grandfathered conforming sign that sustains damage from wind, or accidental external influence beyond the control of the owner of the sign in excess of 50 percent of the cost of the components of the supporting structure, including, without limitation, the main supports, braces and stringers, shall be deemed totally destroyed. Advertising panels are not components of the supporting structure. Any reconstruction of such a sign must meet all criteria for the construction of a new sign at that location.
3. Pursuant to the authority in NRS NRS 410.220, the following applies to the maintenance of outdoor advertising structures:
(a) No outdoor advertising structures may be maintained from across right-of-way control of access fences or boundaries. Any violation of this provision will result in immediate cancellation of the sign permit with no prior notice.
(b) Improper maintenance of outdoor advertising structures will, at the discretion of the Director, result in the revocation of any sign permits or licenses of the offending structure, and the owner will be required to remove the same within 30 days after notification.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.370 - Alterations; additions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Signs may have additions or cutouts placed on them. However, for nonconforming and grandfathered conforming signs, the owner of the sign must first grant the Department written certification that he or she will accept the then-existing inventory data of the Department regarding the size of the sign and material of construction and illumination. The inventory description of the Department of the sign must be used solely for the purpose of valuating altered signs.
2. Additions, cutouts or illumination may be placed on conforming signs which meet all size, spacing and lighting requirements without prior notification to the Department. Any change which violates the size or lighting requirements must result in permit cancellation.
3. No major structural change or addition is allowed when placing approved additions or cutouts on nonconforming or grandfathered conforming signs. The only structural change that is allowed is that required to attach the addition or cutout to the existing sign frame.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual p. 20, eff. 1-28-77-NAC A by Dep't of Transportation by R058-97, 12-11-98
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.380 - Blank signs

Current through June 11, 2024
A sign may remain blank, painted out or contain "dead copy," such as advertising a defunct business or product or the former name of an existing business, for a period of 1 year. At the end of the 1-year period, the sign permit may be cancelled. Permits may be reissued only for signs in conforming areas that meet all the criteria for the construction of new signs, and permit applications must be accompanied by inspection and annual permit fees or, for signs on which the owner of the sign can furnish documentary proof that the sign is being actively maintained, that it is a current structure on his or her plant inventory and that he or she has held a valid lease or agreement, accompanied by documentation of the expenditure of the stipulated rental fee during the term of the blank status. Furnishing this evidence within 30 days after the cancellation of the permit constitutes proof that the owner of the sign has not abandoned his or her interest in the structure, and the cancelled permit may be reinstated for no fee.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual p. 20, eff. 1-28-77-NAC A by Dep't of Transportation by R058-97, 12-11-98
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.390 - Abandoned and unmaintained signs

Current through June 11, 2024
Abandoned and unmaintained signs must be removed by the Department with no compensation being paid to the owner.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual p. 18, eff. 1-28-77
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.410 - Compensation for sign to be removed; valuation process

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The basic criteria for determining whether the Department can offer compensation for the sign to be removed is as follows:
(a) The sign must have been legally erected and maintained on or before March 15, 1972. Signs will not be purchased until federal money is made available for participation in such purchases.
(b) The sign must enjoy legal occupancy status from the time of erection until purchase by the state.
(c) The sign must be located in a nonconforming area.
(d) The sign must not have undergone any substantial change in configuration since March 15, 1972, although normal maintenance is permitted.
(e) The sign must have a sign permit issued by this state.
(f) Nonconforming signs on routes which have been added to the interstate or primary system subsequent to March 15, 1972, must be removed within 5 years after the date the route was added to the system. They may qualify for compensation subject to meeting the required occupancy tests.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.420 - Change of ownership

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If an outdoor advertising sign governed by the provisions of NAC 410.200 to 410.440, inclusive, changes ownership, the new owner shall inform the Department of the change within 60 days after the change of ownership or November 1 of the calendar year, whichever is sooner, to allow enough time to change the name and address on the billing for the permit fee.
2. A notice given pursuant to this section must include a bill of sale from the previous owner to the new owner or an affidavit signed by the previous owner confirming the change in ownership.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual p. 21, eff. 1-28-77-NAC A by Dep't of Transportation by R058-97, 12-11-98
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.430 - Directional and informational signs

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An authorized directional or informational sign, as authorized by NRS NRS 410.400, may not be erected without first obtaining a sign permit from the Department. No fee will be charged for the permit which is revocable.
2. Revocable sign permits must be obtained from the Department for authorized directional and informational signs allowed upon highway rights-of-way. Applications are available at the district offices of the Department. The holder of the permit shall maintain the sign and ensure that no unauthorized panels are placed on the sign.
3. Authorized directional and informational signs may be located within the right-of-way of noncontrolled access highways. However, such sign structures must be constructed outside the clear roadside area and must meet accepted breakaway requirements. If any installations within the right-of-way are subsequently deemed a safety hazard, they must be removed or relocated within 30 days after receipt of a notice to that effect. All determinations for allowing the erection of or requiring the removal or relocation of such signs are at the discretion of the Director.
4. The district traffic engineer shall establish standards for directional and information signs to be located within a highway right-of-way. Such signs must be erected by the Department. The holder of the permit shall pay the cost of erecting such a sign.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual pp. 21, 22, 25, 47 & 48, eff. 1-28-77-NAC A by Dep't of Transportation by R058-97, 12-11-98
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Sign Permits; Construction of Signs › Section 410.440 - Political signs

Current through June 11, 2024
1. All political signs erected within the controlled areas of the interstate and primary routes are subject to NAC 410.200 to 410.440, inclusive.
2. Before each statewide:
(a) Primary election; or
(b) General election, if there is no statewide primary election,
informational packets explaining general requirements for political signs will be delivered to the Secretary of State and the clerk of each county and municipality. The Secretary of State or clerk shall distribute to each candidate and sponsor of a ballot question the informational packet.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Directional and Official Signs › Section 410.500 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 410.500 to 410.630, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 410.510 to 410.550, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Supplied in codification
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Directional and Official Signs › Section 410.510 - "Directional sign" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
1. "Directional sign" means a sign containing directional information for the traveling public about:
(a) A public place owned or operated by the federal or state government or a local government or one of its agencies;
(b) A publicly or privately owned natural phenomenon;
(c) A historic, cultural, scientific, educational or religious site; or
(d) An area of natural scenic beauty or an area naturally suited for outdoor recreation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Directional and Official Signs › Section 410.520 - "Official sign" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Official sign" means a sign or notice erected and maintained by a public officer or agency within the territorial or zoning jurisdiction of the officer or agency pursuant to law, ordinance or regulations for the purposes of carrying out an official duty or responsibility.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual, Supp. part Section V subsec. A, eff. 10-17-80
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Directional and Official Signs › Section 410.530 - "Public service sign" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Public service sign" means a sign which:
1. Is located on a shelter at a school bus stop if the shelter is authorized or approved by a law, ordinance or regulation and is at a place approved by the city, county or state agency controlling the highway involved; and
2. Identifies the donor, sponsor or contributors of the shelter.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual, Supp. part Section V subsec. A, eff. 10-17-80
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Directional and Official Signs › Section 410.540 - "Sign of a public utility" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Sign of a public utility" means a sign, notice or marker which provides a warning or information and is customarily erected and maintained by a publicly or privately owned utility as essential to its operations.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual, Supp. part Section V subsec. A, eff. 10-17-80
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Directional and Official Signs › Section 410.550 - "Sign of a service club or religious organization" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Sign of a service club or religious organization" means a sign or notice whose erection is authorized by law and which relates to a meeting of a nonprofit service club, charitable association or religious service.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual, Supp. part Section V subsec. A, eff. 10-17-80
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Directional and Official Signs › Section 410.560 - Severability

Current through June 11, 2024
If any provision of NAC 410.500 to 410.630, inclusive, or their application to any person, thing or circumstance is held invalid, it is intended that such invalidity not affect the remaining provisions or applications to the extent that they can be given effect.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual, Supp. Section IV, eff. 10-17-80
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Directional and Official Signs › Section 410.570 - Purpose

Current through June 11, 2024
The purpose of NAC 410.500 to 410.630, inclusive, is to provide for effective control by the Department of official and directional signs adjacent to interstate or primary highways within this state and to establish effective control in conformance with the national standards adopted by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to 23 U.S.C. Section 131.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual, Supp. Section I, eff. 10-17-80-NAC A by Dep't of Transportation by R058-97, 12-11-98
NRS 408.557, 410.330, 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Directional and Official Signs › Section 410.580 - Applicability

Current through June 11, 2024
NAC 410.500 to 410.630, inclusive, apply to all official and directional signs adjacent to and visible from any interstate or primary highway in Nevada.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual, Supp. Section III, eff. 10-17-80
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Directional and Official Signs › Section 410.590 - Directional and official signs: Conformity with criteria

Current through June 11, 2024
Directional and official signs are subject to the criteria set forth in NAC 410.500 to 410.630, inclusive. Signs qualifying under the criteria are allowed to be erected and maintained. Upon application by the owner, permits for such signs will be issued by the Department at no cost to the owner. Signs which were legally erected and maintained but which do not meet the criteria must be modified or relocated or will be purchased by the Department. Signs which do not meet the criteria and which were not legally erected and maintained will be removed at the owner's expense.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual, Supp. Section V subsec. B, eff. 10-17-80
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Directional and Official Signs › Section 410.600 - Directional signs: Prohibited signs; limitations upon size, lighting, spacing, content and use

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The following directional signs are prohibited:
(a) 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.
(b) Signs which are erected or maintained upon trees or painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural features.
(c) Obsolete signs.
(d) Signs which are structurally unsafe or in disrepair.
(e) Signs which move or have any animated or moving parts.
(f) Signs located in rest areas, parklands or scenic areas.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Directional and Official Signs › Section 410.610 - Official signs: Size; location; type; number

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An official sign must not exceed 750 square feet in size. An official sign of a local government may be erected anywhere adjacent to an interstate and primary highway within its jurisdiction, except in a scenic area or parkland, so long as the sign does not create a safety hazard to the traveling public.
2. An official sign will not be considered when the Department determines the spacing required between conforming outdoor advertising signs located off premises.
3. Public officials may erect, within the limits of their jurisdictions, official signs welcoming travelers and describing the services and attractions available but may not advertise private businesses or brand names. Not more than one official sign welcoming visitors or providing information about a community is allowed on each highway entering the community.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual, Supp. Section V subsec. E, eff. 10-17-80
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Directional and Official Signs › Section 410.620 - Public service signs

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A public service sign:
(a) Must contain public service messages which occupy 50 percent or more of the area of the sign;
(b) May not contain any other message; and
(c) May not exceed 32 square feet in area.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Directional and Official Signs › Section 410.625 - Specifications for signs of service clubs and religious organizations

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A sign of a service club or religious organization must include a panel provided and attached by the Department. The holder of the permit must obtain a panel from the district traffic engineer, have the panel engraved and return it to the district traffic engineer for attachment to the assembly. The panels must be approximately 12 inches by 40 inches.
2. The lettering must be approximately 3/4-inch tall for the name of the holder of the permit, approximately 1/2-inch tall for the location of its meeting and approximately 1/4-inch tall for the date and time of the meeting.
3. Each district traffic engineer shall make further specifications available. Depending on the size of the community in which the club or church is located, an assembly may consist of 10 panels or 15 panels.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Transportation by R058-97, eff. 12-11-98
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Directional and Official Signs › Section 410.630 - Area of signs of service clubs and religious organizations; historical markers considered official signs

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A sign of a service club or religious organization must not exceed 8 square feet in area.
2. Historical markers authorized by state law and erected by agencies of the state or local governments or by nonprofit historical societies may be considered official signs by the Department.
Dep't of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual, Supp. Section V subsec. D, eff. 10-17-80
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.650 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 410.650 to 410.750, inclusive, unless the context requires otherwise, the words and terms defined in NAC 410.655 to 410.675, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Transportation, eff. 12-16-82; A by R058-97, 12-11-98
NRS 408.557, 410.330, 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.655 - "Conforming area" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Conforming area" means an area:
1. Which the Department finds is within an unacceptable commercial or industrial zone; and
2. In which the Department finds that a commercial or industrial activity exists or is contemplated for the near future.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Transportation, eff. 12-16-82
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.660 - "Defined area" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Defined area" means an area which:
1. Has clearly established geographic boundaries; and
2. Can be evaluated as an economic entity.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Transportation, eff. 12-16-82
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.670 - "Nonconforming outdoor advertising sign" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Nonconforming outdoor advertising sign" means an outdoor advertising sign which was erected and has been maintained lawfully but does not conform to the provisions set forth in NRS 410.220 to 410.410, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Transportation, eff. 12-16-82
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.675 - "Unacceptable commercial or industrial zone" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Unacceptable commercial or industrial zone" means an area which is established by a local government as a commercial or industrial zone but which is not accepted by the Department as a commercial or industrial area for the purpose of the exception in subsection 4 of NRS 410.320.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Transportation, eff. 12-16-82
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.680 - Severability

Current through June 11, 2024
If any provision of NAC 410.650 to 410.750, inclusive, or any application thereof to any person, thing or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity does not affect the remaining provisions or applications to the extent that they can be given effect.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Transportation, eff. 12-16-82; A by R058-97, 12-11-98
NRS 408.557, 410.330, 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.685 - Applicability

Current through June 11, 2024
NAC 410.650 to 410.750, inclusive, applies to all outdoor advertising signs which are subject to the provisions of NRS 410.220 to 410.410, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Transportation, eff. 12-16-82
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.690 - Sign location: Controlled areas

Current through June 11, 2024
1. In accordance with NRS NRS 410.220 to 410.410, inclusive, no off-premise outdoor advertising structure may be erected within the controlled area of the interstate or primary highway systems within this state without first obtaining a sign permit from the Department. For a controlled area:
(a) Within the limits of urban areas which are designated in the latest national census report or as a populated area of more than 5,000 people with the boundary to be determined by the state and based upon the metropolitan plan area statistics, a sign permit is required for all signs visible from and capable of having their messages read from the main-traveled way of and located within 660 feet of the right-of-way for interstate and primary routes. The 660 feet must be measured perpendicular to the centerline of the main-traveled way and must be concentric with the right-of-way line.
(b) Outside the limits of urban areas, defined in paragraph (a), a sign permit is required for all signs visible from and capable of having their messages read from the main-traveled way of interstate and primary routes. No sign may be erected beyond 660 feet from the right-of-way line of interstate and primary routes which was erected to be viewed from or have its message read from the main-traveled way of interstate and primary routes.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.695 - Exemption of nonconforming signs: Requests for exemption from requirements for acquisition and removal

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A governmental agency may submit to the Director a request for an exemption of nonconforming outdoor advertising signs within a defined area from the requirements for acquisition and removal by the Department.
2. The area in which the signs are located must be under the jurisdiction of the governmental agency which submits the request.
3. The request must be in the form of a declaration, resolution, certified copy of an ordinance or other direction from the governing body of the county, city or other governmental agency.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Transportation, eff. 12-16-82; A by R058-97, 12-11-98
NRS 408.557, 410.330, 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.700 - Exemption of nonconforming signs: Requirements for exemption

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To be approved for exemption from acquisition and removal, a nonconforming outdoor advertising sign must have continuously displayed since May 5, 1976, or the date on which it became nonconforming, whichever is later:
(a) Information in the interest of the traveling public concerning goods or services;
(b) The name of an establishment which has provided those goods or services continuously since May 5, 1976, or the date when the sign became nonconforming, whichever is later; and
(c) Specific directional information which has enabled the traveling public to locate the establishment offering those goods or services.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.703 - Exemption of nonconforming signs: Preexisting signs

Current through June 11, 2024
Signs which were lawfully erected in zoned and unzoned commercial or industrial areas before the effective date of the control of a route, or segment thereof, by the Department, including, without limitation, new interchanges, extensions of routes and redesignations of routes, shall be deemed to be conforming and will not be required to be removed if they are in conformity with the local ordinances and laws of this state relating to the erection and maintenance of such signs.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Transportation by R058-97, eff. 12-11-98
NRS 408.557, 410.330, 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.705 - Exemption of nonconforming signs: Economic analysis

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An economic analysis must be submitted to support a request for an exemption. The analysis must include:
(a) A complete description of the method of analysis;
(b) A description of the defined area covered in the analysis;
(c) A list of the nonconforming outdoor advertising signs for which exemption is sought, and a photograph of each sign, with a note on the photograph showing the date it was taken;
(d) The name of the enterprise advertised on each nonconforming outdoor advertising sign to be exempted; and
(e) A clear demonstration that removal of the nonconforming outdoor advertising signs would cause a substantial adverse economic effect throughout the defined area.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.710 - Exemption of nonconforming signs: Requests for renewal

Current through June 11, 2024
Every 3 years after an exemption within a defined area is granted, the governmental agency which initially requested the exemption must:
1. Perform an economic analysis justifying renewal of the exemption; and
2. Submit to the Department the results of the analysis and a request for renewal of the exemption.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Transportation, eff. 12-16-82
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.715 - Exemption of nonconforming signs: Review of requests

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department will examine each request for an exemption or renewal of an exemption and if the request meets the requirements of NAC 410.695 to 410.710, inclusive, will forward it with a recommendation for approval to the Federal Highway Administration.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Transportation, eff. 12-16-82
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.720 - Exemption of nonconforming signs: Preparation of request

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department will not participate in any cost or activity related to preparation of:
1. A request for an exemption;
2. An economic analysis; or
3. A request for renewal.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Transportation, eff. 12-16-82
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.725 - Unacceptable commercial or industrial zones: Determination of zones

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department will review any area zoned for commercial or industrial activity to determine if the zone appears to have been deliberately or inadvertently established to circumvent 23 U.S.C. Section 131.
2. The Department will consider a commercial or industrial zone as unacceptable for the purpose of the exception in subsection 4 of NRS NRS NRS 410.320 if:
(a) A significant number of noncommercial or nonindustrial uses are allowed in the zone or by the zoning ordinance to the extent that the commercial or industrial character of the zone is or would be obscured;
(b) The zone consists of a large area which is remote and unpopulated and has little or no commercial or industrial activity;
(c) The zone consists of a long narrow strip or strips along significant portions of highway frontage within which the existing developments do not support the commercial or industrial classification; or
(d) The zone is not part of a comprehensive plan of zoning but appears to have been the result of spot zoning whose primary purpose was to allow the erection or continued existence of an outdoor advertising sign.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.727 - Unacceptable commercial or industrial zones: Determination of conforming and nonconforming areas; submission of documents

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the following areas shall not be deemed to be conforming areas within unacceptable commercial or industrial zones, whether the zones are civic zones or public-facility zones or whether incidental commercial or industrial activities are allowed therein, pursuant to NAC 410.730:
(a) Areas established primarily for the accommodation of governmental facilities, including, without limitation, offices and schools.
(b) Areas established primarily as recreational facilities, including, without limitation:
(1) Golf courses and parks;
(2) Baseball, softball and soccer fields or arenas; and
(3) Open spaces operated or managed on a profit, not-for-profit or nonprofit basis.
(c) Areas established primarily for utility facilities, including, without limitation, generating plants.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.730 - Unacceptable commercial or industrial zones: Conforming areas within unacceptable zones

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department will allow existing outdoor advertising signs to remain and new outdoor advertising signs to be erected in a conforming area within an unacceptable commercial or industrial zone.
2. Except as provided in subsection 3, the Department will determine the extent of a conforming area by applying the Department's criteria for unzoned commercial or industrial areas as set forth in NAC 410.320 to those areas within the unacceptable commercial or industrial zones having existing or contemplated commercial or industrial activities.
3. A conforming area will not be extended beyond the commercial or industrial zone.
4. The Department will not consider a commercial or industrial activity established within or as an adjunct to a residence to be a commercial or industrial activity for purposes of defining a conforming area if the Department determines that the activity is insubstantial.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Transportation, eff. 12-16-82
NRS 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.735 - Unacceptable commercial or industrial zones: Proof of contemplated commercial or industrial use; special conditions; changes to be reviewed

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To prove that a commercial or industrial use is contemplated for the near future and that it would provide a basis for establishing a conforming area within which an existing or proposed outdoor advertising sign could remain or be erected, the owner of the sign must submit the following information to the Department:
(a) A description of the nature of the proposed commercial or industrial use.
(b) A copy of the building permit approved and issued by the appropriate local authority for improvements to be constructed to accommodate the proposed use. If a building permit is not required, the commercial or industrial use must be established within 1 year after the owner of the sign notifies the Department of the proposed construction.
(c) A scaled drawing showing:
(1) The highway with the right-of-way and paved traveled portion accurately depicted;
(2) The contemplated commercial or industrial improvements or the area to be devoted to commercial or industrial activity;
(3) The proposed conforming area, as defined pursuant to NAC 410.730, encompassing the contemplated commercial or industrial activity; and
(4) Existing or proposed outdoor advertising signs in the conforming area with distances, to be measured along the edge of the highway pavement, between those signs and the nearest commercial or industrial improvement.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 410 - Beautification of Highways › OUTDOOR ADVERTISING › Location of Signs › Section 410.740 - Unacceptable commercial or industrial use: Conditional conformance; temporary conformance

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An outdoor advertising sign in a proposed conforming area which will encompass contemplated commercial or industrial activity shall be deemed to be conforming pending the commencement of that activity.
2. If that activity is not commenced within:
(a) The period specified for completion in the initial building permit issued by the local authority; or
(b) One year after the owner of the sign notifies the Department, if no building permit is required, the Department will consider that no conforming area has been established and will proceed as provided in NAC 410.745.