South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 63 - DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION › Article 10 - SCENIC BYWAYS › Section 63-1000 - Sign Requirements for Petitions to Close Road

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Costs. Signs required by parties
			 petitioning to abandon or close any street, road or highway pursuant to Section
			 57-9-10 must be fabricated and posted by the petitioning party. All costs for
			 the fabrication and placement of the signs shall be the responsibility of the
			 petitioner.
B. Minimum Size. The
			 sign shall have a minimum width of 30 inches, a minimum height of 36 inches and
			 shall comply with the general requirements for sign materials set forth in the
			 Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
			 (MUTCD).
C. Design and Content. The
			 sign shall be in substantial compliance with the illustration and table shown
			 below. A detailed layout is available from the South Carolina Department of
			 Transportation by contacting the Director of Traffic Engineering.
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SIGN ELEMENT
LEGEND COLOR
BACKGROUND COLOR
LEGEND SIZE
LEGEND FONT
BORDER INSET
BORDER
BLACK
YELLOW/WHITE
0.625"
N/A
.5/1.875"
NOTICE
BLACK
YELLOW
4"
HWY D
N/A
PENDING RD
BLACK
WHITE
3"
HWY D
N/A
CLOSURE
BLACK
WHITE
3"
HWY D
N/A
DIVIDER LINE
BLACK
WHITE
0.625"
N/A
4"
§57-9-10
BLACK
WHITE
2"
HWY D
N/A
DIVIDER LINE
BLACK
WHITE
0.625"
N/A
4"
FOR INFORMATION
BLACK
WHITE
2"
HWY D
N/A
CALL
BLACK
WHITE
2"
HWY D
N/A
(000) 000-0000
BLACK
WHITE
2.25"
HWY D
N/A
D.
			 Contact number. The petitioning party shall provide a phone number, shown on
			 the sign layout as (000) 000-0000, for the public to call for the purpose of
			 obtaining additional information about the proposed road closure. The phone
			 number shall be either the petitioning party's local or toll free number, or
			 that of their legal counsel. A representative shall be available during normal
			 weekday business hours, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, to provide information and answers
			 to inquiries, or a mechanism shall be in place to allow a person to leave a
			 message which will be returned at a convenient time for both parties.
E. Installation. Each sign shall be installed
			 on a single u-channel or square tube breakaway post. The signs shall be
			 installed in compliance with the requirements of MUTCD. For rural roadways
			 where no sidewalk is present, the signs shall be erected within the public
			 right-of-way, but no less than 6 feet horizontally from the edge of pavement.
			 The vertical distance from the edge of pavement to the bottom of the sign
			 (mounting height) shall be a minimum of 5 feet. For roadways having curb and
			 gutter and sidewalk, the signs shall be erected no less than 2 feet
			 horizontally from the face of the curb. In this situation, the mounting height
			 shall be no less than 7 feet.
F.
			 Positioning. If the entire road is to be closed, one sign shall be erected
			 within 100 feet of each terminal end on the right shoulder of the road in the
			 direction of traffic and facing traffic entering the portion the petitioner
			 proposes to close. If only a portion of the road is proposed to be closed,
			 signs shall be erected at the beginning and ending points to be described in
			 the petition and shall be oriented as detailed previously. Additional signs
			 shall also be erected along the roadway where any public road intersects the
			 affected portion. Such additional signs shall be erected within 100 feet of the
			 intersection in both directions on the right shoulder of the road in the
			 direction of traffic and facing traffic departing from the
			 intersection.
G. Permission. Prior
			 to installation of any signs, the petitioning party must submit a request for
			 approval to encroach upon the public right-of-way to the governmental entity
			 having authority over the road. Such request shall include a detailed
			 description or diagram of the proposed sign locations. The petitioner shall
			 also be responsible for locating any existing utilities prior to driving any
			 sign posts.
H. Removal. Upon the
			 court ruling on the road closure petition, the petitioner shall remove all
			 signs erected under these regulations at its expense.