N.M. Admin. Code § 18.21.5.18 - MAXIMUM SIZE AND AREA LIMITATIONS
A. The maximum area of the face of any
outdoor advertising device, including any embellishments, extensions or
add-ons, shall be eight hundred (800) square feet, except as otherwise provided
in this rule. Length and height measurements shall include border and trim, but
shall not include any ornamental base or apron support.
B. Exceptions to the maximum size and area
limitations are:
(1) stacked signs, which
shall be limited to three hundred fifty (350) square feet per face;
(2) directional signs, which shall be limited
to a maximum area of one hundred fifty (150) square feet and no more than
twenty (20) feet in any dimension;
(3) public service signs, which shall be
limited to thirty-two (32) square feet;
(4) ranch/farm notices, service club notices
and religious notices, which shall not exceed eight (8) square feet;
and
(5) CEVMS signs, which shall
not exceed a maximum surface area of six hundred seventy-two (672) square feet
per advertising face, with a maximum length of forty-eight (48) feet and a
maximum height of fourteen (14) feet; length and height measurements shall
include border and trim, but shall not include any ornamental base or apron
support.
C. The areas
shall be measured by the smallest square, rectangle, triangle, circle or
combination thereof which will encompass the basic advertising face.
D. A sign may have two or more faces that are
placed back-to-back, side-by-side, stacked, or in a "V" type construction with
not more than two (2) faces presented in each direction, and each face must be
separately permitted.
E. The
maximum area of any single advertisement on a single face shall not exceed
eight hundred (800) square feet, or, in the case of stacked signs, no more than
three hundred fifty (350) square feet.
F. Two (2) sign faces presented in the same
direction may be presented as one (1) face on legal conforming signs by
covering both faces and the area between the faces with an advertisement, as
long as the size limitations of Subsection A of this section are not
exceeded.
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