43 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.178 - Location of Commercial Signs Near Public Spaces

(a) The center of a sign may not be located within 250 feet of the nearest point of the boundary of a public space.

(b) This subsection applies only if a public space boundary abuts the right of way of a regulated highway. A sign may not be located within 1,000 feet of the boundary of the public space, as measured along the right of way line from the nearest common point of the space's boundary and the right of way. This limitation applies:

(1) on both sides of a highway that is on a nonfreeway primary highway; and

(2) on the side of a highway on which the public space is located if the highway is on an interstate or freeway primary highway.

(c) In this section, "public space" means publicly owned land that is designated by a governmental entity as a park, forest, playground, scenic area, recreation area, wildlife or waterfowl refuge, or historic site.

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43 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.178

The provisions of this §21.178 adopted to be effective July 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 2418; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 10, March 9, 2018, TexReg 1456, eff. 3/14/2018; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 33, August 16, 2024, TexReg 6265, eff. 9/1/2024