Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 24. Transportation and Motor Vehicles |
Agency 30. Department of Transportation |
Chapter 120. Rules and Regulations Controlling Outdoor Advertising and Directional and Othersigns and Notices |
Section 90. Prohibited signs
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The following signs are prohibited:
1. Signs advertising activities that are illegal under federal or state laws or regulations in effect at the location of those signs or at the location of those activities.
2. Signs located in such a manner as to obscure or otherwise interfere with the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, signal, or device, or obstruction or interfere with the driver's view of approaching, merging, or intersecting traffic.
3. Signs which are erected or maintained upon trees or painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural features.
4. Obsolete signs.
5. Signs which are structurally unsafe or in disrepair.
6. Signs which move or have any animated or moving parts.
7. Signs located in rest area, parklands or scenic areas.
8. Signs that identify ancillary sites, areas, features or activities.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR385-01-13 § 2.2, eff. April 1, 1976; amended, Volume 11, Issue 10, eff. March 8, 1995.