Ala. Admin. Code r. 450-10-1-.06

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 450-10-1-.06 - Official Signs

(1) The Department may allow city governments or recognized civic groups to erect and maintain structures capable of attractively displaying groupings of signs denoting the existence of, meeting place and meeting time of local civic clubs, church groups or nonprofit organizations. The structure shall be maintained:

1. with or without the displays and must be strong enough to resist normal wind loads for the locality.

2. free of peeling, chipping, rusting, wearing and fading so as to be fully legible at all times.

3. in a safe manner, free from rusting, rotting, breaking and other deterioration, including cutouts, extensions, border, trim, and any other part of the sign or structure, and,

4. must not have any vegetation growing upon it or touching or clinging to it.

(2) If ALDOT or its designated agent(s) notifies a city government or responsible civic group that its sign needs repair, the repair work shall be done within thirty (30) days of the notice or the sign shall be removed at the sign-owner or landowner's expense.

(3) The maximum area for any one such structure shall be 675 feet with a maximum height of 15 feet and a maximum length of 45 feet, inclusive of any border or trim but excluding the base or apron, supports and other structure members. A panel may be installed on the structure bearing the message "Welcome to _________"(City), such a panel shall not occupy more than 25 per cent of the total structure area. No more than two such structures shall be allowed on any one approach to a city.

(4) The following criteria will be used to determine what groups may place signs on the structure or erect official signs individually:

1. any church of any denomination

2. any civic club with national affiliation

3. any local civic club that is nonprofit

(5) The church signs whether placed on a structure with other signs or erected individually may state the name of the church, the name of the pastor, the directions to the church, the time of each service or any combination of these messages as desired.

(6) Civic club and group signs whether erected individually or on a structure in groups may contain a group emblem and a message indicating the meeting time and location.

(7) These official signs may be erected in an adjacent area without any zoning and spacing provisions but must be erected off the right-of-way, with a maximum area of 8 square feet per individual sign.

(8) No written application for permit will be required and no fee charged for signs meeting these requirements. The district manager shall approve or disapprove each such sign erected or expected to be erected for compliance with these rules and regulations.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 450-10-1-.06

New Rule: Filed April 18, 2008; Re-Filed May 19, 2008 after withdrawal for minor modifications per approval from JCARR; effective June 23, 2008.

Author: Maintenance Bureau

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 23-1-273, 23-1-274, 23-1-278, 23-1-286.