Section 37-1-7501-09002-337 - Sign An outdoor sign, light, display, device, figure, painting, drawing, message, placard, poster, billboard or other thing which is designed, intended or used to advertise or inform, any part of the advertising or informative contents of which is visible from any place on the main traveled way of a state controlled route. The sign consists of the sign face, supports, piling, masts and other structural members. Embellishments on or cut-out extensions of sign faces refer to any temporary add-ons to the structure (usually bulletins) that extend beyond the standard structure area to command greater attention to the message. These can include letters, packages, 3-D elements, fiber optics, etc. Various categories of signs are:
1. Advertising Signs: These are signs that advertise a service or product and are not located on the premises where the service or product is vended. These signs are controlled in accordance with this Rule.2. On-Premise Signs: Signs used to advertise or identify the principal activitiesconducted on the property on which they are located. These are commonly referred to as on-premise signs and are not controlled. See Section 1100 for determination of on-premise signs. The acquisition of corridors either in fee or by easement for the purpose of erecting on-premise signs is not acceptable under 23 USC 103(d) under this Rule.3. Specially Authorized Signs and Notices as defined and controlled in Section 1700.4. Sale or Lease Sign: These are signs advertising the sale or lease of the property upon which they are located. These signs are not controlled except as provided in Section 1100, herein.5. Landmark Signs: These are signs lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965, determined by the State, subject to approval by the Secretary of Transportation, to be Landmark Signs, including signs on farm structures or natural surfaces, or historic or artistic significance, the preservation of which is consistent with the purpose of 23 USC 131.6. Small Business Signs: These are signs advertising a service or product offered by a business but not located on premises. These signs are addressed in Section 603 and controlled in accordance with this Rule.7. A destroyed sign is a sign that has sustained damage such that 60% or more of the upright supports of the sign structure are physically damaged such that normal repair practices would call for each broken, bent, or twisted support to be replaced or re-erected.37 Miss. Code. R. § 1-7501-09002-337