Texas Transportation Code

§ 391.098 — VARIANCES

TN § 391.098Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part H. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION · Ch. 391. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION ON INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY SYSTEMS AND CERTAIN ROADS · Art. D. SPECIFIC INFORMATION LOGO SIGNS

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(a)The commission shall authorize the director to grant variances, on a case-by-case basis, to the eligibility, location, or placement of specific logo signs and major shopping area guide signs, including the highways along which a sign may be located. The commission may adopt rules prescribing conditions or guidelines the director should or must consider when determining whether to grant a variance.

(b)The director may grant a variance if the director determines that:

(1)the variance would promote traffic safety;

(2)the variance would improve traffic flow;

(3)an overpass, highway sign, or other highway structure unduly obstructs the visibility of an existing commercial sign; or

(4)the variance would satisfy other conditions or guidelines prescribed by commission rules authorizing the granting of variances.

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 878 (S.B. 1137), Sec. 8, eff. June 17, 2005.