Texas Transportation Code

§ 394.044 — REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR

TN § 394.044Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part H. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION · Ch. 394. REGULATION OF OUTDOOR SIGNS ON RURAL ROADS · Art. C. OTHER GENERAL REGULATIONS

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(a)A sign or a substantial part of a sign that is blown down, destroyed, taken down, or removed for any purpose other than for maintenance or for changing a letter, symbol, or other matter on the sign may not be reerected, reconstructed, or rebuilt unless the sign conforms with this chapter.

(b)For purposes of this section, a sign or substantial part of a sign is considered destroyed only if the cost of repairing the sign is more than 50 percent of the cost of erecting a new sign of the same type at the same location.

Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.