§ 24-10.1-3 - Limitations of outdoor advertising devices.
SECTION 24-10.1-3
§ 24-10.1-3 Limitations of outdooradvertising devices. – No outdoor advertising shall be erected in this state except the following:
(1) Directional and other official signs and notices erected,maintained, or authorized by a public agency or body, which signs and noticesshall include, but not be limited to, signs and notices pertaining to naturalwonders and scenic and historic attractions, as authorized or required by law.
(2) Signs, displays, and devices advertising the sale orlease of property upon which they are located, subject, however, to thenational standards as promulgated pursuant to the federal HighwayBeautification Act of 1965.
(3) Signs, displays, and devices advertising activitiesconducted on the property upon which they are located, subject, however, to thenational standards as promulgated pursuant to the federal HighwayBeautification Act of 1965 including spacing requirements of the Rhode Islanddepartment of transportation rules and regulations governing outdooradvertising, except for signs that are allowed to be relocated as permitted insubsection (5).
(4) Bus shelters erected under the authority of the statedepartment of transportation or Rhode Island public transit authority whichshall be permitted no more than one two (2) sided sign. Each sign face shall beno more than twenty-four (24) square feet in size.
(5) Lawfully permitted signs, displays, and devices alreadyin existence may be relocated to other permitted locations with the approval ofthe appropriate governmental agency(s), provided that the relocated outdooradvertising remains the same or smaller in size, and that such outdooradvertising conforms and is consistent with the municipal comprehensive planand related zoning requirements.
(6) This chapter shall not preclude the maintenance ofexisting outdoor advertising.