Any zoned commercial or industrial area adjacent to the interstate system that is located within one mile from an interstate interchange with a crossroad that is not part of the interstate system and that is outside an incorporated municipality is acceptable for outdoor advertising purposes if the zone meets the following criteria:

(1) The zone is lawfully enacted by the local governmental unit as part of a comprehensive zoning action. Any zone created primarily to permit outdoor advertising structures is not recognized as lawfully enacted for purposes of this section;

(2) The zone is associated with an interstate highway interchange whose center is within three miles of an incorporated municipality or within one mile of a commercial or industrial activity; and

(3) The zone meets the requirement of either § 31-29-71.9 or 31-29-71.10.

Source: SL 1986, ch 240, § 6; SL 2014, ch 136, § 1.