The following signs are excepted from § 54-17-108:

(1) Official signs and notices, including directional and warning signs, authorized or required by law;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-17-109

  • Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • On-premises device: means a sign:
    (A) That is located within fifty feet (50') of, and on the same parcel of property and on the same side of the highway as, the facility that owns or operates the sign or within fifty feet (50') of, and on the same parcel of property and on the same side of the highway as, the entrance to the parcel of property upon which two (2) or more facilities are located. See Tennessee Code 54-17-103
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Sign: means 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 an interstate system or primary system. See Tennessee Code 54-17-103
(2) Utility signs; and
(3) Signs other than outdoor advertising devices, as defined in § 54-21-102, if such signs:

(A)

(i) Have a sign face that does not exceed one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) in total area if the sign is an on-premises device; or
(ii) Have a sign face that does not exceed twelve square feet (12 sq. ft.) in total area if the sign is not an on-premises device;
(B) Do not contain any flashing, intermittent, or moving lights; and
(C) Are located at least one thousand feet (1,000′) apart along the highway frontage if the signs are on-premises devices larger than twelve square feet (12 sq. ft.) and more than one (1) such sign is located on the same property.
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