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fabrication, and size of business signs. The criteria for the composition, fabrication, and size of business signs to be placed on panels and supplemental panels are as follows: (1) Business signs shall be fabricated from reflective sheeting applied to aluminum backing having a minimum thickness of 0.063 inches. The sheeting must meet the requirements of ASTM Standard D4956 Type IV; (2) Business signs not displaying a symbol or trademark shall have a blue reflectorized background with a white reflectorized legend and border; (3) If business identification symbols or trademarks are used alone, the sign may be reproduced in the colors, shape, and design customarily used. See Figure 1 at the end of this chapter; (4) Messages, symbols, and trademarks that resemble any official traffic control device are prohibited; (5) The principal legend of a business sign shall be the same height as the directional legend on the panel. However, if a symbol or trademark is used alone, the principal legend shall be in proportion to the size of the symbol or trademark. See Figure 1 at the end of this chapter; (6) Silk screen or direct application may be used to develop the sign face; (7) Freehand painting may not be used on any part of the finished sign face; (8) Business signs for panels at interchanges shall have a three-inch corner radius and, if used, a three-quarter inch border. Gas, food, lodging, camping, or attraction signs may be no more than 60 inches wide by 36 inches high and shall be contained in a rectangular area. See Figure 1 at the end of this chapter; (9) Business signs for panels at intersections shall have a two-inch corner radius and, if used, a one-half inch border. They may be no more than 36 inches wide by 24 inches high and shall be contained in a rectangular area. See Figure 1 at the end of this chapter; (10) Business signs for supplemental panels and trailblazing shall have a one and one-half inch corner radius and, if used, a three-eighths inch border. Gas, food, lodging, camping, or attraction signs may be no more than 30 inches wide by 18 inches high and shall be contained in a rectangular area. See Figure 1 at the end of this chapter; and (11) There shall be a legend on the business sign on the supplemental panel which is a duplicate of the legend of the business sign on the panel; (12) A business sign may not display the symbol, trademark, or name of more than one business.
Source: 6 SDR 99, effective April 13, 1980; transferred from § 70:01:06.02:16, effective November 1, 1986; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 134, effective July 1, 1987; 18 SDR 148, effective March 26, 1992; 40 SDR 102, effective December 3, 2013.