Texas Department of Transportation Right of Way Page 66 of 93 1 2 3 ยง21.189. Commercial Sign Height Restrictions. (a) Except as provided by subsections [subsection] (f) and 4 (g) of this section, a commercial sign may not be erected that 5 exceeds an overall height of 42-1/2 feet. 6 7 (b) A roof sign that has a solid sign face surface may not at any point exceed 24 feet above the roof level. 8 (c) A roof sign that has an open sign face in which the 9 uniform open area between individual letter or shapes is not 10 less than 40 percent of the total gross area of the sign face NOTE: Additions underlined Deletions in [ ] GCD: 8/31/2017 12:44 PM Exhibit B Texas Department of Transportation Right of Way 1 2 3 4 Page 67 of 93 may not at any point exceed 40 feet above the roof level. (d) The lowest point of a projecting roof sign or a wall sign must be at least 14 feet above grade. (e) For the purposes of this section, height is measured 5 from the centerline of the main-traveled way closest to the sign 6 face, at a point perpendicular to the sign location. A frontage 7 road of a controlled access highway or freeway is not considered 8 the main-traveled way for purposes of this subsection. In the 9 event that the main-traveled way that is perpendicular to the 10 sign structure is below grade, sign height will be measured from 11 the base of the sign structure. 12 (f) The height measurement does not include any renewable 13 energy device such as solar panels or wind turbines that are 14 attached to the sign structure above the sign face to improve 15 the energy efficiency of the sign structure. 16 (g) A commercial sign structure erected prior to March 1, 17 2017 may not be higher than 85 feet, excluding a cutout that 18 extends above the rectangular border of the sign face. 19 (h) A person may rebuild a sign structure erected prior to 20 March 1, 2017 without obtaining a new or amended permit from the 21 department, provided that the sign is rebuilt at the same 22 location where the sign existed on March 1, 2017, at a height 23 that does not exceed the height of the sign on that date and 24 continues to complies with all other provisions of the sign 25 permit except height. NOTE: Additions underlined Deletions in [ ] GCD: 8/31/2017 12:44 PM Exhibit B