Section 252.315 - Size requirements and limitations.
HIGHWAY ADVERTISING ACT OF 1972 (EXCERPT)
Act 106 of 1972
252.315 Size requirements and limitations.
Sec. 15.
(1) All signs erected or maintained in business areas or unzoned commercial and industrial areas shall comply with the following size requirements and limitations:
(a) In counties of less than 425,000 population, signs shall not exceed 1,200 square feet in area, including border or trim but excluding ornamental base or apron, supports and other structural members.
(b) In counties having a population of 425,000 or more, signs of a size exceeding 1,200 square feet in area but not in excess of 6,500 square feet in area, including border or trim but excluding ornamental base or apron, supports and other structural members, shall be permitted if the department determines that the signs are in accord with customary usage in the area where the sign is located.
(c) For signs erected after March 23, 1999, signs on a sign structure shall not be stacked 1 on top of another. For signs erected prior to March 23, 1999, the sign or sign structure shall not be modified to provide a sign or sign structure that is stacked 1 on top of another.
(2) Maximum size limitations shall apply to each side of a sign structure. Signs may be placed back to back, side by side or in V-type or T-type construction, with not more than 2 sign displays to each side. Any such sign structure shall be considered as 1 sign for the purposes of this section.
History: 1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 533, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007