(A) Height and location of sign.
(1) All signs that are within 100 feet of a public approach or intersection shall be at least 20 feet away from the street, or the lowest part of the sign shall be seven feet above the grade of the road, for traffic visibility considerations.
(2) No sign may be located in a manner that obstructs or otherwise interferes with the view of an official traffic sign, signal or device or that may obstruct or interfere with a driver’s view of approaching, merging or intersecting traffic.
(B) Sign illumination. All sign illumination shall be from the interior or from a floodlight projection shielded to ensure that it will not shine directly upon public rights-of-way and neighboring properties.
(C) Public right-of-way. No sign shall encroach upon or overhang any public right-of-way. No sign shall be attached to any utility pole, light standard, street sign or any other public facility.
(D) Condition and maintenance. All signs shall be maintained in good condition. Every sign, together with all of its supports, braces, guys and anchors, shall be kept in good repair and in a safe state of preservation. The display surface of each sign shall be kept neatly painted or covered at all times.
(E) Electrification. Electrification of all signs and billboards shall be in compliance with the National Electric Code, as adopted in § 150.02.
(F) Billboards. All billboards shall have a maximum height from adjacent grade of 36 feet, a maximum advertising area of 300 square feet, a minimum ground clearance of eight feet, a minimum distance from residential zones of 200 feet, measured along the street, a minimum distance from other billboards of 300 feet and a minimum distance from street intersection of 100 feet, as measured from the right-of-way; the maximum number per parcel of property is one.
(G) On-premises signs. All on-premises signs shall have a minimum ground clearance of seven feet and a minimum distance from street intersection of 20 feet, as measured from the right-of-way.
(H) Off-premises signs. All off-premises signs shall have a maximum height from adjacent grade of 15 feet, a maximum advertising area of 50 square feet, a minimum ground clearance of seven feet, a minimum distance from residential zones of 100 feet, measured along the street, and a minimum distance from a street intersection of 20 feet, as measured from the right-of-way; the maximum number per parcel of property is one.
(Prior Code, § S-3-3) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-29-1 and 9-30-3