§ 24-10.1-2. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Information center� means an area or site established and maintained as safety rest
areas for the purpose of informing the public of places of interest within the state
and providing such other information as the director of transportation may consider
desirable.
(2) "Interstate system� means that portion of the national system of interstate and defense
highways located within this state, as officially designated, or as may hereafter
be so designated, by the director of transportation, and approved pursuant to the
provisions of title 23, United States Code, Highways.
(3)(i) "Maintenance� means the normal repair of outdoor advertising due to wear and tear.
Maintenance shall not include the relocation nor the increase of advertisement size
nor height. Maintenance shall not permit any alterations such as the addition of face
lighting nor lit panels, moving parts, sparkling surfaces, cutouts nor temporary extensions
of advertising space.
(ii) Maintenance shall permit the change in the advertisement copy by means of trivision
technology or other equivalent technology approved by the department of transportation
and, if necessary, the federal highway administration; provided, however, for each
sign using such technology two (2) valid permits for signs of equivalent size shall
be required. Provided, further, however, that in the event that a person, firm or
corporation does not hold more than one permit, only one permit for signs of equivalent
size shall be required.
(4) "Outdoor advertising� means an outdoor sign, display, light, device, figure, painting,
drawing, message, plaque, poster, billboard, structure, or other thing which is designed,
intended or used to advertise or inform, any part of the advertising or information
contents of which is visible from any place on the main-traveled way of the interstate,
primary, or secondary systems.
(5) "Primary systems� means that portion of connected main highways, as officially designated,
or as may hereafter be so designated, by the director of transportation, pursuant
to the provisions of title 23, United States Code, Highways.
(6) "Safety rest area� means an area or site established and maintained within or adjacent
to the right-of-way by or under public supervision or control, for the convenience
of the traveling public.
(7) "Secondary systems� means that portion of state maintained roads that are neither
interstate nor primary roads.