Nonconforming Sign Upgrade
(Pilot) Project
2006 Annual Educational Conference
on
Outdoor Advertising
Cleveland, Ohio
Keith C. Melvin, CPM
Director of Outdoor Advertising
South Carolina Department of Transportation
955 Park Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29202
(803) 737-1339 / [email protected]
Nonconforming Sign Upgrade
(Pilot Project)
The South Carolina Department of Transportation
(SCDOT) in partnership with the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) desires to reduce the number of
non-conforming signs adjacent to all interstate highways
and federal-aid primary highways constructed to
controlled access standards in South Carolina.
Goal of the Project
SCDOT will allow sign owners the opportunity to
upgrade one (1) nonconforming sign on the interstate or
the federal-aid primary routes constructed to controlled
access standards in exchange for the removal and
cancellation of two (2) permitted nonconforming signs.
Upgrade defined as
(1) Replacing wood or I-beam support poles with a steel
monopole at the same location of the sign to be
upgraded and
(2) Changing the existing sign face to 822 square feet or
less.
Nonconforming Sign Count
I - 26
I - 95
District 1 - 47
 District 2 - 26
 District 3 - 88
 District 4 - 0
 District 5 - 0
 District 6 - 45
 District 7 - 42
TOTAL = 248
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Total Count = 849
District 1 - 27
District 2 - 0
District 3 - 0
District 4 - 0
District 5 - 221
District 6 - 125
District 7 - 228
TOTAL = 601
Sign Status
The sign shall retain its nonconforming classification
until such time the sign meets the provisions of
State law and State regulations.
Structures Types
Upgrades to nonconforming signs shall be constructed as:
1. Single face
2. Single face back-to-back
3. Single face V type sign
4. Single face tri-vision or back-to-back tri-vision.
Participation Fee
A $200.00 revision fee will to collected for each
upgraded nonconforming sign participating in this
project and a $100.00 annual permit fee will be
assessed on each structure.
Outdoor Advertising
Nonconforming Sign Upgrade Request
(Pilot Project)
**This document must be typed and completed in its entirety**
1. Name of Applicant: ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Address
City
State
Zip Code
5. Permit (Number) 2 to be Removed:
______________________________________
Highway: ______ (North, South, East, West) County ____________
Milepost ______
2. Owner ID #: ____________________________
Land Owner:
_________________________________________________________
3. Permit (Number) to be Upgraded: _______________________________________
Interstate: ________ (North, South, East, West) County ________ Milepost _______
___________________________________________________________
_________
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Land Owner: _________________________________________________________
Planned removal date: ______________ Removal cost:
______________________
____________________________________________________________________
Address
City
State
Zip Code
________________________________
_______________________ __________
Signature of Company Official
Date
Planned upgrade date: ______________________
Price of sign at the time of removal: ___________________
4. Permit (Number) 1 to be Removed: ______________________________________
Highway: ______ (North, South, East, West) County ____________ Milepost _____
Land Owner: _________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Address
City
6. Please attach color photographs and documentation outlining all removal
cost.
State
Zip Code
Planned removal date: ______________ Removal cost: ______________________
Title
________________________________ ______________________
__________
Typed Name As Signed Above
Approved - SCDOT
Date
Nonconforming Sign Upgrade
(Pilot) Project
THE END