Posting of signs on state highways by local authorities; conditions;
prohibitions
Sec. 4. (a) Notwithstanding IC 8-23-20, IC 9-21-5, and section 5
of this chapter, a city or town may, by ordinance, authorize and pay
for signs to be erected along the routes of state highways if the
following conditions are met:
(1) The sign is an information sign stating only that a famous
person is or was a resident of that city or town.
(2) The sign conforms to the manual on traffic control devices
standards for historical signs.
(3) A copy of the sign ordinance is sent to the bureau of the
Indiana department of transportation.
(b) The commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation
may, within sixty (60) days after the effective date of an ordinance
adopted under subsection (a), prohibit the erection of or cause
removal of the sign if the bureau finds that the sign:
(1) creates a traffic hazard; or
(2) expresses a commercial or partisan political message.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
Last modified: May 27, 2006