|
Delaware Department of
Transportation
Sign Placement / Removal Guidelines*
"Clear Zones" are
the first ten feet of a right-of-way, as measured outward from the
outermost paved, stone or gravel surface of a roadway (travel lane or
shoulder), or the full extent of a right-of-way, if the entire
right-of-way extends less than ten feet from the edge of the pavement,
except that Clear Zones inside State-maintained residential subdivisions
are seven feet wide, instead of ten.
"Right-of-Way" is
the limit of property owned or controlled/ maintained by DEL DOT. It
may be wider or narrower than the Clear Zone, but is usually
wider.
Inside Municipal
Boundaries
-
Political advertising is allowed on private property
of any zoning, with the permission of the property owner
-
DEL DOT will remove political advertising signs from
Federal roadways after a one-time written notice** and 30-day
compliance period (as per Title 17 DE Code, Chapter 11, Section 1102
[b] [4])
-
Northern District (New
Castle County north of the C&D Canal)
-
Central District (Kent
County and the portion of New Castle County south of the C&D
Canal)
-
US Route 13
-
US Route 113
-
US Route 301
-
State Route 1
-
State Route 8 between Halltown
and Saulsbury roads (Forest Avenue between Pearson's Corner
and a point within Dover).
-
State Route 15 between
Scarborough Road and North Street (McKee Road between
Scarborough and College Roads, plus all of Saulsbury Road, all
within Dover)
-
Scarborough Road (all within
Dover)
-
State Route 44
-
Southern District (Sussex
County)
-
DEL DOT will not remove advertising on other roadways
(as per Title 17 DE Code, Chapter 11, Section 1103 [c]).
-
By law, there are no "Clear Zones" inside
municipalities. DEL DOT will not remove signs from "Clear
Zones." [Note: Local ordinances may limit political signs
in their jurisdictions.]
Outside Municipal
Boundaries
-
Political advertising is allowed on private property
of any zoning, with the permission of the property owner
-
DEL DOT will immediately remove advertising objects
(e.g., signs) from Clear Zones of all State-maintained roadways in
unincorporated areas, but will provide a one-time post-removal
notice** and opportunity to recover removed property, as per Title 17
DE Code, Chapter 5, Section 525.
-
DEL DOT will remove signs from non-Clear-Zone
Rights-of-Way of State-maintained roadways after a one-time written
notice** and 30-day compliance period.
** Only one written notice with or without 30-day
compliance period will be issued to a sign owner relative to signs placed
anywhere in Delaware. DEL DOT may make removals at any future time
without any further pre-removal or post-removal notice.
* Note: Extracted and rephrased
from "Sign Placement / Removal Guidelines--Central District,"
Delaware Department of Transporation, July 2002. This information
was prepared from the above source. We make no warranty to its
completeness or accuracy or the actions of others than DEL DOT.
|
