[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR750.703]

[Page 382-383]
 
                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 750--HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart G--Outdoor Advertising Control
 
Sec. 750.703  Definitions.

    The terms as used in this subpart are defined as follows:
    (a) Commercial and industrial zones are those districts established 
by the zoning authorities as being most appropriate for commerce, 
industry, or trade, regardless of how labeled. They are commonly 
categorized as commercial, industrial, business, manufacturing, highway 
service or highway business (when these latter are intended for highway-
oriented business), retail, trade, warehouse, and similar 
classifications.
    (b) Erect means to construct, build, raise, assemble, place, affix, 
attach, create, paint, draw, or in any other way bring into being or 
establish.
    (c) Federal-aid Primary Highway means any highway on the system 
designated pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 103(b).
    (d) Interstate Highway means any highway on the system defined in 
and designated, pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 103(e).
    (e) Illegal sign means one which was erected or maintained in 
violation of State law or local law or ordinance.
    (f) Lease means an agreement, license, permit, or easement, oral or 
in writing, by which possession or use of land or interests therein is 
given for a

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specified purpose, and which is a valid contract under the laws of a 
State.
    (g) Maintain means to allow to exist.
    (h) Main-traveled way means the traveled way of a highway on which 
through traffic is carried. In the case of a divided highway, the 
traveled way of each of the separate roadways for traffic in opposite 
directions is a main-traveled way. It does not include such facilities 
as frontage roads, turning roadways, or parking areas.
    (i) Sign, display or device, hereinafter referred to as ``sign,'' 
means an outdoor advertising sign, light, display, device, figure, 
painting, drawing, message, placard, poster, billboard, or other thing 
which is designed, intended, or used to advertise or inform, any part of 
the advertising or informative contents of which is visible from any 
place on the main-traveled way of the Interstate or Primary Systems, 
whether the same be permanent or portable installation.
    (j) State law means a State constitutional provision or statute, or 
an ordinance, rule or regulation, enacted or adopted by a State.
    (k) Unzoned area means an area where there is no zoning in effect. 
It does not include areas which have a rural zoning classification or 
land uses established by zoning variances or special exceptions.
    (l) Unzoned commercial or industrial areas are unzoned areas 
actually used for commercial or industrial purposes as defined in the 
agreements made between the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation 
(Secretary), and each State pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 131(d).
    (m) Urban area is as defined in 23 U.S.C. 101(a).
    (n) Visible means capable of being seen, wehter or not readable, 
without visual aid by a person of normal visual acuity.