NAC410.320. Sign construction: Unzoned commercial or industrial areas.

     1. An unzoned commercial or industrial area is an area not zoned by state or local law, regulation or ordinance, and on which there is located one or more permanent structures devoted to a commercial or industrial activity or on which a commercial or industrial activity is actually conducted, whether or not a permanent structure is located thereon, and the area along the highway extending 600 feet from and beyond the edge of such activity, provided such adjacent area is not zoned other than commercial or industrial. In addition, lands on the opposite side of the highway to the extent of the same dimensions will be considered as an unzoned commercial or industrial area provided those lands on the opposite side are not considered scenic or as having esthetic value. In the event the area on the opposite side of the highway is deemed scenic, then only the side of the highway having a commercial activity located thereon is considered to be unzoned commercial or industrial.

     2. All measurements must be from the outer edges of the regularly used buildings, parking lots, storage or processing and landscaped areas of the commercial or industrial activities, not from the property lines of the activities, and must be along or parallel to the edge of pavement of the highway.

     3. A sketch showing the relationship of the proposed sign to the unzoned commercial or industrial area, and a description of the activity conducted which qualifies the site as being unzoned commercial or industrial, must be submitted for each new sign to be constructed in such an area. For example:

     4. The designation of an unzoned commercial or industrial area applies only in areas not specifically zoned.

     [Dep’t of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual p. 7, eff. 1-28-77]