Road Commission Reminds Public of Right-Of-Way Laws Regarding Signs

The Grand Traverse County Road Commission put out a statement indicating that unless otherwise regulated by township and other agencies, the following applies to temporary signs placed with the road right-of-way:

· Permission must be granted from the adjacent property owner prior to placing signs.

· Signs must be 28 feet from the center of a road or the backside of the ditch where a roadside ditch exists.

· For multi-lane roads with barrier curbs, the signs must be more than six feet from the back of the curb or far side of sidewalk.

· Signs are not permitted within areas used for clear vision at intersections or commercial driveways, so they will not interfere with the sight distance of a driver.

· Signs must be place at 150’ from intersections.

· Any illegally placed signs will be removed.

· The owner of any signs found to be in violation and removed will be contacted one time to retrieve their sign/s (as long as their contact information is on the sign).

· Signs removed by GTCRC crews will be kept for thirty days for first time offenders at the GTCRC offices, then discarded. All others will be discarded immediately.

· Anyone retrieving a sign found to be in violation will be required to sign and acknowledge the sign policy.

· GTCRC will no longer accept signs removed by others at our facilities.