EXEMPTIONS

(a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) a sign that is allowed to be erected and maintained under the highway beautification provisions contained in Chapter 391; (2) a sign in existence before September 1, 1985; (3) a sign that has as its purpose the protection of life or property; (4) a directional or other official sign authorized by law, including a sign that pertains to a natural wonder or a scenic or historic attraction; (5) a sign that gives information about the location of an underground electric transmission line or a telegraph or telephone property or facility, a pipeline, a public sewer, or a waterline; (6) a sign erected by an agency or political subdivision of the state; or (7) a sign erected solely for and relating to a public election if the sign: (A) is on private property; (B) is erected not earlier than the 90th day before the date of the election and is removed not later than the 10th day after the election date; (C) is constructed of lightweight material; and (D) has a surface area not larger than 50 square feet. (b) Subsection (a)(2) does not exempt a sign from Section 394.048 to the extent that section applies. Text of subsec. (c) as added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 718, Sec. 1 (c) This chapter does not apply to a directional sign for a small business, as defined by Section 2006.011, Government Code, if the sign: (1) is on private property; and (2) has a surface area not larger than 50 square feet. Text of subsec. (c) as added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 2.05 (c) This chapter does not apply to a directional sign for a small business, as defined by Section 2006.001, Government Code, if the sign: (1) is on private property; and (2) has a surface area not larger than 50 square feet. (d) This chapter does not apply to a temporary directional sign or kiosk erected by a political subdivision as part of a program approved by the department and administered by the political subdivision on a highway within the boundaries of the political subdivision.