Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-17-109: Excepted signs

The following signs are excepted from § 54-17-108 : (1) Official signs and notices, including directional and warning signs, authorized or required by law; (2) Utility signs; and (3) Signs other than outdoor advertising devices, as defined in § 54-21-102 , if such signs: (A) (i) Have a sign face that does not exceed one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) in total area if the sign is an on-premises device; or (ii) Have a sign face that does not exceed twelve square feet (12 sq. ft.) in total area if the sign is not an on-premises device; (B) Do not contain any flashing, intermittent, or moving lights; and (C) Are located at least one thousand feet (1,000') apart along the highway frontage if the signs are on-premises devices larger than twelve square feet (12 sq. ft.) and more than one (1) such sign is located on the same property. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 706, s 3, eff. 6/22/2020. Acts 1971, ch. 431, § 9; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; Acts 1976, ch. 819, § 7; T.C.A., § 54-2509; Acts 1992, ch. 693, § 16; 1995, ch. 476, § 2; 1995, ch. 530, §§ 1, 3-5; 1996, ch. 1000, §§ 1, 3-7; 1997 , ch. 71, § 1; 1997 , ch. 156, § 2; 2000, ch. 615, § 1.

The following signs are excepted from § 54-17-108 :

(1) Official signs and notices, including directional and warning signs, authorized or required by law;

(2) Utility signs; and

(3) Signs other than outdoor advertising devices, as defined in § 54-21-102 , if such signs: (A) (i) Have a sign face that does not exceed one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) in total area if the sign is an on-premises device; or (ii) Have a sign face that does not exceed twelve square feet (12 sq. ft.) in total area if the sign is not an on-premises device; (B) Do not contain any flashing, intermittent, or moving lights; and (C) Are located at least one thousand feet (1,000') apart along the highway frontage if the signs are on-premises devices larger than twelve square feet (12 sq. ft.) and more than one (1) such sign is located on the same property.

(A) (i) Have a sign face that does not exceed one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) in total area if the sign is an on-premises device; or (ii) Have a sign face that does not exceed twelve square feet (12 sq. ft.) in total area if the sign is not an on-premises device;

(i) Have a sign face that does not exceed one hundred square feet (100 sq. ft.) in total area if the sign is an on-premises device; or

(ii) Have a sign face that does not exceed twelve square feet (12 sq. ft.) in total area if the sign is not an on-premises device;

(B) Do not contain any flashing, intermittent, or moving lights; and

(C) Are located at least one thousand feet (1,000') apart along the highway frontage if the signs are on-premises devices larger than twelve square feet (12 sq. ft.) and more than one (1) such sign is located on the same property.