Sec. 394.044. REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR. (a) A sign or a substantial part of a sign that is blown down, destroyed, taken down, or removed for any purpose other than for maintenance or for changing a letter, symbol, or other matter on the sign may not be reerected, reconstructed, or rebuilt unless the sign conforms with this chapter.
(b) For purposes of this section, a sign or substantial part of a sign is considered destroyed only if the cost of repairing the sign is more than 50 percent of the cost of erecting a new sign of the same type at the same location.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Highway Beautification
Chapter 394 - Regulation of Outdoor Signs on Rural Roads
Subchapter C. Other General Regulations
Section 394.041. Height Restrictions
Section 394.042. Face Restrictions
Section 394.043. Wind Load Pressure Restrictions
Section 394.044. Replacement or Repair
Section 394.045. Space Between Signs
Section 394.046. Computing Face Area of Certain Signs
Section 394.047. Number of Signs
Section 394.048. Registration of Certain Off-Premise Signs