UNIQUE SIGN CODE ADOPTED BY TUCSON

THE CITY OF TUCSON, ARIZONA, HAS ADOPTED A CODE REGULATING SIGNS AND OTHER DISPLAYS WHICH MIGHT SERVE AS A MODEL FOR OTHER CITIES. THE CONTROL HAS BEEN VESTED IN THE ORDINARY POLICE CONTROL OF THE CITY, RATHER THAN UNDER THE ZONING REGULATIONS. THIS ALLOWS THE NON-CONFORMING SIGNS TO BE PHASED OUT. THE CODE SPELLS OUT THE INTERPRETATION GUIDES AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. CLEAR CHARTS DEFINE EACH KIND OF SIGN, ITS PERMISSIBLE SIZE, SET-BACK REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHER PERTINENT FACTS. BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF SIGNS AND THEIR SIZE, IT IS HOPED THAT CONFUSING GLARE AND CONFLICTING LIGHT WILL BE ELIMINATED SO THAT TRAFFIC LIGHTS STAND OUT MORE CLEARLY. THE USE OF VEHICLES AS DISPLAY BOARDS HAS ALSO BEEN DISALLOWED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 43, No 1, P 32
• Corporate Authors:

  Western City Magazine

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• Authors:
  • Schaffer, E P
• Publication Date: 1967-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coding systems; Design; Glare; Information display systems; Prevention; Regulations; Safety; Signals; Signs; Traffic signs; Visibility
• Old TRIS Terms: Displays; Traffic sign design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225126
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 25 1994 12:00AM