§ 138-10. Street name sign standards.

Hereafter, all new street name signs erected in Shenandoah County shall be in conformance with the specifications of this section, unless an exception is granted by the agent.

A. 

General. All street signs, posts and mounting hardware shall be of a standard design approved by the agent.

B. 

Location. At each intersection of public streets within the county, at least one street name sign displaying the name of each street shall be erected and maintained. Whenever possible, street name signs shall be located in the right-hand corner of the intersection on the approach side from a major thoroughfare; when not possible or otherwise inappropriate, street name signs shall be located in the next most suitable corner as determined by the agent.

C. 

Sign descriptions.

[Amended 9-23-1997 by Ord. No. 97-7]

(1) 

Road name signs for use on primary and collector secondary roads shall have a minimum height of nine inches, a minimum width of 30 inches and a maximum width of 48 inches. The spacing and letter style must conform to spacing dimensions shown in the Virginia Supplement to the MUTCD using six-inch-high Series C upper case for the street name and three-inch Series C upper case for the prefix and suffix, unless a variance is approved by VDOT and the agent. All road name signs for the above-named roads shall be fabricated with high-intensity, reflectorized sign sheeting. The road name shall be white and the background shall be green. A blank space at least 2.50 inches high and 12 inches wide shall be provided in the lower right-hand corner of each sign to accommodate the VDOT placement of a route number.

(2) 

Road name signs for use on local secondary roads shall have a minimum height of six inches, a minimum width of 24 inches and a maximum width of 42 inches. The spacing and letter style must conform to spacing dimensions shown in the Virginia Supplement to the MUTCD using four-inch-high Series C upper case for the street name and two-inch Series C upper case for the prefix and suffix, unless a variance is approved by VDOT and the agent. All road name signs for the above-named roads shall be fabricated with high-intensity, reflectorized sign sheeting. The road name shall be white and the background green. A blank space at least 1.25 inches high and eight inches wide shall be provided in the lower right-hand corner of each sign to accommodate the VDOT placement of a route number.

(3) 

Road name signs for use on private roads shall have a minimum height of six inches, a minimum width of 24 inches and a maximum width of 42 inches. The spacing and letter style must conform to spacing dimensions shown in the Virginia Supplement to the MUTCD using four-inch-high Series C upper case for the street name and two-inch Series C upper case for the prefix and suffix, unless a variance is approved by the agent. All road name signs for the above-named roads shall be fabricated with high-intensity, reflectorized sign sheeting. The road name shall be white and the background blue.

D. 

Sign specifications. The nameplate for all street signs shall be of extruded aluminum design, fabricated from alloy 6063-T6 aluminum with a webb thickness of ninety-thousandths (.090) inch and an edge thickness of twenty-five hundredths (.25) inch. Reflective sheeting shall be 3M encapsulated high-intensity reflective sheeting which will meet VDOT Road and Bridge Specifications.

[Added 9-23-1997 by Ord. No. 97-7]

E. 

Sign post specification.

[Added 9-23-1997 by Ord. No. 97-7]

(1) 

All sign posts shall be Pozitube traffic posts, as per the specifications of Southwestern Pipe, Inc., or its equivalent, finished in high-visibility yellow with a prepunched hole near the top to accommodate a vandalproof post-to-sign bracket.

(2) 

All sign posts shall be installed using the Poz-Loc sign post anchor system as per the specifications of Southwestern Pipe, Inc., or its equivalent.

(3) 

All sign posts shall be two-and-three-eighths-inches outside diameter (O.D.) by nine-feet long with 0.080 inch wall thickness having a weight per foot of 1.96 pounds.

(4) 

Post specifications 238080-8 feet above ground Hvy A12 unit to be similar to Southwestern Pipe, Inc., specifications.

F. 

Sign mounting hardware.

[Added 9-23-1997 by Ord. No. 97-7]

(1) 

A post-to-sign bracket shall be used to mount signs on top of round two-and-three-eighths-inches O.D. post. Brackets shall be aluminum with heavy-duty construction, gussets and a minimum twelve-inch slot length when used with nine-by-forty-eight-inch-signs. Post-to-sign brackets used with all other signs shall be a minimum slot length of six inches.

(2) 

All bracket mounting hardware shall be vandalproof. Exposed bolt heads or nuts shall not be permitted.