This law section restricts placing or maintaining advertising signs near freeways that have been landscaped. Specifically, no ads can be on property next to a freeway with at least 20 feet of landscaping if they are meant to be seen by people driving on the freeway. The average width of landscaping is calculated by dividing the total landscaped area by its length. Existing classifications of freeways remain unless there's a new request for review, which can incur a fee up to $500. The law defines 'average width of 20 feet' as distributed landscaped property around a 1,000-foot section of freeway.

This law states that advertising signs cannot be put up or kept along highways or segments of highways that are recognized as scenic highways or byways. This rule applies to both interstate and primary highways and remains so even if they become scenic after the law came into effect.

This law says that any advertising signs breaking certain rules have to be taken down three years after a freeway is officially declared to be a landscaped freeway.

This law section explains that the rules in Section 5440 don't apply to advertising signs if they're used only for certain purposes. These purposes include advertising the sale or lease of the property where the sign is, naming the property owner's name or identifying the property, and promoting products made or services provided on the property.

This section explains that certain types of advertising displays are exempt from the rules stated in Section 5440.1. These exempt displays include directional signs for attractions, signs about selling or leasing property, signs advertising activities on the property where they're located, historic landmark signs, and signs offering free coffee from nonprofits to travelers. Each type has specific criteria to qualify for the exemption.

This law allows the City of Richmond to have one special structure that highlights its economic development areas. This structure shouldn't show specific business names, can't be paid for with public money, and must be approved after a public hearing. It shouldn't cause problems with federal highway funds, or need excessive tree trimming for visibility.

This section explains that certain advertising signs in Costa Mesa are exempt from another rule, Section 5440, if they follow specific guidelines. The signs must be for development projects or associations within Costa Mesa, and the city can only use one such sign. The city council must approve these signs in a public hearing. The signs can't require cutting or changing trees unless it's regular maintenance, and they shouldn't affect federal highway funds.

This California law allows certain small cities to put up a nonconforming sign if they follow specific rules. The city must have owned the land since before 1995, and they can only add one new nonconforming sign since 2000. The sign must be within the city, not require tree removal for visibility unless it's part of normal maintenance, and shouldn't use public funds or create liability for the Department of Transportation. It also shouldn't affect federal highway funding. The city must use any money from the sign for parks and at-risk youth programs, and the sign can't advertise adult-focused products like alcohol or gambling. Only very small cities in large urban counties can do this.

This law allows up to five advertising displays at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, override general restrictions. These ads must be approved by the Coliseum Authority. They should each be 1,200 square feet or less, but three can be tall if they follow specific dimensions. Parts of signs that don’t count towards the total size or ads that promote coliseum activities are excluded from measurement. Ads can't promote adult products like alcohol or gambling. They must be placed in specific spots and comply with local regulations. If a display is moved due to road projects, it's not eligible for relocation compensation. Ads shouldn't cause lost federal highway funds, and changes in sign orientation need federal approval.

This law allows up to four advertising displays in the Mid-City Recovery Redevelopment Project Area of Los Angeles, despite general prohibitions if they meet certain conditions. The displays must be approved by the city's Community Redevelopment Agency, comply with sections 5405 and 5408, and not require tree maintenance for visibility unless it's routine maintenance. The ads cannot promote adult-oriented products like alcohol or tobacco. If a display needs to be moved due to a transportation project, the owner can relocate it but won't receive money for doing so. Additionally, the displays must not lead to a loss of federal highway funding.

This section allows a single advertising sign to be displayed by a non-profit educational academy in Los Angeles if the site is right next to State Highways 10 and 110, the academy's curriculum is arts and entertainment-focused, and the sign is on the roof of the academy's building. The earnings from this display must be used for the academy's operations. The advertisement can't promote adult-oriented products like alcohol or gambling. If the academy closes, the sign must come down, and if the location is sold, the billboard has to be removed by the seller. A financial audit of revenue from the ad display must be submitted regularly. The city must also meet certain conditions by a specific date, or requirements are waived.

This law allows local governments like cities and counties to set their own rules about where advertising signs can be placed. It also permits local entities and the state to make agreements to move or adjust signs. Signs can be made taller or relocated as long as it doesn’t affect federal highway funds and follows state rules. If a sign is moved, it might need a new permit and can't increase the total number of signs along landscaped freeways across the state. Additionally, a relocated sign can be changed into a digital message center if it’s part of a relocation agreement, and this also requires a new permit.

This law says that the Department of Transportation can allow advertisements or displays to be moved to a new location if the land they're on is needed for public use. But this move requires approval from the agency that wants the land and the local area where the display will go. Importantly, this can't result in losing federal highway funding or increase the number of non-conforming displays in the area.