North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 136. Transportation § 136-140.15. Scope of operations

(a) Program.--The Department of Transportation shall administer a tourist-oriented directional signs (TODS) program.

(b) Definitions.--The following definitions apply in this Article:

(c) Limitation.--The Department shall not install TODS for a business or facility if the signs would be required at intersections where, due to the number of conflicting locations of other highway signs or traffic control devices or other physical or topographical features of the roadside, their presence would be impractical or unfeasible or result in an unsafe or hazardous condition.

(d) Duplication.--If a business or facility is currently shown on another official highway guide sign, such as a logo sign or supplemental guide sign, on the same approach to an intersection where a TODS panel for that business or facility would be located, the business or facility may elect to keep the existing highway guide sign or have it removed and participate in the TODS program. If the business or facility elects to retain the existing highway guide sign, the business or facility is ineligible for the TODS program at that intersection.