(1) A church, service club, or youth organization which conducts regular meetings may erect and maintain signs which give the name of the organization and the time and place at which regular meetings are held subject to the following criteria:

(a) Not more than a total of four signs may be erected by any one group, of which no more than three can face in the same direction of travel.

(b) Signs may not be more than five miles from where the meetings or functions are regularly held.

(c) The size of each new sign shall not exceed eight square feet.

(d) The activity advertised must be a regularly scheduled daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly meeting, function or gathering which members of the traveling public using the highway will be likely to want to find and attend.

(e) The normal prescribed permit application fee shall apply to church and service club signs. Public forests, public playgrounds and designated scenic areas shall be considered to be a conforming area with respect to the erection of these signs.

(f) This rule is not intended to cover advertising of annual events, such as county fairs, or activities which are continuously in existence such as a college or hospital. Further, it is not intended to cover advertising of sports events or other activities for which an admission fee is customarily charged.