| (a) To obtain a permit for a commercial sign, a license
holder must file an electronic application through the department's
website, www.txdot.gov. The application must include, at a minimum:
(1) the complete name and address of the license holder;
(2) the complete name and address of the authorized
agent of the license holder if an agent is used;
(3) the proposed location and description of the sign;
(4) the complete legal name, email address, and telephone
number of the owner of the designated site;
(5) the appraisal district property tax identification
number of the designated site;
(6) if the sign is to be located within a municipality,
the municipality's current zoning of the location where the sign is
to be located; and
(7) additional information the department considers
necessary to determine eligibility.
(b) If the sign is to be located within the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of a municipality with a population greater than 1.9
million that is exercising its statutory authority to regulate commercial
signs, as authorized under §21.192 of this subchapter (relating
to Local Control of Commercial Signs), a certified copy of the permit
issued by the municipality within the preceding twelve months must
be submitted with the application.
(c) The application must be accompanied by the fee
prescribed by §21.171 of this subchapter (relating to Permit
Application Fee).
(d) To facilitate a site's location during the initial
inspection process, the application must identify the sign site marking
in compliance with §21.155 of this subchapter (relating to Applicant's
Identification of New Commercial Sign's Proposed Site) by:
(1) GPS coordinates in latitude and longitude, accurate
within 50 feet; or
(2) a sketch or aerial map depicting distances to nearby
landmarks.
(e) An application for a permit for an electronic sign
must include, in addition to the other requirements of this section,
contact information for a person who is available to be contacted
at any time and who is able to turn off the electronic sign promptly
if a malfunction occurs or is able to accommodate an emergency notification
request from a local authority under §21.196 of this subchapter
(relating to Requirements for an Electronic Sign).
(f) If the only issue preventing the issuance of a
permit is a spacing conflict with another permitted sign owned by
the applicant, the department will send a notice to the applicant
informing the applicant of the conflicting sign. The department will
deny the application unless the applicant, before the 30th day after
the date that the department sends notice under this subsection, to
provide the department with proof of the removal of the conflicting
sign.
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