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TITLE 43TRANSPORTATION
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 21RIGHT OF WAY
SUBCHAPTER KCONTROL OF SIGNS ALONG RURAL ROADS
RULE §21.409Permit Application

(a) To obtain a permit for a sign, a person must file an application in a form prescribed by the department. The application at a minimum must include:

  (1) the complete name and address of the applicant;

  (2) the original signature of the applicant;

  (3) the proposed location and description of the sign;

  (4) the complete legal name and address of the owner of the designated site;

  (5) the appraisal district property tax identification number of the designated site;

  (6) the original signature of the site owner or the site owner's authorized representative, with appropriate documentation from the site owner authorizing the person to act as the site owner's representative on the application demonstrating:

    (A) consent to the erection and maintenance of the sign; and

    (B) right of entry onto the property of the sign location by the department or its agents;

  (7) information that details how and the location from which the sign will be erected and maintained; and

  (8) additional information the department considers necessary to determine eligibility.

(b) The application must be:

  (1) notarized;

  (2) sent to: Texas Department of Transportation, Outdoor Advertising, P.O. Box 13043, Austin, Texas 78711-3043; and

  (3) accompanied by the fee prescribed by §21.424 of this subchapter (relating to Permit Fees).

(c) To facilitate a site's location during the initial inspection process, the application must identify the sign 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.


Source Note: The provisions of this §21.409 adopted to be effective July 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 2418; amended to be effective April 19, 2012, 37 TexReg 2687; amended to be effective June 19, 2014, 39 TexReg 4668

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