R933-2-6. New Application Requirements

  (1) The applicant shall submit a completed application on the approved departmental form (Outdoor Advertising Permit Application) in accordance with the instructions listed on the application. At a minimum, the applicant shall include the following items:

  (a) Each application shall be accompanied by a valid and approved building permit or special use permit from the local governing authority, or a written statement from that authority indicating the building permit or special use permit is not required under its ordinances for the proposed sign.

  (b) Written proof of lease, easement, ownership, or consent from the property owner to erect and maintain an outdoor advertising sign shall be furnished by the applicant.

  (i) Proof of ownership may consist of a sworn declaration showing the landowner's name and address, the sign owner's name, and the sign location by route, milepost, address, and county; and

  (ii) Proof verifying legal access to the sign location from private property, for purposes of maintaining the controlled sign, is also required.

  (c) The Application's Location Sketch Addendum shall be completed and attached in accordance with the instructions contained thereon.

  (d) The Application's Zoning Verification Addendum shall be completed and signed by the local zoning authority.

  (e) The appropriate non-refundable new application review fee shall be submitted with the completed application.

  (2) All new approved permit applications require the applicant to commence construction of the sign structure within 180 days from the date of the department approval and shall complete all work within 365 days from the date of the department approval.

  (3) The final approval of the new approved permit application will not occur until (a) the applicant notifies the department of its completion and (b) the applicant has forwarded photographs to the department depicting the entire sign structure (including a photograph showing each individual sign face).

  (4) It shall be the sole responsibility of the sign owner to ensure the final placement of the sign is not encroaching anywhere within the department's established right-of-way.

  (5) A retroactive permit fee penalty shall be charged in addition to the non-refundable new application review fee to cover the additional administrative review and inspection costs where an applicant is seeking a state permit for an existing sign that did not have prior written approval.