1. (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. (1) the complete name and address of the applicant;
   2. (2) the original signature of the applicant;
   3. (3) the proposed location and description of the sign;
   4. (4) the complete legal name and address of the owner of the designated site;
   5. (5) a statement of whether the requested sign is located within an incorporated city or a city's extraterritorial jurisdiction;
   6. (6) the site owner's or the owner's authorized representative's original signature on the application demonstrating consent to the erection and maintenance of the sign and right of entry onto the property of the sign location by the department or its agents;
   7. (7) information that details how and the location from which the sign will be erected and maintained; and
   8. (8) additional information the department considers necessary to determine eligibility.

2. (b) The application must be:

   1. (1) notarized;
   2. (2) sent to: Texas Department of Transportation, Outdoor Advertising, P.O. Box 13043, Austin, Texas 78711-3043; and
   3. (3) accompanied by the fee prescribed by §21.424 of this subchapter (relating to Permit Fees).

3. (c) The application must include a sketch that shows:

   1. (1) the location of the poles of the sign structure;
   2. (2) the exact location of the sign faces in relation to the sign structure;
   3. (3) the means of access to the sign; and
   4. (4) the distance from the buildings, landmarks, right of way line, other signs, and other distinguishable features of the landscape.

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.