Section 21.154 - Permit Application(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.43 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.154
The provisions of this §21.154 adopted to be effective July 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 2418; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 10, March 9, 2018, TexReg 1456, eff. 3/14/2018; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 33, August 16, 2024, TexReg 6265, eff. 9/1/2024