Section 21.167 - Appeal Process for Application Denials(a) If a commercial sign application is denied, the applicant may file a request for an appeal with the executive director through the Right of Way Division.(b) The request for appeal must be submitted by email to the address, ROW_outdooradvertising@txdot.gov.(c) The request must: (1) contain a statement of why the denial is believed to be in error;(2) provide evidence that supports the issuance of the application approval, such as documents, drawings, surveys, or photographs; and(3) be received not later than the 90th day after the date the notice of denial is sent.(d) The executive director or the executive director's designee, who is not below the level of assistant executive director, will make a final determination on the appeal not later than the 90th day after the date that the executive director receives the request for appeal.(e) If the final determination under subsection (d) of this section is that the application is denied, the executive director or the executive director's designee will send the final determination to the applicant stating the reason for denial. If the determination is that the application be approved, the department will issue the approval in compliance with § 21.159 of this subchapter (relating to Decision on Application).43 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.167
The provisions of this §21.167 adopted to be effective July 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 2418; amended to be effective June 19, 2014, 39 TexReg 4668; 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