Ala. Admin. Code r. 450-10-1-.11 - Application And Renewal Fees
(1) No outdoor
advertising sign may be erected without first obtaining a permit from the
Director. The application for a permit shall be on a form provided by the
Director and shall contain information as the Director may require. Upon
receipt of an application containing all required information in due form and
properly executed, the Director shall issue a permit to the applicant for the
erection of the sign, provided such sign will not violate any provisions of the
Department. A charge of $25.00 will be made for each location covered in the
permit. The application for a permit shall be accompanied by the required
fee.
(2) Permits shall be valid for
one calendar year, and may be renewed annually upon payment of a fee of $10.00.
Only one permit shall be required for double-faced, back-to-back or V-type
signs. Advertising copy may be changed at any time without payment of an
additional fee, and nothing in this regulation shall be construed to grant the
Director any power of censorship with regard thereto.
(3) Permit fees for signs under this
regulation shall become due and payable on January 1 of each year and
delinquent on February 15 thereafter. A 25 percent penalty shall be charged and
collected for any delinquent renewal fee after February 15.
(4) Notification of denied permits shall be
sent by certified mail to the applicant. The applicant may appeal a denial,
suspension or revocation of a permit by requesting a hearing pursuant to the
Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Code of Ala.
1975, §
41-22-1,
et seq. The applicant shall have fourteen (14) days from receipt of the
certified letter to file a written request with the Department. The written
request must be sent by certified mail to:
Alabama Department of Transportation
ATTN: MAINTENANCE BUREAU
1409 Coliseum Blvd.
Montgomery, Alabama 3 6110
(5) The request shall state all grounds or
reasons why the proposed action is in error. Any grounds or reasons NOT stated
shall be deemed waived.
Notes
Author: Maintenance Bureau
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 23-1-275(a), (b) and (c).
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