43 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.158 - Permit Application Review

(a) The department will consider permit applications in the order of the receipt of completed applications.

(b) If an application is rejected because it is not complete, lacks documentation, or has incorrect information, the application loses its priority position. The department will notify the applicant of the reasons the application was rejected.

(c) The department will hold an application for a site that is the same as or conflicts with the site of an application that the department previously received until the department makes a final decision on the previously received application. The department will notify the applicant that the applicant's application is being held because an application for the same or a conflicting site was previously received. For the purposes of this subsection, the date of a final decision on an application is:

(1) the date the application is approved; or

(2) if the application is denied:

(A) the date of the final decision on an appeal under § 21.167 of this subchapter (relating to Appeal Process for Application Denials); or

(B) if an appeal is not filed within the period provided by § 21.167 of this subchapter (relating to Appeal Process for Application Denials), on the 91st day after the date the denial notice was sent under § 21.159 of this subchapter (relating to Decision on Application.

(d) The department will review the permit application for completeness, correctness, and compliance with all requirements of this subchapter. Measurements will be taken at the site to determine if the sign placement meets the spacing and location requirements.

Notes

43 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.158

The provisions of this §21.158 adopted to be effective July 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 2418; amended to be effective April 19, 2012, 37 TexReg 2687; 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