A state sign permit is required for signs visible to roads on the State Highway System. A completed Application for Outdoor Advertising Permit (
form 575-070-04) must be submitted to the Department for review. Each sign facing (side of sign) requires a separate application. All permits are renewed annually.
If you are advertising a business other than your own on your sign, you must also obtain an outdoor advertising license. A completed Outdoor Advertising License Application (
form 575-070-02) and the license fee of $300.00 are required. Licenses are renewed annually.
If you no longer maintain a sign
at a permitted location and wish to cancel the permit, you must execute an ODA
Permit Cancellation Certification (
form 575-070-12).
You may cancel
a permit at any time by submitting form 575-070-12; however, if you wish to cancel between
October 1 and the date you submit your renewal payment, you should submit form 575-070-12
with your renewal payment for any remaining permits you have.
If you are buying an outdoor advertising sign,
you must have the permit transferred to your account. Only valid permits may be
transferred. To transfer a permit you must complete an ODA Permit Transfer Request
(
form 575-070-25). Both the buyer and seller must execute this form
with original signatures. This
form must be submitted to the department along with payment of a transfer fee of $5.00 per
permit. The maximum fee for a transfer of 20 permits or more is
$100.00. Please note that permits cannot be
transferred after December 1 unless they have been renewed by payment of the permit
renewal fee and any applicable penalty in addition to the transfer fee.
The law requires that you display, on each sign structure, the metal permit tag issued for that
sign facing. If a valid permit exists for the sign facing and the permit tag is not
properly displayed on the sign, you will receive a Notice of Noncompliance. If the permit
tag has been lost, stolen, destroyed, etc., it will be necessary to obtain a replacement
tag. You may obtain a replacement tag by submitting an ODA Permit Replacement Tag
Request (
form 575-070-01), along with a fee of $12.00 per tag.
