Section 105IAC7-3-1. Permit required for each sign structure; applications; refusal of permits; change of advertising copy; revocation

   (a) Except as otherwise provided in this rule, no person shall construct, maintain, erect, cause or allow to be constructed or erected any advertising sign, display, or device without first obtaining a permit therefor from the department and paying applicable fees as established in section 3 of this rule.

  (b) A separate application for a permit shall be made for each sign structure or proposed sign structure on a form furnished by the department. The application shall be signed by the applicant, or a representative duly authorized in writing to act for the applicant, and shall describe and set forth the size, shape, and the nature of the proposed sign structure and its actual or proposed location with sufficient accuracy to enable the department to locate and identify it. The denial of a permit by the department shall be accompanied by an order served on the applicant by certified mail, return receipt requested. Such order shall include a clear statement of the rationale upon which the denial was based. If the permit is denied, the person applying for the permit shall be afforded the opportunity to request a hearing under to [sic.] IC 4-21.5 and IC 8-23-20. The application shall contain a certification of truthfulness, under penalties of perjury for all information contained therein.

  (c) The holder of a permit or its authorized agent shall have the right to change the advertising copy on the structure or sign for which it was issued without payment of any additional fee.

  (d) The department shall have authority, after thirty (30) days notice in writing to the permittee, to enter an order revoking any permit issued under this rule in any case where the application for the permit contains false or misleading information or where the permittee has violated any of the provisions of this rule.

  (e) The issuance of the permit shall in no way imply department approval of or be intended to influence any action pending before a local board, commission, or agency.

  (f) The department may subsequently refuse to issue a permit to an applicant that is found to have intentionally provided false information on a previous permit application within the previous two (2) years. (Indiana Department of Transportation; 105 IAC 7-3-1; filed Apr 28, 1994, 9:30 a.m.: 17 IR 2042; readopted filed Nov 7, 2001, 3:20 p.m.: 25 IR 899; readopted filed Jun 14, 2007, 2:45 p.m.: 20070627-IR-105070237RFA; readopted filed Oct 2, 2013, 11:39 a.m.: 20131030-IR-105130295RFA)