Section 105IAC7-3-2. Preconstruction permit

   (a) A permit must be obtained before the erection of any sign structure.

  (b) As soon as practicable and no more than thirty (30) days after the issuance of a permit for a proposed structure, the permit tag shall be displayed upon a post or similar support such that the permit number is plainly visible from the right-of-way. Such tag shall be placed as close as practical at the right-of-way line at the nearest point to the proposed location.

  (c) Measurements to determine the compliance of a subsequent sign structure to the spacing criteria shall treat the permit tag display described in subsection (b) as if a sign structure was actually in existence on the date the permit was issued.

  (d) The proposed sign structure must be completed within three hundred sixty-five (365) days of issuance of the permit or the permit shall be revoked.

  (e) When multiple permit applications are received for proposed sign structures, priority shall be given in the order received.

  (f) When a spacing or related conflict exists between a sign structure constructed on or after July 1, 1993, and not holding a valid permit, and a proposed sign structure, the first permit application received shall have priority in the issuance of a permit. (Indiana Department of Transportation; 105 IAC 7-3-2; 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)