14-10.004: Permits
14-10.006: Additional Permitting Criteria
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rule 14-10.004, F.A.C., is being amended to incorporate by reference a revised Form 575-070-04, Outdoor Advertising Permit Application, and paragraph 14-10.006(4)(e), F.A.C., is amended to clarify language relating to placement of new or proposed signs.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Form 575-070-04, Outdoor Advertising Permit Application, is being revised and paragraph 14-10.006(4)(e) is amended to clarify language relating to placement of new or proposed signs.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 334.044(2), 479.02(7), 479.07(3)(c) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 215.34, 479.04, 479.07 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: James C. Myers, Clerk of Agency Proceedings, Florida Department of Transportation, Office of the General Counsel, 605 Suwannee Street, Mail Station 58, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0458
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
14-10.004 Permits.
(1) An application for a new sign permit is made by completing and submitting an Application for Outdoor Advertising Permit, Form 575-070-04, Rev. 06/06 01/05, incorporated herein by reference, to the address listed in Rule Section 14-10.003(2). Applications may be obtained from the State Outdoor Advertising License and Permit Office.
(a) through (e) No change.
(f) For purposes of paragraph (1)(c), above, when a valid permit is being conditionally canceled pursuant to Rule Section 14-10.004(9), the Outdoor Advertising Permit Cancellation Certification, Form 575-070-12, Rev. 07/01, incorporated herein by reference, and Application for Outdoor Advertising Permit, Form 575-070-04, Rev. 06/06 01/05, must be submitted simultaneously to the Department. Form 575-070-12 may be obtained from the address listed in Rule Section 14-10.003(2), F.A.C. The date the Department receives the cancellation and complete application documents shall be considered the date the application is received.
(g) through (2)(d) No change.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this rule chapter, an outdoor advertising sign existing at a location which previously was not subject to the permitting requirements of this chapter, but which has become subject to the requirements of this chapter due to changes in the jurisdictional designation of highways, shall be granted a state permit in accordance with the process outlined below:
(a) through (c) No change.
(d) The Department shall issue an Outdoor Advertising Permit, Form 575-070-30, Rev. 07/01, to the sign owner upon receipt of a complete Application for Outdoor Advertising Permit, Form 575-070-04, Rev. 06/06 01/05, together with all items required by Section 479.07(3)(b), Florida Statutes. For existing signs, the written statement required by Section 479.07(3)(b), Florida Statutes, shall be any written document from the appropriate local governmental official indicating compliance with local requirements as of the date of the permit application. A previously issued building permit shall be accepted as the statement from an appropriate local governmental official, except in cases where the local government has provided notice to the sign owner that the sign is illegal or has undertaken action to cause the sign to be removed. When a building permit is submitted as the statement of the local government, the applicant shall certify in writing that the local government has not provided notice that the sign is illegal, and that the local government has taken no action to cause the sign to be removed.
(4) through (12)(b) No change.
Specific Authority 334.044(2), 479.02(7) FS. Law Implemented 215.34, 334.044(28), 339.05, 479.01(14), 479.02, 479.04, 479.07, 479.106(5), 479.24 FS. History–(Formerly part of Rule 14-10.04, Permits; 14-15.05, Right of Way Bureau Operating Procedures), New 3-28-76, Amended 4-21-77, 12-10-77, 6-26-78, 12-31-78, 1-1-86, Formerly 14-10.04, Amended 7-7-92, 6-28-98, 8-10-99, 8-19-01, 1-25-04, 3-15-05,_________.
14-10.006 Additional Permitting Criteria.
Each application for an outdoor advertising sign permit shall meet the requirements of Sections 479.07(9) and 479.11, Florida Statutes. In addition, an application must comply with the requirements of the agreement between the state and the United States Department of Transportation referenced in Section 479.02(1), Florida Statutes, which have not been duplicated in Sections 479.07(9) and 479.11, Florida Statutes, or superseded by stricter provisions in those statutes. The requirements are:
(1) through (3) No change.
(4) Spacing. The minimum required distance between the location for which a permit is sought and the nearest permitted sign shall be measured along the edge of pavement of the main-traveled way from the location marked by the applicant in accordance with Rule 14-10.004, F.A.C., to the location of the permitted sign. In the case of a permitted sign that has not been constructed, the milepost location reflected on the application shall be used as the location of the permitted sign. Measurement along the edge of pavement shall be based on the point perpendicular to a tangent to the edge of the main-traveled way nearest the location of the sign.
(a) For V-type or back-to-back signs to be counted as one sign for spacing purposes, the facings on such signs must be connected by the same sign structure or cross-bracing, or the sign structures must be located not more than 15 feet apart at their nearest point.
(b) through (d) No change.
(e) When In situations where a sign or a proposed sign is visible from the controlled area of more than one highway subject to the jurisdiction of the Department, pursuant to Section 479.07(1), Florida Statutes, the sign must meet the permitting requirements of both highways, and if it meets the applicable permitting requirements, be permitted to, the highway with the more stringent permitting requirements.
(5) through (8) No change.
Specific Authority 334.044(2), 479.02(7) FS. Law Implemented 339.05, 479.02, 479.07(9), 479.08, 479.11 FS. History–New 3-28-77, Amended 12-10-77, 1-1-86, Formerly 14-10.06, Amended 12-26-95, 6-28-98, 8-19-01,________.