Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 5 - Installation of Tourist Oriented Directional Signs (TODS) › Section III-506 - Fees and Agreements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				fees and renewal dates shall be established by the department. Notification
				will be given 30 days prior to changes in fees.
1. The permittee will be invoiced for renewal
				30 days prior to the renewal date. The fee shall be remitted by check or money
				order payable to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development or
				its agent. Failure of a business to submit the renewal fee(s) by the annual
				renewal date shall be cause for removal and disposal of the TOD signs by the
				department or its agent. The initial fee shall be prorated by the department to
				the annual renewal date to cover the period beginning with the month following
				the installation of the TOD signs. Service fees will be charged for the removal
				and reinstallation of delinquent applicants.
2. When requested by the applicant, the
				department or its agent, at its convenience, may perform additional requested
				services in connection with changes of the TOD sign, with a service charge per
				sign. A service fee will be charged for removal and reinstallation of seasonal
				signs.
3. The department or its
				agent shall not be responsible for damages to TOD signs caused by acts of
				vandalism, accidents, natural causes (including natural deterioration), etc.
				requiring repair or replacement. In such events the business shall provide a
				new or renovated business sign together with payment of a service charge fee
				per sign to the department or its agent to replace such damaged business
				sign(s).
4. Tourist attractions
				requesting placement of TOD signs shall submit to the department or its agent a
				completed application form provided by the department or its agent. A business
				which would not typically qualify for a sign may be permitted if the business
				is a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. However, the
				name to be placed on the sign shall be determined by the DOTD TODS manager,
				section 45 or its agent.
5. No TOD
				sign shall be displayed which, in the opinion of the department, does not
				conform to department standards, is unsightly, badly faded, or in a substantial
				state of dilapidation. The department or its agent shall remove or replace any
				such TOD signs as appropriate. Removal shall be performed upon failure to pay
				any fee or for violation of any provision of these rules.
6. When a TOD sign is removed, it will be
				taken to the district office of the district in which the activity is located
				or to the permitted business. The applicant will be notified of such removal
				and given 30 days in which to claim the sign or signs, after which time, the
				sign or signs shall be disposed of by the department or its agent.
7. Should the department or its agent
				determine that trailblazing to a tourist attraction is warranted, it shall be
				done with an assembly (or series of assemblies) consisting of trailblazing
				signs. The attraction will be responsible for having the signs installed on all
				local roads by the parish or municipality in which the signs are to be
				located.
8. Should an attraction
				qualify for TOD signs at two locations, the TOD sign(s) will be erected at the
				nearest location. If the applicant desires signing at the other location also,
				it may be so signed provided it does not prevent another attraction from being
				signed.
9. When it comes to the
				attention of the department or its agent that a participating activity is not
				in compliance with the minimum criteria, or does not meet the general
				eligibility requirements, the applicant will be notified that it has a maximum
				of 30 days to correct any deficiencies or its signs will be removed. If the
				applicant applies for reinstatement, this request will be handled in the same
				manner as a request from a new applicant.
10. The department reserves the right to
				cover or remove any or all TOD signs in the conduct of its operations or
				whenever deemed to be in the best interest of the department or the traveling
				public without advance notice thereof. The department reserves the right to
				terminate this program or any portion thereof by furnishing the applicant, a
				written notice of such intent not less than 30 calendar days prior
				thereof.