Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part III - Outdoor Advertising › Chapter 1 - Outdoor Advertising › Subchapter A - Outdoor Advertising Signs › Section III-113 - 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. Businesses will be invoiced for renewal 30
				  days before the renewal date. The fee shall be remitted by check or money order
				  payable to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Failure
				  of a business to submit the renewal fee(s) by the annual renewal date shall be
				  cause for removal and disposal of the business signs by the department. 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
				  business signs.
2. When requested
				  by a business, the department, at its convenience may perform additional
				  services in connection with changes of the business sign. A service charge
				  shall be assessed for each business sign changed, and any new or renovated
				  business sign required for such purposes shall be provided by the
				  applicant.
3. The department shall
				  not be responsible for damages to business 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 to replace such damaged business sign(s).
4. Individual businesses requesting placement
				  of business signs on a specific information sign shall submit to the department
				  a completed application form provided by the department.
5. Businesses must submit a layout of
				  professional quality or other satisfactory evidence indicating design of the
				  proposed business sign for approval by the department before the sign is
				  fabricated.
6. No business sign
				  shall be displayed which, in the opinion of the department, does not conform to
				  the department's standards, is unsightly, badly faded, or in a substantial
				  state of dilapidation. The department shall remove, replace, or mask any such
				  business signs as appropriate. Ordinary initial installation and maintenance
				  service shall be performed by the department and removal shall be performed
				  upon failure to pay any fee or for violation of any provision of these rules.
				  The business (applicant) shall provide all business signs.
7. When a business sign is removed, it will
				  be taken to the business during normal business hours. If the sign cannot be
				  left with the business (closed, new owners, etc.), it will be taken to the
				  district office of the district in which the business is located. The business
				  will be notified of such removal and given 30 days in which to retrieve their
				  business sign(s). After 30 days the business sign will become the property of
				  the department and will be disposed of as the department shall see
				  fit.
8. Should a business qualify
				  for business signs at two or more interchanges, the business sign will be
				  installed at the nearest interchange. If the business wants signing at the
				  other interchanges, it may be so signed provided it does not prevent another
				  business from being signed. Should a business qualify for two or more services
				  at one business location, it may do so provided the secondary business does not
				  prevent another primary business from participating in the program. The primary
				  business will be determined by the department.
9. When it comes to the attention of the
				  department that a participating business does not meet the minimum criteria,
				  the business will be notified that it has a maximum of 30 days to correct any
				  deficiencies or its signs will be removed. If the business later applies for
				  reinstatement, this request shall be handled in the same manner as a request
				  from a new applicant with a service charge per sign for
				  reinstallation.
10. The department
				  reserves the right to cover or remove any or all business signs in the conduct
				  of its operation 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 business written notice of such intent not less than 30
				  calendar days prior thereto.