New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter IV - Highways › Subchapter C - Highway Use And Maintenance › Part 150 - Advertising Signs Adjacent To The Interstate And Primary Highway Systems › Section 150.15 - Registration

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Any outdoor advertising sign within the controlled area,
					 except official signs, signs in areas certified in accordance with section
					 150.9  of this Part, and
					 on-premises signs in accordance with section
					 150.13  of this Part, shall be
					 registered with the New York State Department of Transportation in accordance
					 with the following provisions:
(a)
Registration application and permit.
(1) Any person, firm, corporation,
				  partnership or association, before erecting, maintaining or using any outdoor
				  advertising sign, must obtain a permit from the New York State Department of
				  Transportation.
(2) An application
				  for a permit may be obtained from the New York State Department of
				  Transportation, Real Estate Division, Building 5, State Campus, 1220 Washington
				  Avenue, Albany, New York 12232, or from a regional office of the Department of
				  Transportation located at:
Region 1
84 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Region 2
Utica State Office Bldg.
207 Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13501
Region 3
Syracuse State Office Bldg.
333 East Washington Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Region 4
1530 Jefferson Road
Rochester, NY 14623
Region 5
Buffalo State Office Bldg.
125 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
Region 6
30 West Main Street
Hornell, NY 14843
Region 7
Watertown State Office Bldg.
317 Washington Street
Watertown, NY 13601
Region 8
4 Burnett Boulevard
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Region 9
Binghamton State Office Bldg.
44 Hawley Street
Binghamton, NY 13901
Region 10
New York State Office Bldg.
Veterans Highway
Hauppauge, NY 11787
The permit application shall be made available to an
					 applicant upon request, and must be completed in all respects by the applicant
					 or his representative. The applicant can be either the owner of the sign or the
					 land upon which the sign is to be located. The owner is responsible for
					 completing the required information and submitting the requisite number of
					 copies, together with the required permit fee, to either the New York State
					 Department of Transportation at the address indicated above or to the
					 appropriate regional office at the address indicated above.
(3) Each sign permit will be classified into
				  one of the following categories by the Department of Transportation:
(i) conforming sign;
(ii) nonconforming sign;
(iii) nonconforming grandfathered
				  sign;
(iv) on-premises
				  sign;
(v) landmark sign;
(vi) directional sign; or
(vii) illegal sign.
The reason for classification as an illegal sign will be
					 provided upon request to the applicant, along with a statement as to how the
					 sign may gain legal status where that possibility exists.
(4) No refund shall be made after
				  an application for a permit has been filed with the New York State Department
				  of Transportation.
(5) If an
				  outdoor advertising sign is erected prior to obtaining the permit required in
				  this section, a late filing permit charge of 10 percent of the regular annual
				  fee per month, for each month that such application is late, with a maximum of
				  $50, shall be imposed in addition to the regular annual fee.
(6) The application shall specify the
				  location where the sign is to be placed and maintained. If, after approval of
				  such application and the issuance of a permit hereunder, the sign is removed
				  from such location, such permit shall be thereupon null and void.
(7) A single application may cover a
				  back-to-back, side-by-side, double-faced, bottom-on-top, or V-type sign. A
				  separate fee, if applicable, shall be charged for each advertising
				  area.
(8) Where a permittee desires
				  to enlarge or reduce the surface area of a conforming advertising sign,
				  application for a new permit shall be made in the same manner as in the case of
				  an application for an original permit. Such application must be accompanied by
				  the required annual fee less the amount of annual fee which has already been
				  paid for such sign, except that there shall be no refund of any portion of an
				  annual fee if the surface area of the advertising display is reduced. Any sign
				  altered in such manner shall conform to all provisions of State law and their
				  regulations.
(9) If a permittee
				  adds one or more advertising surfaces to an existing conforming advertising
				  sign or structure for which he has a valid permit, he is required to apply for
				  a permit for such sign and pay the requisite fee for such permit as provided
				  for in this section. Any sign altered in such manner shall conform to all
				  provisions of State law and their regulations.
(10) In the event that the ownership of a
				  sign is changed, such new owner shall file an application and obtain a permit
				  under the provisions of this section within 60 days of the change of
				  ownership.
(11) Any sign which must
				  be registered under the provisions of this section which is in existence on the
				  effective date of this section shall have until January 1, 1979 to comply with
				  the provisions of this section.