Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 733 - TRAVEL INFORMATION COUNCIL › Division 30 - STANDARDS FOR LOGO SIGNS, TOURIST ORIENTED DIRECTIONAL (TOD) SIGNS, MUSEUM SIGNS, STATE HISTORICAL MARKER SIGNS, AND INTERSTATE OASIS SIGNS › Section 733-030-0065 - Permit Fees and Installation

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Upon the
			 approval of a Permit for a logo plaque or sign, the Council shall request
			 installation of the logo plaque or sign from ODOT, the Council sign crew or the
			 Council contractor as determined appropriate by the Council staff. The Council
			 shall provide the installer with all necessary information to install the logo
			 plaque or sign.
(2) The Council
			 shall notify a Business promptly when a Permit has been approved to allow the
			 sufficient time to furnish the necessary number of logo plaques. If the Council
			 is notified that a Business has failed to furnish its logo plaques by the
			 specified date given by the Council, or that the logo plaques furnished are not
			 in compliance with specifications provided by the Council, it may cancel the
			 Permit and refund the amount paid in advance by the Business.
(3) The annual Permit fee for each logo
			 plaque or sign must be based on the traffic volume and population density of
			 the area where the highway is located. Permit fees will be reviewed and
			 established annually by the Council pursuant to ORS
			 377.825.
(4) Permit fees will be charged according to
			 the Council's current Fee Schedule. When Permit fees are reviewed for potential
			 changes, the Council shall send a notice of Permit fee changes to each business
			 with a Permit and to all interested parties requesting the information.
			 Businesses and interested parties will have 30 days to respond in writing or
			 attend a public hearing scheduled after the 30-day time period. The Fee
			 Schedule will also be available on the Council web site for personal download
			 or by mail upon request.
(5) In
			 accordance with OAR 733-030-0055(10)-(12), Permit fees are due with the
			 contract and the Permit automatically renewed upon receipt of the annual
			 payment of invoice to the Council on or before the payment due date stated in
			 the Council's invoice.
(6) A late
			 fee will be assessed on those Businesses that pay the annual payment of invoice
			 after the 45-day payment due date has expired.
(7) Permit fees for Food Businesses that
			 display the name of two distinct brand of Food on one food logo plaque will be
			 charged 1-1/3 the Permit fee of a regular Food Business Permit fee in that
			 area. Permit fees for Gas Businesses that include a Food name on their logo
			 plaque will be charged 1-1/3 the Permit fee of a regular Gas Business Permit
			 fee in that area. Payment of Permit fees is the responsibility of the Gas
			 Business, which will be designated as the primary Business.
(8) Permit fees for combination legend
			 signing will be charged 1-1/3 the fee for one Service Legend charged in that
			 area.
(9) The Council may charge a
			 fee when a Business desires to replace their logo plaques due to a redesign of
			 the logo plaque, color or a change in the registered business name.
(10) If a Business desires to move their logo
			 plaque from their current position on a Mainline or Advance Logo Sign to a
			 vacant position on the same Mainline or Advance Logo Sign, the Council will
			 charge a relocation fee.
(11) When
			 a vacancy occurs on a Mainline or Advance Logo Sign, the Council will give
			 written notification to all Businesses with logo plaques on that Mainline or
			 Advance Logo Sign to respond within seven (7) days of any preference they may
			 have for relocating their logo plaque to a vacant position on that Mainline or
			 Advance Logo Sign.
(12) If two or
			 more Businesses indicate preference for the same vacant space, the Business
			 with longest seniority on that Mainline or Advance Logo Sign will be offered
			 the first option to relocate their logo plaque.
(13) The Council will charge a fee when a TOD
			 or Museum Business desires to change their registered business name resulting
			 in the manufacture and installation of new TOD or Museum signs.
(14) Nonpayment of Permit fees will result in
			 the removal of logo plaques or signs, and the logo plaque or sign space will be
			 offered to the next Business desiring that space. Should the logo plaque or
			 sign be reinstalled after removal due to nonpayment of Permit fees, the Council
			 will charge a maintenance fee per logo plaque or sign to be reinstalled, along
			 with their Permit fees due.
(15) If
			 any Business is publicly owned and operated or not-for profit as determined by
			 the Federal Internal Revenue Service, the Permit fee will be set at the
			 non-profit sign fee rate. Proof of not-for profit status must be submitted with
			 the application.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  377.787
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  377.710,
				  377.790-377.830,
				  377.833-377.836 & 377.838 - 377.845