Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 290 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 30 - Business, Property Owners, and the Public › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Control and Restriction of Billboards, Signs and Other Advertising Devices › Section 290-RICR-30-00-1.14 - Permit Process

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All signs
							lawfully erected [which include both conforming and non-conforming signs]
							require a permit and a panel identification number. Permits are issued to
							site-specific locations. Permits are issued under this application process will
							expire on December 31st in the year in which they were issued, unless sooner
							revoked for cause [outlined in these Rules and Regulations] by the Department.
							No permits shall be transferred or assigned to another entity without the
							approval of the Department.
B.
							Requirements for a Permit Application
1. A
							separate application for a permit shall be made for each separate sign, as so
							defined in these Rules and Regulations on a form furnished by the Department;
							which application shall be signed by the applicant or the applicant's
							representative duly authorized in writing, to act for the applicant.
2. The following items shall be required for
							the permit application process:
a. written
							proof of legal control through the calendar year, and/or ownership of the real
							property [footprint of the sign] upon which the sign is located [i.e. lease,
							rental agreement, deed, etc.];
b.
							written proof of legal control through the calendar year and/or ownership of
							the sign [i.e. lease, rental agreement, bill of sale];
c. written proof of insurance with language
							indemnifying and naming the State of Rhode Island as co-insured where
							applicable [if the sign is located on State-owned property];
d. name and address of the present legal
							owner of the real property on which the sign is located;
e. Assessor's Plat and Lot Number of the real
							property upon which the sign is located;
f. name and address of the present sign
							owner.
3. The Permit Rate
							Structure shall be as follows:
Structure
Rate
72 square foot stagnant signs
$200 per panel
300 and 672 square foot stagnant signs
$450 per panel
Changeable Message Sign /Mechanical [any
													size]
$1,300 per panel
Changeable Message Sign /Electronic [any size]
													[Also Includes Any Other New Technology]
$2,000 per panel
a. Fees are
							charged on a per panel basis, and shall be paid in the form of a non-refundable
							check made payable to the "General Treasurer, State of Rhode Island."
							Applications for a new sign location shall have a non-refundable fee of $100.
							If the application is approved for a new location, the fee schedule above shall
							determine the cost of the permit.
4. The Department may respond to a completed
							application within a reasonable time, not to exceed sixty (60) calendar days.
							However, if it is found that the information in the application is incomplete
							or incorrect, the Department reserves the right to suspend the sixty (60)
							calendar day response time until all required information is submitted,
							reviewed, and found to be complete. Only at that time will the Department be
							held to the sixty (60) calendar day response time.