(1) Necessary forms and general information
can be obtained at the General Office or a District Office of the Department.
Three forms are required, a copy of your W-9, an Application for Outdoor
Advertising and a Local Government Certification for Outdoor Advertising. The
forms require the following information in addition to the information
specified by O.C.G.A. §
32-6-74:
(a) The description of the location of the
outdoor advertising sign including, but not limited to, the GPS
coordinates.
(b) A description,
including the proposed or actual size, type of construction and height above
ground level and above the pavement level of the nearest lane of the main
traveled way of the outdoor advertising sign; A shop drawing of the sign to be
placed indicating the plan, elevation, and side views of the sign. Approximate
sign elevation above the nearest edge of the roadway and location from property
line. Sign configuration and face sizes.
(c) The name, address, telephone number, and
email address of the applicant. The name, address, and telephone number of the
landowner.
(d) A sketch identifying
the sign location along the state route by mile post and/or distance to nearest
intersecting road or permanent roadway feature.
(e) Evidence satisfactory to the Department
of the property owners' consent to the erection and maintenance of the outdoor
advertising sign and including a right of entry for the Department, or its
agent or contractor or assignee, to inspect or carry out any lawful order or
activity relating to the outdoor advertising sign. A lease submitted to the
Department in accordance with this Section shall contain language to the effect
of such a Right of Entry in favor of the Georgia Department of Transportation.
In the absence thereof, the property owner, its agent or a Lessee appointed as
agent by the property owner, shall execute any and all necessary forms to
effectuate a Right of Entry in compliance with this Section as required by the
Georgia Department of Transportation;
(f) A completed local government
certification by the Public Official having jurisdiction over such matters that
the proposed structure is located in an area appropriate for such construction
under local laws, ordinances or regulations, if locally regulated, or that the
jurisdiction has no such controls;
(g) A statement by the applicant that he will
comply with O.C.G.A. §§
32-6-70 through
32-6-97;
(h) Any other relevant information reasonably
necessary for the Department to evaluate the application; and
(i) Required application fees in the Schedule
of Outdoor Advertising Fees as found on the Department website.
(2) Where to file: Applications
and the renewal of same are to be submitted to the Outdoor Advertising Unit.
General Information and necessary forms may be obtained online through the
Department's official webpage or at a District Office by accessing the
addresses of the Outdoor Advertising Unit on the Department's official webpage.
However, no field checks or preliminary qualification of a sign or proposed
site will be performed by the Department until a complete application package
and fee have been submitted.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
32-2-2, 32-6-90, 50-13-4.
