Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Transportation
Title R933 - Preconstruction, Right of Way Acquisition
Rule R933-2 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Signs
Section R933-2-4 - General Requirements
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Permits shall be issued in accordance with the Act and as described by this rule.
(2) Permits may be issued only for signs that are to be erected in areas allowed by local, state and federal law.
(3) All permits shall be maintained in good standing with the department for the duration of the sign's existence.
(4) Until the application is considered complete by the department, the department shall not process the application.
(5) Where the local authority has issued a building permit for construction of a sign, but construction is contrary to the Act, the action of the local authority does not require the state to issue a permit.
(6) The crossing of a right-of-way line of any controlled route for access at other than an established access approach to erect, alter or maintain a sign without the written permission of the department, is unlawful.
(7) Any sign located within the controlled area of two controlled routes shall meet the spacing requirements of both highway systems.
(8) If a sign message may be read from two or more routes, one or more of which is a controlled route, the more stringent of applicable control requirements applies.
(9) New sign structure or adjusted sign structure location requires the proposed location to be staked by the applicant prior to submitting any application. The applicant shall mark the center-point(s) of the support pole(s) of the proposed location with a clearly visible stake and a ribbon. The stake shall have the sign owners name clearly identified on it.
(10) If two or more applicants file a complete New Outdoor Advertising Permit Application at the same time for the same general location the first fully completed application received by the department will have priority over the other(s).