OAR 734-059-0100: Outdoor Advertising Permit and Business License Fees

This rule establishes fees for outdoor advertising permits and business licenses as authorized by ORS 377.729 and 377.730. (1) The application fee for a permit for any sign in a year in which the sign is new, is relocated as defined in ORS 377.710, or is reconstructed under ORS 377.725 is due at the time of application, and is non-refundable in the event of a withdrawal by applicant or denial by the Department. Fees are based on the total square footage of all sign faces under each permit. Fees are: (a) Static: (A) $200 — 25 square feet or less; (B) $500 — 26 to 50 square feet; (C) $850 — 51 to 400 square feet; (D) $1000 — 401 square feet or more. (b) Digital: (A) $500 — 249 square feet or less; (B) $1500 — 250 to 400 square feet (Poster); (C) $2000 — 401 or more square feet (Bulletin). (2) The fees for annual renewal of sign permits issued under the authority of ORS 377.712, 377.725 and 377.753 are as follows: (a) $136 — 50 square feet or less; (b) $159 — 51 to 400 square feet; (c) $182 — 401 to 672 square feet; (d) $204 — 673 square feet or more on any one sign face . (3) The fee to convert a standing sign permit to a relocation credit under ORS 377.762 is $150. The fee to renew a relocation credit under ORS 377.710 is $25. (4) Renewal fees for permits and relocation credits are due by January 2nd each year. If the renewal is mailed it must be post-marked no later than January 2nd. If the fee required by this subsection is not received or post-marked by the due date, applicant may renew the permit or relocation credit by paying the fee and a penalty of $100 per permit or relocation credit by February 1, received or post-marked, of that year. A permit that is not renewed in compliance with this rule will be canceled. A canceled permit will not be reinstated without proof of extraordinary and compelling reason. (5) The following is used to determine the permit fee: (a) For a back-to-back sign, the permit sign area includes both sides of the sign. (b) A double-faced sign or a back-to-back sign is one sign , except if the sign has a digital face/faces. (Each digital sign face requires a separate permit. ORS 377.831) . (c) A V-type sign constitutes two signs , if there are two separate, unattached sign structures which have each been issued a separate permit . (d) A single-faced tri-vision sign constitutes three signs; a back-to-back tri-vision sign constitutes six signs. (e) Any mechanically operated multifaced display sign other than a tri-vision sign is the number of signs equal to the number of display faces. Nothing in this subsection authorizes mechanically operated multifaced display signs. (6) The annual fees for outdoor advertising business licenses under ORS 377.730 are as follows: (a) $850 — only erects or maintains signs; (b) $375 — owns 1; (c) $650 — owns 2 to 49 signs; (d) $1,700 — owns 50 to 499; (e) $2,500 — owns 500 or more signs. (7) Miscellaneous Fees (a) The fee for a replacement permit plate required by ORS 377.725 is $100. (b) The fee to combine (aggregate) relocation credits into a single credit under ORS 377.763 is $500 per application. (c) The fee to transfer ownership of a permit or relocation credit is $150 per credit or permit. The maximum fee for multiple permits and credits transferred in a single transaction is $1500. (8) The Department will review sign program revenues and costs every two years to determine whether fees should be adjusted up or down to comply with the requirement of ORS 377.729 that fees be designed to recoup costs of operating the sign program. The Department will retain civil penalties collected under ORS 377.992 as revenue for the operation of the program, and will attribute collected amounts as revenue in the biennial calculations.