NAC410.250. Sign permit: Submission of application; field inspection; priority or lottery system for granting application.

     1. The sign permit application must be submitted to the district office of the Department in the area where the proposed sign is to be located. The utility inspector shall make a field inspection to determine conformity of the location and:

     (a) The stationing; or

     (b) The mileposts,

Ê for the proposed sign.

     2. The utility inspector shall forward the application with a report of his or her field inspection:

     (a) To the headquarters building in Carson City; or

     (b) If the proposed site of the sign is located in District 1, to the Right-of-Way Division of the Department of Transportation at 123 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 170, Las Vegas, Nevada 89125-0170.

     3. The applicant must clearly mark the exact location of the proposed sign to enable the utility inspector to perform the required inspection.

     4. The Department will grant an application on the basis of:

     (a) A priority system, as set forth in subsection 5; or

     (b) A lottery system, as set forth in subsection 6.

     5. When the application is received by the Department, it will be logged in with the date and time received and marked by the recipient. If the application is incorrect or incomplete, it will be mailed back to the applicant without being logged. During the interim, while the applicant is completing or correcting the returned application, the Department may receive a complete and correct application which then receives priority as to spacing requirements.

     6. If the Department determines that it is in the public interest, the Department may select applicants on the basis of a lottery system. To qualify for the lottery, an application must be correct and complete when received by the Department. If the application is incorrect or incomplete, it will be mailed back to the applicant without being entered into the lottery. The applicant may complete or correct the returned application and resubmit the application to the Department before the date on which the applications for the lottery are due.

     [Dep’t of Highways, Outdoor Advertising Control Manual pp. 13 & 14, eff. 1-28-77]—(NAC A by Dep’t of Transportation by R058-97, 12-11-98)