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29 V.I.C. § 502 - The erection or maintenance of any advertising device upon any publicly owned and controlled street, sidewalk, park or other real property, or the erection and maintenance of any such device located within fifty (50) feet from the center line of any public highway in the Virgin Islands, whether on public or private property, without a written permit therefore granted by the Commissioner of Public Works is prohibited. 1. Advertising Device Permits are granted for a six-month period. Customers may elect to retain an annual permit, upon application, for an additional fee. 2. Please include a photo of the advertisement design when submitting your permit application. 3. Permits are valid once payment is received. 4. Advertising on private locations requires written approval from the location's owner. 5. Your permit must be approved prior to the installation of said device(s). 6. Advertising devices cannot be placed within 10 feet from the outer edge of any highway, except for the DPW Designated locations. 7. Advertising devices must not block motorists’ visibility of the roadway, traffic signs, informational signs, or other devices at designated locations. 8. All advertising devices must be no larger than 4 FEET X 4 FEET. 9. Devices should not be erected where it would block another device. 10. All advertising devices must be affixed to a post and securely erected in the ground. 11. Advertising devices cannot be attached to, or placed on, any of the following: traffic signs, traffic signals, utility poles, highway medians, trees, walls, government buildings, curbs, or guardrails. 12. Advertisers must properly maintain their devices throughout the duration of the permitting period. 13. Advertisers are responsible for the installation and removal of devices in a timely manner. 14. The department reserves the right to remove any advertising device for any regulation violation. Future permitting will be affected for violators. 15. All unpermitted signs will be tagged for removal. 16. The department will give one courtesy call and one courtesy email one week prior to sign expiration. The customer must either remove their sign or renew prior to the permit’s expiration date. If the sign is not removed, DPW will remove the sign for a fee. 17. Advertising devices are placed at designated locations at owner’s risk. The Department of Public Works is not responsible for damage to any sign DATE: _______________ DISTRICT: ☐ ST. CROIX ☐ ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN DURATION: ☐ 6 MONTHS ☐ ANNUAL Applicant’s Name _____________________________________________________________ Business Name _____________________________________________________________ Mailing Address _____________________________________________________________ Email Address _____________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone _____________________________________________________________ Alternate Contact Phone # _____________________________________________________________ Type of Advertising Device _____________________________________________________________ Type of Material _____________________________________________________________ DEVICE SIZE Length Width Structure(s) to which the advertising device will be attached ____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ I have read and agree to all advertising device regulations listed on page 1. ______________________________ Signature DEPARTMENTAL USE ONLY Permit Approved ☐ Permit Disapproved ☐ Permit granted From __________________ Expiration __________________ Permit # __________________ Receipt # __________________ Total Amount Due __________________ Permit Fees Collected __________________ ST. CROIX ☐SUNNY ISLE INTERSECTION – South Side ☐CHRISTIANSTED BYPASS – Eastern End, near Gallows Bay ☐EAST END ROAD - Across from Cheeseburgers in Paradise ☐EAST END ROAD – Near Ziggy’s ☐TIPPERARY ☐COTTON VALLEY - Near Blue Water Terrace entrance ☐TIDE VILLAGE ☐PETERS REST - Near Carlos Furniture ☐SION FARM SHOPPING CENTER – Heading East ☐FREDERIKSTED BALLPARK SITE – Across the street (Banners only) ☐ESTATE CARLTON ENTRANCE - Off Queen Mary Highway ☐WORK AND REST- Entrance ☐FIVE CORNERS INTERSECTION ☐LA REINE – Near Chicken Shack ☐PETER’S REST - Cost U Less Entrance ☐Melvin Evans Highway - Emancipation Drive ST. THOMAS ☐MORAVIAN HIGHWAY - Near VITEMA ☐FRENCHTOWN - Opposite Post Office ☐INTERSECTION OF VALDEMAR HILL, SR. DRIVE (Skyline Drive) and MAGENS BAY ROAD ☐INTERSECTION OF VALDEMAR HILL, SR. DRIVE (Skyline Drive) and DONOE BYPASS (Wintberg Intersection) ☐DONOE INTERSECTION - Across from Prophecy Church/School ☐NICHOLAS FRIDAY DRIVE – Across from the National Guard facility. ☐FOUR CORNERS ☐SMITH BAY BALL PARK ☐ELMO ROEBUCK, SR. DRIVE - Near Antilles School ☐ALTON A. ADAMS DRIVE - Near Charlotte Amalie High School ST. JOHN ☐ENIGHED POND - Next to tennis court ☐SUSANNABERG - Intersection of Route 10 and Route 104 ☐CORAL BAY - Intersection of Route 10 and Route107 ST. CROIX 1. _______________________________ 2. _______________________________ 3. _______________________________ 4. _______________________________ 5. _______________________________ 6. _______________________________ 7. _______________________________ 8. _______________________________ 9. _______________________________ 10. _______________________________ ST. JOHN 1. _______________________________ 2. _______________________________ 3. _______________________________ 4. _______________________________ 5. _______________________________ ST. THOMAS 1. ____________________________ 2. ____________________________ 3. ____________________________ 4. ____________________________ 5. ____________________________ 6. ____________________________ 7. ____________________________ 8. ____________________________ 9. ____________________________ 10. ____________________________ PRIVATE LOCATION AUTHORIZATION FORM DATE: _______________ DISTRICT: ☐ ST. CROIX ☐ ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN DURATION: ☐ 6 MONTHS ☐ ANNUAL Applicant’s Name Private Location Location Owner Owner Email Address Owner Daytime Phone _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ I, ____________________________, have been authorized by the owner of the private location named above to erect an advertising device on the property pursuant to the standards named in 29 V.I.C. § 502 and the regulations established on page 1 of the Department of Public Works' Advertising Device Permit. The department reminds the applicant that the erection or maintenance of any advertising device upon any publicly owned and controlled street, sidewalk, park or other real property, or the erection and maintenance of any such device located within fifty (50) feet from the center line of any public highway in the Virgin Islands, whether on public or private property, without a written permit therefore granted by the Commissioner of Public Works is prohibited. Applicant Signature ________________________ Location Owner Signature ________________________