Outdoor Advertising Control Program

The following button will redirect you to TDOT’s promulgated Rules for the control of outdoor advertising,effective May 2024.

 The following link will redirect you to Tennessee Code Annotated.  The section of code pertaining to outdoor advertising control is Title 54 Chapter 21.

Requirements to Apply for an Outdoor Advertising Device Permit:

1. Provide a completed Outdoor Advertising Permit Application with check or money order in the amount of $200.00 (an application for each sign face) payable to the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
2. Include a copy of a notarized affidavit signed by the property owner stating permission has been given to erect a sign on their property.
3. Include a copy of property owner’s recent property record from the Assessor of Property Office. If this record is available on line, a printout is acceptable.
4. Include a map or a scale drawing on a separate piece of paper which shows the location of the proposed outdoor advertising device on private property. The map must show the means by which you will access the proposed outdoor advertising device without using the state right-of-way. It is mandatory to show the property lines and the State’s highway right-of way. The map will need to show cross roads or features that assist in finding the proposed outdoor advertising location.
5. No faxes are acceptable in submitting your application packet.
6. Mail materials to: TDOT Right of Way Division, Outdoor Advertising Office, Tennessee Tower, 11th Floor, 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., Nashville, TN 37243.

Outdoor Advertising Regulated Route Map

•  Regulated Route Map

Outdoor Advertising Applications:

• ODA Application New Device
• ODA Application Regulatory Suspension
• Addendum Application Digital Display
• Addendum Application Regulatory Suspension
• MAP21 ODA Application
• ODA Affidavit
  1. If you own the property or own a permanent easement and are applying for the permit, click here  
  2. If you do not own the property or a permanent easement but are applying for the permit, click here 
  3. If you do not own the property or a permanent easement and a lessee or third party has been authorized to give permission to construct and operate the ODA device, click here
• Permit Renewal Form

For more information regarding Outdoor Advertising, please call Traci Netherton at (423) 510-1142.