The placement of signage and outdoor advertising in Georgia is an action regulated by permit: the permit catalogue names the outdoor advertising placement permit as a separate type, its issuance rests on an auction, and transitional provisions connected with it also exist. On this page you will see what this permit type establishes, who issues it and how, and to which property it extends.
The Permit Type in the Catalogue
The permit catalogue contains the outdoor advertising placement permit as a separate type. This means that the placement of an outdoor advertising medium — a sign, banner, or other form — takes place through an administrative proceeding defined in advance by the state: the applicant addresses the issuing authority and receives an individual act. The catalogue formulation governs the action itself — placement — and not the content of the advertising.
Who Issues the Permit and How
The decision to introduce permit regulation of outdoor advertising placement belongs to the discretionary competence of the representative body of the corresponding municipality — the sakrebulo. Where permit regulation has been introduced, the permit is issued by the executive body of the municipality, and in a self-governing city — by the executive body of that self-governing city or by a legal entity of public law founded by the self-governing city.
The permit is issued through an auction — on the basis of the assumption of the obligation to satisfy the established norms and rules and the submission of the highest price. The seeker of the permit who wins the auction pays, to obtain the permit, only the price of its issuance according to the auction results; no fee is charged upon the issuance of the permit. The conditions and procedure of the auction, as well as the rules for determining the starting price and settlement, are established by the representative body of the corresponding municipality.
To Which Property the Permit Extends
The outdoor advertising placement permit established by the law is issued only for the placement of outdoor advertising on a plot of land or other property owned by the state or a municipality. The placement of outdoor advertising on a plot of land or other property owned by a natural person or legal entity of private law, or by another organized formation provided for by the legislation, does not require this permit. Thus the first practical question for the placer is the subject of ownership: public property — a permit proceeding; private property — no permit required.