177.077 Limited supplemental guide signs -- Administrative regulations -- Criteria
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for approval -- Hearings -- Effect on pre-existing signs.
(1)No later than February 1, 1999, the commissioner of the Department of Highways
shall establish standards, procedures, and forms for the making and approval of
applications for a limited supplemental guide sign by the promulgation of
administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.
(2)The criteria for the approval of a limited supplemental guide sign application for an
historical site or for a tourist area or attraction shall be based upon average annual
attendance and distance from a fully controlled access highway interchange.
(3)At a fully controlled access highway interchange in a rural area, the standards for
approval shall be the lesser of:
(a)Tourist areas and attractions that have an average annual attendance of ten
thousand (10,000) visitors and are located within fifty
(50)miles of a fully
controlled access highway;
(b)Tourist areas and attractions that are located within fifty
(50)miles of a fully
controlled access interchange and have an annual visitation equal to or greater
than the average annual daily traffic count of the fully controlled access
highway at the interchange from which the attraction is served.
(4)At a fully controlled access highway interchange in a city, the standards for
approval shall be the lesser of:
(a)Tourist areas and attractions that have an average annual attendance of
seventy-five thousand (75,000) visitors and are located within fifty
(50)miles
of a fully controlled access highway interchange;
(b)Tourist areas and attractions that are located within fifty
(50)miles of a fully
controlled access highway interchange and have an annual visitation equal to
the average annual daily traffic count of the fully controlled access highway at
the interchange from which the attraction is served.
(5)Historical sites that are located in either a rural area or a city shall have an average
annual attendance of five thousand (5,000) and shall be located within fifty
miles from a fully controlled access highway interchange.
(6)The identification of a tourist area or attraction on a specific service sign pursuant to
KRS 177.0736 shall not affect its eligibility for a limited supplemental guide sign.
(7)Upon receipt of an application, the commissioner of the Department of Highways
shall within thirty
(30)days provide written notification to the applicant of any
hearings pertaining to the application. The commissioner of the Department of
Highways shall make a determination on whether to approve the erection of a
limited supplemental guide sign within ninety
(90)days after the receipt of an
application and shall provide written notification to the applicant of his decision.
(8)Supplemental guide signs, including but not limited to limited supplemental guide
signs, erected prior to July 1, 1998, shall not be removed due to the site selection
criteria contained in KRS 177.076 to 177.079.