KRS 177.077: Limited supplemental guide signs -- Administrative regulations -- Criteria

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, procedur es, 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 app lication 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 sta ndards 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 attra ctions 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 (50)

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 th e 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.