_______________________________________________
SENATE
BILL 5382
_______________________________________________
AS
AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed
Legislature - 1999 Regular Session
State of Washington 56th
Legislature 1999 Regular Session
By
Read first time 01/21/1999.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
Strengthening
the Scenic Vistas Act.
AN
ACT Relating to the Scenic Vistas Act; and amending RCW 47.42.120, 47.42.130,
and 47.42.911.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
47.42.120 and 1984 c 7 s 232 are each amended to read as follows:
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, no sign
except a sign of type 1 or 2 or those type 3 signs that advertise activities
conducted upon the properties where the signs are located, may be erected or
maintained without a permit issued by the department. Application for a permit
shall be made to the department on forms furnished by it. The forms shall
contain a statement that the owner or lessee of the land in question has
consented thereto. The application shall be accompanied by a fee ((of ten
dollars)) established by department rule to be deposited with the
state treasurer to the credit of the motor vehicle fund. Permits shall be for
the remainder of the calendar year in which they are issued, and
((shall be renewed annually upon payment of this fee for the new year
without the filing of a new application.)) accompanying fees shall
not be prorated for fractions of the year. Permits must be renewed annually
through a certification process established by department rule.
Advertising copy may be changed at any time without the payment of an
additional fee. Assignment of permits in good standing is effective only upon
receipt of written notice of assignment by the department. A permit may be
revoked after hearing if the department finds that any statement made in the
application or annual certification process was false or misleading, or
that the sign covered is not in good general condition and in a reasonable
state of repair, or is otherwise in violation of this chapter, if the false or
misleading information has not been corrected and the sign has not been brought
into compliance with this chapter or rules adopted under it within
thirty days after written notification.
Sec.
2. RCW
47.42.130 and 1984 c 7 s 233 are each amended to read as follows:
Every
permit issued by the department shall be assigned a separate identification
number, and each permittee shall fasten to each sign a weatherproof label, not
larger than ((six)) sixteen square inches, that shall be
furnished by the department and on which shall be plainly visible the permit
number. The permittee shall also place his or her name in a conspicuous position
on the front or back of each sign. The failure of a sign to have such a label
affixed to it is prima facie evidence that it is not in compliance with the
provisions of this chapter.
Sec.
3. RCW
47.42.911 and 1971 ex.s. c 62 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:
This ((act)) chapter may be cited as the "Scenic
Vistas Act ((of 1971))."
