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HOUSE BILL 1711
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State of Washington 57th Legislature 2001 Regular Session
By Representatives Mielke, Pennington, Dunn, Boldt, Campbell and Veloria
Read first time 02/01/2001. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to motorist information signs; and reenacting and amending RCW 47.36.330.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 47.36.330 and 1999 c 213 s 2 and 1999 c 201 s 5 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) Not more than six business signs may be permitted on motorist information sign panels authorized by RCW 47.36.310 and 47.36.320.
(2) The maximum distance that eligible service facilities may be located on either side of an interchange or intersection to qualify for a business sign are as follows:
(a) On interstate highways, gas, food, or lodging activities shall be located within three miles. Camping or tourist-oriented activities shall be within five miles.
(b) On noninterstate highways, gas, food, lodging, recreation, or tourist-oriented activities shall be located within five miles.
(3)(a) If no eligible services are located within the distance limits prescribed in subsection (2) of this section, the distance limits shall be increased until an eligible service of a type being considered is reached, up to a maximum of fifteen miles.
(b) The department may erect and maintain signs on an alternate route that is longer than fifteen miles if it is safer and still provides reasonable and convenient travel to an eligible service.
(c) The department may erect and maintain signs on a route up to a maximum of twenty miles if it qualifies as an eligible service and is within a distressed area under the criteria of chapter 43.165 RCW.
(4) The distance limits of this section do not apply to noninterstate highways that end at a destination location.
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