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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 1 - Maintenance › Section 730:35-1-11 - Department maintenance within municipalities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Discretionary funding.
The
				Commission shall, except as provided by law, exercise sole discretion in the
				expenditure of State Transportation funds for work involving Department
				personnel, equipment or material on roads, streets or other locations in
				municipalities. Such cases may include but are not strictly limited to the
				following:
(1) Maintenance, construction or
				other improvement of designated portions of the state highway system.
(2) Right-of-way or other properties owned or
				under jurisdiction of the Department.
(3) Maintenance, construction or other
				improvement of the principal access roads or streets providing connections from
				the designated state highway system to state institutions, as provided in
				730:35-1-6.
(4) Construction or improvement of industrial
				access, airport access, lake access, or state park roads, when such facilities
				are part of an approved industrial access, lake access, or state park road
				program.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 3 - Junkyard Control › Section 730:35-3-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
It is the purpose of this subchapter to establish regulations
				  which enable the Department to implement and enforce effective control of the
				  establishment and maintenance of junkyard and metal processing facilities if
				  they are located adjacent to Interstate and Federal aid Primary highways in
				  this State.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 3 - Junkyard Control › Section 730:35-3-2 - Application

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The provisions of this subchapter are applicable to areas
				  within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way if they are visible
				  from the main traveled way. Highways which are controlled for the purposes of
				  this subchapter are the Federal-aid Primary System and Interstate Systems
				  regardless of whether Federal funds were utilized in their construction.
				  Turnpikes which are incorporated in the Federal-aid Primary or Interstate
				  Systems are controlled highways.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 3 - Junkyard Control › Section 730:35-3-4 - Nonconforming junkyards

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A
				junkyard shall be deemed nonconforming, when the following terms and conditions
				exist:
(1) The junkyard must have been
				actually in existence on or before April 1, 1968.
(2) There must be existing property rights in
				the junkyard or junk affected by State law. (Abandoned junk and junkyards,
				trash dumps and land fills are not considered nonconforming junkyards.) In the
				case of abandoned junk or junkyards, the State will participate in the cost of
				removal only if said junk or junkyard was in place prior to April 1,
				1968.
(3) If the location of a
				nonconforming junkyard is changed as a result of a right-of-way taking or for
				any other reason, it shall cease to be a nonconforming junkyard and shall be
				considered as a new junkyard at a new location.
(4) If the size of a nonconforming junkyard
				increases to include land not utilized as a junkyard on or before April 1,
				1968, the junkyard shall cease to be a nonconforming junkyard and be considered
				as a new junkyard over its entire area.
(5) The nonconforming junkyard must have been
				lawful on the effective date of the State law, April 1, 1968, and must continue
				to be lawfully maintained.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 3 - Junkyard Control › Section 730:35-3-5 - Control measures

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				Junkyards located outside of zoned and unzoned industrial areas must be
				screened or located so as not to be visible from the controlled
				highway.
(b) Recycling of junk and
				scrap shall be used to the greatest extent practical in the implementation of
				the junkyard control program. To facilitate recycling, junk or scrap should be
				moved to an automobile wrecker, or a scrap processor, or put to some other
				useful purpose.
(c) Every effort
				shall be made to screen off the area if the junkyard is to continue as an
				ongoing business. Screening may be accomplished by the use of natural objects,
				earth mounds, landscape planting, fences, and other appropriate means,
				including relocating inventory on site to utilize an existing natural screen or
				a screenable portion of the site.
(d) Where screening is used, it must, upon
				completion of the screening project, effectively screen the junkyard from the
				controlled highway on a year-round basis, and be compatible with the
				surroundings. The Department will evaluate the visual and aesthetic equality as
				well as determine the effectiveness of all proposed screen designs.
(e) When screening is to be provided by the
				operator of a nonconforming junkyard, the cost will be controlled by requiring
				the operator to submit his plan to the Department for approval prior to actual
				construction. Through this approval process only the minimum expenses actual
				and necessary to constructing an effective screen will be reimbursed to the
				operator.
(f) A junkyard shall be
				relocated only when other control measures are not feasible. Junkyards shall be
				relocated to a site not visible or beyond 1,000 feet from a controlled highway,
				or to an industrial area. They shall not be relocated to residential,
				commercial, or other areas where foreseeable environmental problems may
				develop.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 3 - Junkyard Control › Section 730:35-3-6 - Maintenance of screen

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Once a screen is planted or constructed, it shall be the
				  responsibility of the person, firm, or corporation operating the junkyard
				  and/or scrap metal processing facility to maintain it. The screen must be
				  maintained in such a manner as to present a pleasing appearance and to continue
				  effectively screening the junkyard and/or scrap metal processing facility from
				  sight.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 3 - Junkyard Control › Section 730:35-3-7 - Compensation for mandated removal, relocation or disposal

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) If a junkyard which was lawfully
				established under State lawis required to be removed, relocated, or disposed of
				pursuant to Title 69, Oklahoma Statutes, Section
				1251 et
				seq., just compensation shall be paid to the owner.
(b) No right to compensation shall accrue
				until a taking, removal, relocation, or screening has occurred. The conditions
				which established a right to maintain and continue a nonconforming junkyard as
				provided in
				730:35-3-4
				must still exist at the time of the taking or removal in order to establish a
				right to just compensation.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 5 - Highway Advertising Control › Section 730:35-5-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
It is the purpose of this subchapter to promulgate
				  regulations which enable the Department to effectively administer a program to
				  control the erection and maintenance of controlled outdoor advertising signs,
				  displays, and devices located adjacent to the Interstate and National Highway
				  System in this State.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 5 - Highway Advertising Control › Section 730:35-5-2 - Application

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The provisions of this subchapter apply to the erection and
				  maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices located in
				  adjacent areas within six hundred sixty (660) feet from the nearest edge of the
				  right-of-way and which are visible from the controlled highway. They also apply
				  to those signs, displays and devices which are located in controlled areas
				  beyond six hundred sixty (660) feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way,
				  if the sign display or device is visible from the controlled highway and has
				  the purpose of being read from the highway.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 5 - Highway Advertising Control › Section 730:35-5-7 - Failure to provide complete information

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Failure of the applicant to provide full and complete
				  information on any licensing, registration, or permit form required by this
				  subchapter may result in the non-issuance of such license, registration or
				  permit. This would cause the person, firm or corporation to remain unlicensed,
				  or the outdoor advertising device to remain unregistered and would subject them
				  to the penalties prescribed by law.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
				  4695, eff 10-11-93; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1384, eff
				  5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 5 - Highway Advertising Control › Section 730:35-5-8 - Data required for licensing, registration, and permit application and renewal application forms

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Department shall require the
				following information and data from the applicant for the registration and
				permit for an outdoor advertising sign, display, or device. This information
				shall be written upon the application form supplied by the Department, or
				attached as collateral appendages thereto:
(1)
				One or more prints of a photograph of the staked or marked location, outdoor
				advertising sign, display, or device, taken contemporaneously with the date of
				the application, the print size to be as specified by the Department.
(2) Name and address of the
				applicant.
(3) Sign location data,
				including highway identification, county, municipality if pertinent,
				identification of nearest intersecting numbered state highway and, if
				specifically requested to resolve a location dispute, a plotted land survey
				giving the distance from that highway intersection, and the legal description
				of the real property tract upon which the sign is located.
(4) Name and address of the owner or owners
				of real property on which the sign is located.
(5) Whether or not the sign was erected and
				is being maintained under a lease or other authorizing agreement with the owner
				or owners of the real property on which the sign is located.
(6) Physical description of the sign as to
				size, sign panels, and sign facings arrangements, illumination, and
				contemporary sign advertising message.
(7) Whether or not the area in which the sign
				is located is zoned and, if zoned, the zoning classification.
(8) If the sign is not in a zoned area,
				whether or not it is within 600 feet of an identified business.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 5 - Highway Advertising Control › Section 730:35-5-9 - Sign owner requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Sign owners along highways which were added to the Interstate
				  and Primary systems after March 28, 1972, shall be required to apply for
				  registration and permit within ninety (90) days after receiving written
				  notification from the Department.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 5 - Highway Advertising Control › Section 730:35-5-10 - Exemption for directional signs lawfully erected prior to May 5, 1976

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(a) For signs,
				displays, and devices to be eligible for exemption under this section the
				following conditions must exist or apply:
(1)
				They must have been lawfully erected prior to May 5, 1976.
(2) They must continue to provide directional
				information to goods and services in the interest of the traveling public and
				meet the requirements for directional content that were provided on May 5, 1976
				as defined in
				730:35-5-3 of this
				subchapter for "Directional Signs."
(3) They must be located within a defined
				area with clearly established geographical boundaries which functions as an
				economic unit or entity.
(4)
				Removal of the signs, displays, or devices would work a substantial economic
				hardship throughout the area.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 5 - Highway Advertising Control › Section 730:35-5-11 - Enforcement

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation or
				  his designee is hereby authorized to initiate such legal action as, in the
				  Director's opinion, is necessary to ensure the enforcement of the Highway
				  Advertising Control Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
				  by this Commission.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 5 - Highway Advertising Control › Section 730:35-5-12 - Class "A" signs

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(a)
Site
				requirements.
Class "A" permitted signs must be located in a commercial
				or industrial area as defined in
				730:35-5-3.
(1)
Zoning Qualifications.
(A) Property upon which signs are to be
				erected within the control area must be zoned comprehensively for business,
				commercial or industrial activities under the authority of any state zoning
				law, or city or county zoning ordinance of this state, but shall not include
				areas which reflect strip or spot zoning granted strictly for the purpose of
				outdoor advertising.
(B) To
				determine whether a zoning action, past or present, is an attempt to circumvent
				outdoor advertising law or regulations, the following factors shall be taken
				into consideration:
(i) expressed reason for
				zoning
(ii) zoning for the
				surrounding area
(iii) actual land
				use
(iv) existence of plans for
				commercial or industrial development
(v) proper access to property
(vi) availability of utilities (water,
				electricity, sewage) in the newly zoned area, and
(vii) whether or not the property is being
				assessed in accordance with zoning.
(C) Failure to meet zoning qualifications
				based on the factors set forth in this subsection is grounds for permit denial.
				It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide support documentation if
				zoning is determined to be questionable. Questionable zoning would include
				areas which have no visible indications of development, are separated from the
				primary urban area under which authority they are zoned and areas which are
				being primarily used for agricultural, ranching or residential
				purposes.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 5 - Highway Advertising Control › Section 730:35-5-13 - Informational or class "C" signs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) An "informational" or Class "C" sign, is
				one that is owned by a public person, place or organization, which contains
				directions or information about public places, owned or operated by federal,
				state or local governments or their agencies, publicly or privately owned
				natural phenomena, historic, cultural, educational and religious sites (not
				including churches), and areas of natural scenic beauty or naturally suited for
				outdoor recreation, deemed to be in the interest of the traveling public.
				Commercial advertisement is prohibited on informational signs. There are no
				zoning requirements.
(b)
Size
				requirements.
Maximum area shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150)
				square feet. Sign height or width shall not exceed twenty (20) feet.
(c)
Spacing requirements.
(1) Interstate and Limited Access Federal-aid
				Primary Highways (Divided) (Applies to same side of highway only) - An
				informational sign can not be erected within one thousand (1,000) feet from
				another registered sign.
(2)
				Non-Interstate Federal Aid Primary Highway (Non-Divided)
(A) An informational sign can not be erected
				less than three hundred (300) feet from another registered sign outside the
				limits of any incorporated municipality.
(B) An informational sign cannot be erected
				less than one hundred (100) feet from another registered sign on the opposite
				side of the highway and three hundred (300) feet on the same side of the
				highway within the limits of an incorporated municipality.
(3) On all Interstates and Federal-aid
				Primary highways (applies only to same side of highway when adjacent to
				Interstates or Limited Access Federal-aid Primary highways), no informational
				sign shall be erected within five hundred (500) feet of the following:
(A) park
(B) playground
(C) cemetery
(D) forest preserve
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 5 - Highway Advertising Control › Section 730:35-5-14 - On-premise signs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An "on-premise" sign advertises the activities conducted upon
				  the property upon which they are located and signs advertising the sale or
				  lease of the property on which they are located.
(1)
Characteristics of an on-premise
				sign.
A sign will be considered to be "on-premise" if it meets the
				following requirements:
(A)
Premise.
The sign must be located on the same premises as the
				activity or property advertised.
(B)
Purpose.
The sign must have
				as its purpose:
(i) the identification of the
				activity, or its products or services or
(ii) the sale or lease of the property on
				which the sign is located, rather than the purpose of the general
				advertising.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 5 - Highway Advertising Control › Section 730:35-5-15 - Exempt signs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following signs and advertisements, if securely attached
				  to real property or advertising structures are exempt from regulations as
				  stated herein, and may be erected in controlled areas:
(1) Signs erected or maintained, or caused to
				be erected or maintained, on any farm by the owner or lessee of such farm and
				relating solely to farm produce merchandise, services or entertainment sold,
				produced, manufactured or furnished on such farm.
(2) Signs eight (8) square feet or less,
				which denote only the name of a civic or service club or church, location and
				directions for reaching the same, and the time of meeting of such organization
				and public utility signs.
Added at 17 Ok Reg 1384,
				  eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 5 - Highway Advertising Control › Section 730:35-5-16 - Prohibited signs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Signs shall
				not be erected or maintained which:
(1)
				Imitate or resemble any official traffic sign, signal or device.
(2) Are erected or maintained upon trees or
				painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural features.
(3) Are not permanently affixed to real
				property or a sign structure (mobile signs).
(4) Are "Tri-face" signs.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 5 - Highway Advertising Control › Section 730:35-5-17 - Signs - directions to recreation areas

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In counties that do not have county planning or zoning, signs
				  located outside of incorporated municipalities which advertise or give
				  directions to local outdoor recreation areas may be allowed adjacent to
				  interstate highways if such signs are otherwise in compliance with this
				  section, approval may be given by the Director of the
				  Department.
Added at 26 Ok Reg 1703,
				  eff 7-1-09
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 5 - Highway Advertising Control › Section 730:35-5-18 - Vegetation management

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) In
				accordance with 69 O.S. §
									1275(e),
				the Department of Transportation is authorized to enter into written agreements
				("Vegetation Clearing Agreement") with outdoor advertising sign owners/permit
				holders for the purpose of conducting vegetation management activities within a
				specific area on state highway rights-of-way.
(b) Unless otherwise noted, the following
				establishes the procedures, processes and criteria for an outdoor advertising
				sign owner/permit holder to make visible or ensure future visibility of the
				facing of a legal outdoor advertising sign:
(1) No person, firm or corporation shall trim
				or remove brush or trees from any portion of the state highway rights-of-way
				without first obtaining a written permit from the Department. The process for
				obtaining a vegetation clearance permit is as follows:
(A) Application for a clearance permit shall
				be submitted to the appropriate Field Division Engineer using forms provided by
				the Department.
(B) Upon issuance,
				a permit shall be valid for a duration of up to six (6) months.
(C) The fee shall be two hundred dollars
				($200) per clearance area.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 7 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 730:35-7-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
It is the purpose of this subchapter to establish policies
				  that will enable the Department to implement the provisions of state and
				  federal law regarding the proper funding, construction, usage, maintenance, and
				  ultimate disposition of traffic control devices on both the State and
				  Federal-aid highway systems.
Amended at 11 Ok Reg
				  1897, eff 5-12-94; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1384, eff
				  5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 7 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 730:35-7-2 - Traffic control administration

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Federal control.
All traffic
				control devices erected on the State and Federal-aid Highway Systems shall
				conform to the Standards set forth in the current edition of the "Manual on
				Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways", as approved and
				published by the Federal Highway Administration. Such devices, including those
				within the corporate limits of cities and towns, shall conform to warrants
				established by the Department and shall, under no circumstances, be erected
				without formal approval of the Director.
(1)
				Traffic control devices shall include traffic signals or other intersection
				control, signs, speed zones, parking prohibitions, channelization, attenuators,
				railroad signal devices, work zone devices, pavement markings including
				crosswalks and traffic lanes, turning prohibitions, and other devices used to
				regulate, warn, or guide traffic.
(2) All rights-of-way shall be acquired in
				accordance with Title 69, Oklahoma Statutes, Sections
				1201
				through
				1206,
				as amended. On any project where federal funds are involved in any part
				thereof, all federal rules and regulations shall be complied with in acquiring
				the rights-of-way.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 7 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 730:35-7-3 - Traffic control responsibilities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) On the state highway system within cities
				and towns, the Department shall pay for the erection and maintenance of all
				traffic control signs, pavement markings, and traffic control devices, except
				as noted in
				730:35-1-11.
(b) Following written approval by the
				Director, time parking restriction signs, parking space limit markings,
				crosswalks, and stop lines shall be purchased, installed, and maintained in a
				satisfactory condition by the individual governing body or school district
				involved. All such devices shall be in conformance with
				730:35-7-2(a).
				This section shall not be construed to prohibit the Department from installing
				these or other special or supplemental signs or pavement markings where deemed
				necessary for proper operation and safety.
(c) The construction and maintenance of all
				traffic signs and markings on the interstate highway system shall be the
				responsibility of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation or the Oklahoma
				Transportation Authority.
(d) When
				Federal Funds are not available, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission shall
				participate in the cost of construction of warranted traffic control signals in
				cities, towns, or communities, without regard to population, on a 50-50 ratio
				of total cost where such traffic control signals are installed or erected on
				the state highway system. The city's or town's share of the Engineer's
				Estimate, or low bid, shall be on deposit with the Department's Comptroller
				prior to actual award of the contract.
(e) When Federal Funds are utilized, the
				local government shall participate in the cost based on the funding ratio
				designated by the Federal-aid program requirements. When it can be shown that
				the traffic control signal installation can be done more economically and
				quickly by the city concerned, the Director may enter into an agreement with
				the city to provide the project engineering in accordance with Transportation
				Department Policies and Standards.
(f) Prior to the installation of traffic
				control signals, the city or town where the signal is to be installed shall
				execute an agreement whereby the city or town shall furnish all maintenance and
				pay all power and electricity costs.
(g) Traffic control devices erected on the
				state highway system shall become the permanent property of the Oklahoma
				Department of Transportation, except, where by formal agreement, they become
				joint property of the city-county, and state, or the sole property of the
				city-county.
Amended at 11 Ok Reg
				  1897, eff 5-12-94; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1384, eff
				  5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 7 - Traffic Control Devices › Section 730:35-7-4 - Speed and vehicle restrictions on fully controlled access highways

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No non-motorized vehicular traffic will be allowed to
				  operate on fully controlled access highways. This restriction includes, but is
				  not limited to all bicycles, animals, wagons, or combinations of such vehicular
				  types. The Department may, where no acceptable alternative route exists,
				  designate and sign portions of the Interstate System as a bicycle route. On
				  such designated routes bicycles shall not be ridden on the travel lanes of the
				  highway.
Amended at 11 Ok Reg
				  1897, eff 5-12-94; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1384, eff
				  5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 9 - Highway Lighting › Section 730:35-9-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
It is the purpose of this subchapter to outline the specific
				  requirements that must, as a minimum, be met in order for the Department to
				  participate in or approve the installation of any highway lighting projects.
				  These requirements establish a standardized procedure to cover the installation
				  of both federal/state/local government funded lighting systems and those wholly
				  funded by the local governmental agency.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 9 - Highway Lighting › Section 730:35-9-2 - Minimum requirements for funding lighting projects [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 9 - Highway Lighting › Section 730:35-9-3 - Warranting conditions for lighting

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Subject to Commission approval, the Department may program
				  and fund highway lighting projects provided the following conditions are
				  satisfied:
(1)
Projects with
				federal and/or state participation.
Any request for either federal
				and/or state participation in the funding of a proposed highway lighting
				project will be evaluated by an engineering study to determine if it meets the
				warranting conditions of this Section.
(A)
General warrants.
(i) The
				proposed project area must indicate a need for highway lighting after being
				analyzed in accordance with the warranting conditions of the "Transportation
				Research Board, NCHRP Report No. 152".
(ii) The local governmental entity must be
				willing to execute an agreement in which they agree to provide all operating
				and maintenance costs for the proposed highway lighting project and to
				participate in a substantial portion of the construction costs as specified in
				Section
				730:35-9-4.
(iii) The proposed project area must:
(I) be within the city limits or jurisdiction
				of the local governmental entity,
(II) be on a designated state highway system
				or urban system,
(III) all traffic
				control devices must comply with Commission policies and the "Manual on Uniform
				Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways",
(IV) the existing posted speed limit on the
				highway must be approved by the Transportation Commission, and
(V) the local government must agree to
				permanently ban all angle parking in the area if the existing roadway width is
				inadequate to meet current safety criteria.
(VI) any intersection which warrants traffic
				signals may also be lighted using combination traffic signal/highway lighting
				poles.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 9 - Highway Lighting › Section 730:35-9-4 - Financing of lighting projects

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Subject to Commission approval, provided funds for
				  participation in highway lighting projects are available, projects for
				  warranted highway lighting on the state highway system may be programmed by the
				  Department. However, any location that meets the above mentioned warranting
				  conditions does not obligate the Department to provide funding for the
				  requested highway lighting project.
(1) When federal and/or state funds are used,
				the Oklahoma Transportation Commission may participate in the construction
				costs of warranted highway lighting projects erected on the state highway
				system in cities, towns or communities based on the funding ratio designated by
				the Federal-aid or State-aid program requirements. When federal funds are not
				available, the local government and the Department may share the costs, on a
				negotiated basis; but, the local government's share should not be less than
				50%.
(2) The local government's
				share of the estimated project costs shall be on deposit with the Department's
				Comptroller prior to actual award of the contract or be in accordance with
				730:10-1-7.
(3) Highway lighting projects involving the
				expenditure of federal and/or state funds will become the property of the
				Oklahoma Department of Transportation. In the event the section of highway on
				which the lighting project is constructed is transferred to another
				jurisdiction outside the area of the Department's responsibility, the ownership
				of the lighting system will be transferred to the jurisdiction assuming
				responsibility for the highway section.
(4) When the local government finds
				sufficient benefit in the areas of convenience, safety, security, or other
				social or economic benefit they may elect to wholly finance the costs of
				construction and maintenance, as specified in
				730:35-9-5
				and
				730:35-9-6.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 9 - Highway Lighting › Section 730:35-9-5 - Design and construction standards

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The design and construction of highway lighting systems
				  installed on highways and streets under the jurisdiction of the Department
				  shall be in accordance with one of the following conditions:
(1) Highway lighting projects funded with
				federal and/or state participation, in accordance with
				730:35-9-4
				of this policy, shall meet the latest minimum design, construction standards
				and specifications of the Department, including the latest editions of AASHTO's
				"An Informational Guide for Roadway Lighting" Roadway Lighting Design Guide and
				"Standard Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaries
				and Traffic Signals," the FHWA's "Roadway Lighting Handbook" and ODOT's
				"Roadway Design Manual" Chapter 14 and any other applicable design and safety
				criteria established by the Department.
(2) Highway lighting installations funded
				wholly by the local governmental entity shall be designed and installed in
				accordance with 730:35-9-5(1) and
				730:35-9-6,
				the latest editions of FHWA's "Roadway Lighting Handbook," ODOT's "Roadway
				Design Manual" Chapter 14 and any other applicable design and safety criteria
				established by the Department.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 9 - Highway Lighting › Section 730:35-9-6 - Permit regulating system

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All highway lighting projects not requiring an expenditure of
				  funds by the Department shall be controlled by means of a permit, in accordance
				  with
				  730:20-1-4,
				  which regulates the installation of highway lighting facilities on all state
				  and federal highways and those county roads on which federal funds are
				  involved. On any road not on the state highway system, the responsibility and
				  authority may be delegated to the local government provided the local entity
				  has a utilities accommodation policy which has been approved by the Department.
				  The responsibility and authority for controlling the use and occupancy of
				  right-of-way on the state highway system will be retained by the Department.
				  All highway lighting utility permits shall be in accordance with the latest
				  editions of the Department's "Roadway Design Manual" and "Utilities Manual" and
				  any other applicable design and safety criteria established by the
				  Department.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 11 - Services Signing [Revoked] › Section 730:35-11-1 - Purpose [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 11 - Services Signing [Revoked] › Section 730:35-11-2 - Uniform system of services [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 11 - Services Signing [Revoked] › Section 730:35-11-3 - Interchanges [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 13 - Freeway Signage Supplemental Guide Signs › Section 730:35-13-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish criteria for
				  determining when a destination qualifies as a traffic generator for which
				  supplemental guide signs may be erected on freeways and expressways. Tourist
				  oriented directional signs may be erected on rural conventional roadways. To
				  carry out the purpose, the Department adopts and utilizes the MUTCD, "Manual on
				  Uniform Traffic Control Devices", as well as the most recent edition of the
				  AASHTO Guidelines for Supplemental Guide Signs.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 13 - Freeway Signage Supplemental Guide Signs › Section 730:35-13-2 - Criteria and limitations for traffic generator signs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Before a sign for a traffic generator is installed,
				  sufficient space should exist to accommodate the placement of the sign without
				  interfering or conflicting with required signing. Supplemental guide signs for
				  traffic generators should not be installed at freeway-to-freeway
				  interchanges.
(1) Not more than one
				supplemental guide sign should be provided in each direction along any freeway.
				Signs for a traffic generator shall be located in advance of the intersecting
				road that provides the shortest and most direct route to the
				facility.
(2) Under exceptional
				circumstances, when the prime criteria shown in the AASHTO Guidelines for
				Supplemental Guide Signs is exceeded by at least 50 percent, consideration may
				be given to displaying the information at a second freeway exit. This shall not
				occur without written concurrence from the State Traffic Engineer.
(3) Supplemental guide signs shall not be
				erected for a traffic generator that would require a motorist to travel on the
				intersecting road beyond a second freeway.
(4) Signing for a seasonal generator or an
				event may be displayed when warranted. When located within five (5) miles of
				the interchange, and when the Transportation Department determines it is
				justified to sign for seasonal events or specific events at auditoriums,
				convention halls, arenas, stadiums, and fairgrounds, supplemental guide signs
				may be erected. Such signing shall be removed at the end of the season or
				event.
(5) Only two traffic
				generators may be displayed on a single, permanent or seasonal supplemental
				guide sign. When more than two traffic generators meet the signing criteria,
				generators having the greatest demand for signing should be shown.
(6) Signing for a traffic generator should
				not be displayed on a supplemental guide sign until signing has been installed
				at the ramp terminals and trailblazing signing installed along the intersecting
				road leading to the generator. Trailblazer signs off the state highway system
				shall be erected and maintained by local governments and shall conform to the
				MUTCD, "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices." Trailblazer signing that is
				not properly installed or maintained shall be justification for removal of the
				advance guide signs on the freeway system.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 13 - Freeway Signage Supplemental Guide Signs › Section 730:35-13-3 - Traffic generators that do not normally warrant signing

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Except under unusual circumstances, supplemental signing
				  should not be considered for the generators shown in Table 1 of the AASHTO
				  Guidelines for Supplemental Guide Signs. Signs for these generators shall only
				  be considered after a traffic engineering study and shall not be erected
				  without written concurrence from the State Traffic Engineer.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 13 - Freeway Signage Supplemental Guide Signs › Section 730:35-13-4 - Tourist oriented directional signs (TODS)

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) TODS
				are guide signs with one or more sign panels that display the business
				identification of and directional information for eligible business, service,
				and activity facilities.
(b) The
				specific criteria for TODS are included in The Oklahoma Tourist Oriented
				Directional Signs Policy. All signage must be in compliance with the MUTCD,
				"Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices", for consistency and uniformity.
				This program is handled through an application process administered by the
				Traffic Engineering Division. Requesting facilities are required to pay for
				approved signs.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 15 - Interstate Loop and Spur Signing › Section 730:35-15-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to define the requirements
				  for placing business loop and spur signing which directs traffic into
				  communities on the interstate highway system. These business loops and spurs
				  are for the purpose of routing interstate traffic into the communities for
				  services and then back onto the interstate highway. A final purpose of this
				  subchapter is to ultimately replace the current practice of multiple-highway
				  route designations through communities wherever possible.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 15 - Interstate Loop and Spur Signing › Section 730:35-15-2 - Interstate loop and spur signing

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) To qualify for an interstate loop or
				spur, a city or town must be within five miles of the farthest interstate
				interchange involved and be on the old highway replaced by the interstate
				route.
(b) Interstate loops and
				spurs shall not be permitted to points other than incorporated cities and
				towns. No park, lodge, historic point, public facility, marina, etc., shall be
				signed with an interstate loop or spur.
(c) Loops and spurs shall be placed only upon
				the state numbered highway system with the exception that short stretches of a
				local road may be used to complete a loop. When it is necessary to use a local
				roadway, such use shall be with the full concurrence of the local governing
				body having jurisdiction on such road, and shall be for guidance purposes only.
				The local road shall not become part of the highway system. The Department of
				Transportation shall not be responsible in any way for maintenance or operation
				of traffic on such roads.
(d) Loops
				and spurs shall direct the interstate traveler to the business area of the city
				or town and shall not deviate from a direct path (subject to other provisions
				above) which directly serves a particular private or public facility, point of
				interest, etc.
(e) Loops and spurs
				shall not be placed unless the route is a major highway and is wholly adequate
				to serve the business area considering both geometric design and traffic
				control measures.
(f) Cities and
				towns otherwise qualifying for an interstate loop or spur shall have the
				following services available to the interstate traveler:
(1) Lodging - Minimum of 25 rooms; national
				accreditation; open all year.
(2)
				Food - Minimum of 75 seats; health certification; open normal meal hours 7 days
				per week; open all year, including holidays.
(3) Gas - Fuel and oil available 24 hours per
				day; mechanic during normal working hours; rest rooms.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 17 - Mowing Agreements › Section 730:35-17-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
It is the purpose of this subchapter to establish regulations
				  which enable the Department to enter into written agreements with private
				  citizens to allow such citizens to mow state highway rights-of-way and to keep
				  the clippings from such mowing as the sole compensation.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 730 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 35 - Maintenance and Control of State Highway System › Subchapter 17 - Mowing Agreements › Section 730:35-17-2 - Application

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The regulations of this subchapter are applicable to any
				  person, firm, or corporation who intends to mow state highway rights-of-way and
				  keep the clippings from such mowing as sole compensation
				  therefore.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  1384, eff 5-11-00