South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 63 - DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION › Article 9 - BUS SHELTERS › Section 63-803 - Permits

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Those wishing to
			 erect and maintain a bus shelter on the rights-of-way of a public road must
			 apply to the Department for the issuance of a Permit.
B. Each bus shelter location must be assessed
			 a nonrefundable $25.00 permit fee. On August 1st, the Department will send
			 notices, to the last known address of the permittee, advising that the permit
			 fee is due. Payment is due upon receipt of the notice, but in not event later
			 than September 1st. Each permit shall be renewed annually upon payment of the
			 fee on or before the expiration of the fiscal year commencing September 1st.
			 Fee will not be prorated a portion of the year. Failure to pay the renewal fee
			 by the permit expiration date will cancel the permit and the bus shelter will
			 be declared a public nuisance and its removal may be ordered by the
			 Department.
C. The applicant must
			 have written documentation from the municipality or county government where the
			 bus shelter(s) are to be located, approving the erection and maintenance of
			 each bus shelter in their jurisdiction.
D. The applicant must provide written
			 documentation of competitive bid determination, to include a copy of the
			 contract between the applicant and the county, municipality or transit
			 authority.
E. The applicant must
			 provide written documentation from the public transit authority serving the
			 area certifying that all locations identified in the permit application are at
			 designated bus stop locations presently being served by the transit
			 authority.
F. If more than one
			 applicant desires to install a bus shelter at the same location, the
			 municipality or county government in coordination with the local transit
			 authority will be responsible for deciding which applicant will be authorized
			 to install a bus shelter at a designated location.
G. The applicant must agree to maintain the
			 bus shelter as well as the area immediately around the shelter. This will
			 include cleaning up litter, cutting and trimming of the grass around the
			 shelter. The shelter and surrounding area must be kept clean at all
			 times.
H. The location of the
			 proposed bus shelter must be approved by the Department. The Department will
			 work with the local governments in conjunction with the transit authority in
			 selecting the safest location to install the bus shelters on public road
			 rights-of-way. The Department will make the final decision for those locations
			 on State right-of way. The application must comply with the following:
(1) Only one bus shelter will be allowed per
			 bus stop location and a maximum of two bus shelters per street intersection.
			 The bus shelters should be located as close to the official bus stop location
			 when possible.
(2) Each bus shelter
			 must be positioned parallel to the street and cannot be located in the radius
			 of any street intersection or conflict with Department sight distance
			 standards.
(3) Each bus shelter
			 shall meet the minimum setback criteria as set forth in subsection
			 63-802A
			 above.
(4) A map of the
			 municipality and/or county showing the proposed bus shelter locations must
			 accompany the application.
(5) A
			 numerical number must be assigned to each bus stop location where a bus shelter
			 is to be located. A listing of all bus shelter locations must accompany the
			 city/county location map. This listing must give the numerical number assigned
			 to the bus shelter plus a written description of the location and information
			 regarding the proximity of sidewalks to the shelter. There should be a notation
			 identifying whether the location has a bus shelter.
(6) The numerical number assigned to each bus
			 shelter location must be physically attached to the shelter at that location.
			 The number must be a minimum of two inches and positioned on the bus shelter in
			 a location that is visible from a vehicle on the roadway.
(7) The telephone number of the applicant
			 and/or person to contact regarding the shelter and the area immediately around
			 the shelter shall be appropriately displayed on the shelter.
(8) A sketch of each bus shelter location
			 must be prepared. The sketch shall include all pertinent existing features such
			 as roadways, sidewalks, utility poles, trees, signs, buildings, the bus shelter
			 and the existing rights-of-way line. These sketches should be to approximate
			 scale with dimensions shown for distance of bus shelter from the
			 roadway.
(9) Applicants desiring to
			 permit bus shelters located partly on private property must submit a written
			 release from the private property owner allowing the bus shelter at that
			 location.