Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 202 - Wisconsin Scenic Byways Program › Section Trans 202.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The words and phrases defined in ss.
				84.106 and
				340.01,
				Stats., have the same meaning in this chapter unless a different definition is
				specifically provided. In this chapter:
(1) "Action items" mean the specific
			 activities, procedures, controls, operational practices and administrative
			 strategies that are undertaken as part of a corridor management plan to
			 maintain and promote the scenic, historic, recreational, cultural,
			 arch-eological and natural qualities of the scenic byway.
(2) "All-American Road" means a public
			 highway that has been designated by the federal government as satisfying
			 national scenic byway criteria and the additional criteria and requirements for
			 designation as an "All-American Road."
Note:
A road should first be designated as a state
				scenic byway before national designation may be pursued. The criteria are set
				forth in the interim policy for the National Scenic Byway Program published in
				the Federal Register on May 18, 1995, at page 26759 of Vol. 60, No. 96.
(3) "Corridor" means the highway
			 right-of-way and the area adjacent to and extending along the right-of-way that
			 is visible from the roadway of a designated Wisconsin scenic byway.
(4) "Corridor management plan" or "CMP" means
			 a written document authored by the local government sponsor that serves as the
			 coordinating plan by which the scenic, historical, recreational, cultural,
			 archeological and natural qualities on a designated byway are maintained and
			 promoted.
(5) "Great River Road"
			 has the meaning provided in s.
			 84.107,
			 Stats.
(6) "Historicresources" mean
			 the distinctive, visible sites or structures that demonstrate an important part
			 of Wisconsin history that can help to educate viewers and help foster an
			 appreciation of the past.
(7)
			 "Local government" means a county, town, village, city or tribal
			 government.
(8) "Local government
			 sponsor" means a local government through whose jurisdiction a proposed
			 Wisconsin scenic byway passes or a local government that is adjacent to a
			 proposed scenic byway and that formally initiates the application
			 process.
(9) "National Scenic
			 Byway" means a public highway designated pursuant to
			 23 USC
			 162 as satisfying the federal criteria for a
			 national scenic byway.
Note:
A road should first be designated as a state
				scenic byway before national designation may be pursued. The criteria are set
				forth in the interim policy for the National Scenic Byways Program published in
				the Federal Register on May 18, 1995 at page 26759 of Vol. 60, No. 96.
(10) "Scenic byways advisory
			 committee" or "SBAC" means the committee appointed by the secretary to review
			 applications from local government sponsors and to recommend to the secretary
			 whether an application for designation of a state trunk highway as a scenic
			 byway should be approved.
(10m)
			 "Scenic byway sign" means an official sign designating a scenic byway as set
			 forth in the manual adopted by the department, the Wisconsin Manual on Uniform
			 Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) under s.
			 84.02(4)
			 (e), Stats.
(11) "Scenic qualities" are a combination of
			 natural and manmade features that give remarkable character to the visual
			 landscape, are striking in appearance and provide a pleasing and memorable
			 experience to travelers.
(12)
			 "Sign" has the meaning provided in s.
			 84.30(2)
			 (j), Stats.
(13) "Traffic control device" means a sign,
			 marking or traffic control signal erected or placed within the right of way of
			 a public highway by the government unit having jurisdiction over the highway
			 for the purpose of guiding, warning or regulating traffic upon the
			 highway.
(14) "Wisconsin scenic
			 byway" or "scenic byway" means any combination of contiguous segments of state
			 and federal highways, connecting highways, county highways or local roads that
			 have special scenic qualities or historicresources and may in addition have
			 special recreational, cultural, archeological, or natural qualities for which
			 they are designated as a scenic byway by the secretary pursuant to s.
			 84.106,
			 Stats.