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Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-52 - Highway access management - Access control classification system and standards › Section 468-52-070 - Review and modification of classifications

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(1) Department initiated action. The
			 department may, at any time, initiate a review of the access control
			 classification of any segment of any state highway. When a major change occurs
			 in any of the factors noted in WAC
			 468-52-060(2),
			 the department shall review the access classification for the specific segments
			 of any state highway affected by the change. Prior to the initiation of any
			 change in classification of a highway segment, the department shall notify in
			 writing the appropriate Regional Transportation Planning Organization,
			 Metropolitan Planning Organization, and local governmental entities. The
			 department will consult with the RTPO, MPO, and local governmental entities and
			 shall take into consideration, any comments or concerns received during the
			 review process. For city streets that are designated as state highways in
			 compliance with
			 chapter
			 47.24 RCW, the department
			 will obtain concurrence in the final class assignment from the city or town for
			 those state highways where the city or town is the permitting authority. The
			 department shall notify the RTPO, MPO, and local governmental entities in
			 writing of the final determination of the reclassification action.
(2) Requests for departmental review. A
			 Regional Transportation Planning Organization, Metropolitan Planning
			 Organization, or local governmental entity may request, in writing, at any time
			 that the secretary of transportation initiate a review of the access control
			 classification of a specific segment or segments of a state highway(s). Such
			 written request shall identify the segment(s) of state highway for which the
			 review is requested and shall include a specific recommendation for the
			 reclassification of the highway segment(s) involved. Justification for the
			 requested change shall be provided in the request taking into account the
			 standards and criteria in WAC
			 468-52-040 and
			 468-52-060. The department will
			 consult with the RTPO, MPO, and local governmental entities involved and shall
			 take into consideration, any comments or concerns received during the review
			 process. The department shall notify the RTPO, MPO, and local governmental
			 entities in writing of the final determination of the reclassification action.
Other interested persons or organizations who wish to initiate
				a review of the access control classification of a specific highway segment
				shall do so through the local governmental entity, MPO, or
				RTPO.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.50 RCW. 99-06-035 (Order
				  188), § 468-52-070, filed 2/25/99, effective 3/28/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.01.101 and chapter 47.50 RCW. 93-03-033
				  (Order 135), § 468-52-070, filed 1/13/93, effective
				  2/13/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-54 - Limited access hearings › Section 468-54-010 - Definitions

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As used in these rules:
(1) "Fully controlled limited access highway"
			 is a highway where the right of owner or occupants of abutting land or other
			 persons to access, light, air or view in connection with the highway is
			 controlled to give preference to through traffic by providing access
			 connections with selected public roads only, and by prohibiting crossings or
			 direct private driveway connections at grade.
(2) "Partially controlled limited access
			 highway" is a highway where the right of owner or occupants of abutting land or
			 other persons to access, light, air or view in connection with the highway is
			 controlled to give preference to through traffic to a degree that, in addition
			 to access connections with selected public roads, there may be some crossings
			 and some private driveway connections at grade. Commercial approaches to
			 partially controlled limited access highways are allowed only to frontage roads
			 or by means of public road intersections. A partially controlled limited access
			 highway may be designed to provide for separation of a part or all road
			 crossings and the elimination of a part or all direct private driveway
			 connections under a stage plan of future construction.
(3) "Modified controlled limited access
			 highway" is a highway where the right of owner or occupants of abutting land or
			 other persons to access, light, air, or view in connection with the highway is
			 controlled to give preference to through traffic to such a degree that most
			 approaches, including commercial approaches, existing and in use at the time of
			 the establishment, may be allowed.
(4) "An expressway limited access highway" is
			 a partially controlled limited access highway of four or more traffic lanes
			 with the opposing lanes of travel separated by a median strip of arbitrary
			 width.
(5) "A freeway limited
			 access highway" is a fully controlled limited access highway of four or more
			 traffic lanes with the opposing traffic lanes separated by a median strip of
			 arbitrary width.
(6) "Party" is any
			 person, county, city or town who is entitled to notice of a limited access
			 hearing and who has entered a written appearance at the hearing.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.52.020. 79-08-059 (Order 32), §
				  468-54-010, filed 7/23/79. Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033
				  (DOT Order 10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-54-010, filed
				  12/20/78. Formerly WAC 252-06-010.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-54 - Limited access hearings › Section 468-54-020 - Establishment of limited access facilities - Initiation

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Proceedings to establish a limited access facility may be
				initiated by interested persons owning property in the vicinity of the proposed
				facility or by the department of transportation. If the secretary of
				transportation ascertains that there is merit in the proposal, he will prepare
				an order designating the portion of the highway, road or street where the
				limited access highway may be established. When a public hearing is required,
				the secretary shall by order fix the date and place where the proposal may be
				heard.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.071. 91-18-023 (Order 73), §
				  468-54-020, filed 8/27/91, effective 9/27/91. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.52.133,
				  47.52.145,
				  47.52.210 and chapter 95, Laws of
				  1981. 81-19-088 (Order 27, Resolution No. 123), § 468-54-020, filed
				  9/17/81. Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033 (DOT Order 10 and
				  Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-54-020, filed 12/20/78. Formerly
				  WAC 252-06-030.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-54 - Limited access hearings › Section 468-54-040 - Notice of hearing

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Notice of the proposal to establish a limited access highway
				facility shall be given to the owners of property abutting the section of any
				existing highway being established as a limited access facility, as indicated
				in the tax rolls of the county and to the county and/or city or town in which
				the facility is proposed to be established. The notice shall be by United
				States mail setting forth a time and place for the hearing to be held not less
				than fifteen days after mailing the notice. Notice of such hearing shall also
				be published not less than fifteen days prior to the hearing in one or more
				newspapers of general circulation within such county, city or town. Such notice
				shall indicate a suitable location where plans for such proposal may be
				inspected. Notice given as herein provided shall be deemed sufficient as to any
				owner or reputed owner or any unknown owner or owner who cannot be located and
				to the county, city or town. A single hearing may be held for a proposed
				facility which is located in more than one county, city or town, provided that
				notice is given to each county, city or town.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.071. 91-18-023 (Order 73), §
				  468-54-040, filed 8/27/91, effective 9/27/91. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.52.020. 79-08-059 (Order 32), §
				  468-54-040, filed 7/23/79. Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033
				  (DOT Order 10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-54-040, filed
				  12/20/78. Formerly WAC 252-06-050.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-54 - Limited access hearings › Section 468-54-050 - Conduct of hearing

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At such hearing the secretary of transportation shall preside,
				or the secretary may designate some suitable person to preside as examiner. The
				hearing may, at the option of the secretary, be conducted in accordance with
				federal laws and regulations governing highway design public hearings. The
				department shall introduce by competent evidence a summary of the proposal for
				the establishment of a limited access facility and any evidence that supports
				the adoption of the plan as being in the public interest. At the conclusion of
				the evidence presented by the department, evidence and statements or
				counterproposals bearing upon the reasonableness of the proposal may be
				introduced. Such evidence must be material to the issues before the secretary
				and shall be presented in an orderly manner. Any such evidence and statements
				or counterproposals shall receive reasonable consideration by the secretary
				before any proposal is adopted.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.071. 91-18-023 (Order 73), §
				  468-54-050, filed 8/27/91, effective 9/27/91. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.52.133,
				  47.52.145,
				  47.52.210 and chapter 95, Laws of
				  1981. 81-19-088 (Order 27, Resolution No. 123), § 468-54-050, filed
				  9/17/81. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.52.020. 79-08-059 (Order 32), §
				  468-54-050, filed 7/23/79. Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033
				  (DOT Order 10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-54-050, filed
				  12/20/78. Formerly WAC 252-06-060.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-54 - Limited access hearings › Section 468-54-065 - Hearing officer

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The secretary of transportation may designate any suitable
				person as examiner with respect to hearings on any limited access proposal.
				Subject to later review and ruling by the secretary, such examiner may:
(1) Examine witnesses, and receive
			 evidence;
(2) Admit evidence which
			 possesses probative value commonly accepted by reasonable, prudent men in the
			 conduct of their affairs, giving effect to the rules of privilege recognized by
			 law and excluding incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial and unduly repetitious
			 evidence;
(3) Rule on offers of
			 proof and receive relevant evidence;
(4) Regulate the course of the
			 hearing;
(5) Hold conferences for
			 the settlement or simplification of the issues by consent of the
			 parties;
(6) Dispose of procedural
			 requests or similar matters;
(7)
			 Accept statements as to the reasonableness of the proposal; and
(8) Establish time limits for speakers, when
			 necessary to assure that all persons attending will have an opportunity to
			 present relevant and material statements without undue repetition.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.071. 91-18-023 (Order 73), §
				  468-54-065, filed 8/27/91, effective 9/27/91. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.52.133,
				  47.52.145,
				  47.52.210 and chapter 95, Laws of
				  1981. 81-19-088 (Order 27, Resolution No. 123), § 468-54-065, filed
				  9/17/81. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.52.020. 79-08-059 (Order 32), §
				  468-54-065, filed 7/23/79. Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033
				  (DOT Order 10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-54-065, filed
				  12/20/78. Formerly WAC 252-06-065.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-54 - Limited access hearings › Section 468-54-070 - Hearing - Findings or order - Finality

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At the conclusion of such hearing the secretary of
				transportation shall consider the evidence taken at such hearing and shall make
				specific findings in the case of each proposal or counterproposal and shall
				adopt a plan with such modifications, if any, he deems proper and necessary.
				The secretary may order the adoption of any proposal or counterproposal in its
				entirety or in part, or may modify or reject any such proposal or
				counterproposal. The secretary's findings or order shall be in writing and
				copies thereof shall be served by United States mail upon all persons having
				entered a written appearance at such hearing and upon the county commissioners
				of the county affected and/or the mayor of the city or town affected. The
				secretary shall also cause a resume of such plan to be published once each week
				for two weeks in one or more newspapers of general circulation within such
				county, city or town beginning not less than ten days after the mailing of such
				findings and order. Such determination by the secretary shall become final
				within thirty days after such mailing unless a review is taken as by statute
				provided. In case of an appeal by any party the order shall be final as to all
				parties not appealing.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.071. 91-18-023 (Order 73), §
				  468-54-070, filed 8/27/91, effective 9/27/91. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.52.133,
				  47.52.145,
				  47.52.210 and chapter 95, Laws of
				  1981. 81-19-088 (Order 27, Resolution No. 123), § 468-54-070, filed
				  9/17/81. Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033 (DOT Order 10 and
				  Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-54-070, filed 12/20/78. Formerly
				  WAC 252-06-070.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-54 - Limited access hearings › Section 468-54-080 - Copies of transcripts of limited access hearings

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Copies of transcripts and other hearing documents may be
				obtained from the headquarters office of the department of transportation.
				Charges for such copies shall be at the rates established for copying other
				public records of the department, as authorized by RCW  42.17.300. An additional
				charge may be imposed for certifying to any copy furnished.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.52.020. 79-08-059 (Order 32), §
				  468-54-080, filed 7/23/79. Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033
				  (DOT Order 10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-54-080, filed
				  12/20/78. Formerly WAC 252-06-100.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-58 - Limited access highways › Section 468-58-010 - Definitions

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The following definitions shall designate limited access
				highways and shall indicate the control of access to be exercised by
				each:
(1) "Fully controlled limited
			 access highway" is a highway where the right of owner or occupants of abutting
			 land or other persons to access, light, air, or view in connection with the
			 highway is controlled to give preference to through traffic by providing access
			 connections with selected public roads only, and by prohibiting crossings or
			 direct private driveway connections at grade, with the exception of Type C and
			 F approaches, where no other reasonable means of access exists as solely
			 determined by the department.
(2)
			 "Partially controlled limited access highway" is a highway where the right of
			 owner or occupants of abutting land or other persons to access, light, air, or
			 view in connection with the highway is controlled to give preference to through
			 traffic to a degree that, in addition to access connections with selected
			 public roads, there may be some crossings and some private driveway connections
			 at grade. Commercial approaches to partially controlled limited access highways
			 are allowed only to frontage roads or by means of public road intersections. A
			 partially controlled limited access highway may be designed to provide for
			 separation of a part or all road crossings and the elimination of a part or all
			 direct private driveway connections under a stage plan of future
			 construction.
(3) "Modified
			 controlled limited access highway" is a highway where the right of owner or
			 occupants of abutting land or other persons to access, light, air, or view in
			 connection with the highway is controlled to give preference to through traffic
			 to such a degree that most approaches, including commercial approaches,
			 existing and in use at the time of the establishment, may be allowed.
(4) "An expressway limited access highway" is
			 a partially controlled limited access highway of four or more traffic lanes
			 with the opposing lanes of travel separated by a median strip of arbitrary
			 width.
(5) "A freeway limited
			 access highway" is a fully controlled limited access highway of four or more
			 traffic lanes with the opposing traffic lanes separated by a median strip of
			 arbitrary width.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.52.027. 03-23-048, § 468-58-010,
				  filed 11/14/03, effective 12/15/03. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.52.020. 79-08-061 (Order 34), §
				  468-58-010, filed 7/23/79. Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033
				  (DOT Order 10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-58-010, filed
				  12/20/78. Formerly WAC 252-20-010.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-58 - Limited access highways › Section 468-58-020 - Revision to limited access highway facilities

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Subject to the requirements for public hearings, the
				transportation commission may adopt revisions to duly established limited
				access highway facilities, or may delegate authority for such revisions to the
				secretary of transportation. The secretary, at his discretion, may further
				delegate such authority.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.52.133,
				  47.52.145,
				  47.52.210 and chapter 95, Laws of
				  1981. 81-19-088 (Order 27, Resolution No. 123), § 468-58-020, filed
				  9/17/81. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.52.020. 79-08-061 (Order 34), §
				  468-58-020, filed 7/23/79. Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033
				  (DOT Order 10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-58-020, filed
				  12/20/78. Formerly WAC 252-20-020.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-58 - Limited access highways › Section 468-58-030 - Limited access highways - Policies on commercial approaches, common carrier and school bus stops, mail box locations and pedestrian crossings

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(1)
Fully controlled limited access
			 highways:
(a) No commercial approaches
			 shall be permitted direct access to main roadway but only to frontage roads
			 when these are provided in the access plan or to the crossroads of interchanges
			 outside the limits of full access control.
(b) No common carrier bus stops other than
			 required by law shall be permitted except at locations provided by the state on
			 the interchanges or, in exceptional cases, along the main roadway where
			 pedestrian separation is available.
(c) School bus stops shall not be permitted
			 except as in subparagraph (b) of this subsection.
(d) No mail boxes shall be permitted except
			 on frontage roads.
(e) Pedestrian
			 crossings shall not be permitted at grade.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-58 - Limited access highways › Section 468-58-050 - Prohibition of nonmotorized traffic on fully controlled limited access highways

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(1) All
			 nonmotorized traffic shall be prohibited on state highways which have been
			 established and constructed as fully controlled limited access facilities, and
			 signs giving notice of such prohibition shall be posted upon all such
			 highways.
(2) This prohibition of
			 nonmotorized traffic on fully controlled limited access highways shall not
			 apply to:
(a) Pedestrian overcrossings and
			 undercrossings or other facilities provided specifically for the use of such
			 traffic.
(b) Bicycles utilizing the
			 right-hand shoulders; except where the secretary of transportation or his
			 designee has prohibited such use. Signs giving notice of such prohibition shall
			 be posted for those sections where such usage is prohibited.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-58 - Limited access highways › Section 468-58-060 - Regulations for bicyclists traveling in a group or caravan on partially controlled limited access highways

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(1) Riding
			 single file on the usable shoulder is encouraged.
(2) Care and caution as well as compliance
			 with rules of the road and traffic control devices - signs, signals and
			 markings shall be exercised by bicycle operators when traveling upon state
			 highways.
(3) No person operating a
			 bicycle shall stop on a bridge or other structure, except on a sidewalk or
			 other area not less than three feet wide separated from the traveled roadway by
			 a painted stripe or a physical barrier.
(4) When traveling in a large group, caravan
			 or expedition, the size of travel units shall be limited to a maximum of six
			 bicyclists per unit.
(5) The
			 maximum number of units in a group, caravan or expedition shall not exceed
			 twenty-five.
(6) Travel units of
			 bicyclists shall maintain a minimum spacing between travel units of 500 feet to
			 provide passing opportunities for motor vehicle operators.
Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033 (DOT Order
				  10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-58-060, filed 12/20/78.
				  Formerly WAC 252-20-060.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-58 - Limited access highways › Section 468-58-080 - Guides for control of access on crossroads and interchange ramps

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(1) Fully controlled highways, including
			 interstate.
(a) There shall be no connections
			 to abutting property or local service or frontage roads within the full length
			 of any "off" or "on" interchange ramp from a fully controlled limited access
			 highway except as authorized under (e) of this subsection. Such ramp shall be
			 considered to terminate at its intersection with the local road which
			 undercrosses or overcrosses the limited access facility, provided that in urban
			 areas "off" and "on" ramps may be terminated at local streets other than
			 crossroads where necessary to service existing local traffic.
(b) There shall be no direct connections from
			 the limited access facility in rural areas to local service or frontage roads
			 except through interchanges.
(c) In
			 both urban and rural areas access control on a fully controlled highway shall
			 be established along the crossroad at an interchange for a minimum distance of
			 three hundred feet beyond the centerline of the ramp or terminus of transition
			 taper. If a frontage road or local road is located in a generally parallel
			 position within three hundred fifty feet of a ramp, access control should be
			 established along the crossroad and in addition for a minimum distance of one
			 hundred thirty feet in all directions from the center of the intersection of
			 the parallel road and crossroad.
(d) Full control of access should be provided
			 along the crossroad from the centerline of a ramp or terminus of a transition
			 taper for a minimum distance of three hundred feet. Upon determination by the
			 department, full control of access may be provided for the first one hundred
			 thirty feet from the centerline of the ramp or terminus of a transition taper
			 and partial control or modified control of access may be provided for the
			 remainder of the distance to the frontage road or local road for a total
			 minimum distance for the two types of control of three hundred feet. Type A, B,
			 C, D, E, and F road approaches, as defined hereafter under subsection (3) of
			 this section, "general," may be permitted on that portion of the crossroad on
			 which partial or modified control of access is established.
(e) Direct ramp access for transit buses may
			 be allowed where solely determined by the department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-58 - Limited access highways › Section 468-58-090 - Guides for application of access control of state highways

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(1) Fully controlled limited access highways:
(a) All interstate highways shall require
			 full access control.
(b) All
			 principal arterial highways requiring four or more through traffic lanes within
			 a twenty-year design period, shall require full control of access, unless
			 approved for partial or modified access control on existing highways by the
			 secretary of transportation or his designee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-58 - Limited access highways › Section 468-58-100 - Guides for the application of modified access control on existing state highways

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(1) Definitive
			 standards for road approaches on modified access controlled highways shall be
			 as follows:
(a) The type of approach for each
			 parcel shall be commensurate with the present and potential land use and be
			 based on appraisals which consider the following:
(i) Local comprehensive plans, zoning and
			 land use ordinances.
(ii) Property
			 covenants and/or agreements.
(iii)
			 City or county ordinances.
(iv) The
			 highest and best use of the property.
(v) Highest use and best use of adjoining
			 lands.
(vi) Change in use by merger
			 of adjoining ownerships.
(vii) All
			 other factors bearing upon proper land use of the parcel.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-63 - Commute trip reduction program › Section 468-63-010 - Purpose

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(1)
Background and purpose.
This
			 section describes the background of the commute trip reduction (CTR) law
			 (RCW
			  70.94.521 through
			 70.94.555)  and the purpose of
			 these rules.
(a)
Program history and
			 goals.
Washington state's laws relating to commute trip reduction (CTR
			 law) were adopted in 1991 and incorporated into the Washington Clean Air Act as
			 RCW
			  70.94.521 through
			 70.94.551. The intent of the CTR
			 law is to reduce automobile-related air pollution, traffic congestion, and
			 energy use through employer-based programs that encourage the use of
			 alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle traveling during peak traffic
			 periods for the commute trip. Strategies such as these that encourage travelers
			 to use the transportation system more efficiently are generally known as
			 transportation demand management (TDM). In 2006, the Legislature amended the
			 CTR law to make the program more efficient and effective.
(b)
Purpose of rules.
These
			 rules are intended to ensure consistency in CTR plans and goals among
			 jurisdictions while fairly taking into account differences in employment and
			 housing density, employer size, existing and anticipated levels of transit
			 service, special employer circumstances, and other factors the board determines
			 to be relevant.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-63 - Commute trip reduction program › Section 468-63-030 - Program goals and measurement

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(1)
Program purpose and process.
The purposes of the CTR program, as defined in
				RCW
				 70.94.521, are to decrease automobile-related
				air pollution, consumption of gasoline, and traffic
				congestion.
(2)
Statewide program performance goals and targets.
The CTR board shall establish the performance goals and
				targets of the statewide program every four years in its state CTR plan, per
				RCW
				 70.94.537(3).
(3)
Local program performance goals and
			 targets.
Local jurisdictions shall establish goals and targets for their
			 CTR plan that contribute to goals established in the state plan and the
			 purposes of the CTR program. The goals and targets shall be set for the
			 affected urban growth area in the city or county's official jurisdiction, and
			 shall be targets for the four-year period under the state CTR plan based on the
			 base year measurement for the urban growth area.
(a) Local and regional goals and measurement
			 methodologies shall be consistent with the measurement policies established by
			 WSDOT and posted on the agency's web site. Progress will be determined every
			 two years based on the jurisdiction's performance in meeting its established
			 goals and targets. Local jurisdictions shall establish base year values and
			 targets for each major employer worksite (including major employment
			 installations) in the jurisdiction. However, the targets may vary from major
			 employer worksite to major employer worksite, based on the goals and
			 measurement system implemented by the jurisdiction. Variability may be based on
			 the following considerations:
(i) Previous
			 engagement in trip reduction programs by the employer;
(ii) Current conditions, policies and
			 services in the vicinity of the major employer worksite;
(iii) Planned investments, services, policy
			 changes and other strategies in the vicinity of the major employer
			 worksite;
(iv) Transit access to
			 the employer worksite and frequency of transit service during peak periods in
			 the vicinity of the major employer worksite;
(v) Potential for ride matching internally
			 and with other employers in the area;
(vi) Bicycle and pedestrian access to the
			 major employer worksite; and
(vii)
			 Ability to implement compressed work week schedules and/or
			 teleworking.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-63 - Commute trip reduction program › Section 468-63-070 - Opt-in, additions, and exemptions

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(1)
Criteria and process for
			 opt-in.
RCW
			  70.94.537(2)(h) requires
			 WSDOT to establish criteria and a process to determine whether jurisdictions
			 that voluntarily implement CTR are eligible for state funding. Jurisdictions
			 that are not required to implement CTR may volunteer to participate in the
			 program. The state CTR board is not required to provide state CTR program
			 funding to jurisdictions that opt-in. WSDOT shall provide technical assistance
			 to opt-in jurisdictions that meet the requirements of these rules. The state
			 intends for each jurisdiction participating in CTR to implement a consistent
			 set of requirements for employers. Therefore, jurisdictions that opt-in to the
			 CTR program shall follow the requirements of the rules, with the following
			 exceptions listed below.
(a)
Local CTR
			 plan.
Voluntary jurisdictions may, instead of developing a stand-alone
			 CTR plan meeting the planning requirements described in these rules, develop an
			 amendment to the transportation element of the local comprehensive plan. The
			 amendment shall contain the following:
(i)
			 Goals and numerical targets for reductions in the proportion of single-occupant
			 vehicle commute trips and vehicle miles traveled per CTR commuter for the area
			 established by the jurisdiction;
(ii) An assessment of current conditions and
			 how attainment of the program goal can help the jurisdiction meet its broader
			 growth and transportation goals;
(iii) A description of local services that
			 will help the jurisdiction and its employers meet the goals and
			 targets;
(iv) A description of the
			 requirements for employers;
(v) A
			 determination of the base year value and how progress toward meeting the
			 program goal will be measured, consistent with the measurement guidelines
			 issued by WSDOT; and
(vi) A
			 description of how the program will be funded and administered.
The jurisdiction must adopt the comprehensive plan amendment
				and adopt an ordinance implementing the CTR requirements described in the
				comprehensive plan to be considered an opt-in CTR jurisdiction.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-66 - Highway Advertising Control Act › Section 468-66-010 - Definitions

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The following terms when used in this chapter shall have the
				following meanings:
(1) "Abandoned"
			 means a sign for which neither sign owner nor land owner claim any
			 responsibility.
(2) "Act" means the
			 Highway Advertising Act of 1961, as amended and embodied in chapter 47.42
			 RCW.
(3) "Centerline of the
			 highway" means a line equidistant from the edges of the median separating the
			 main-traveled ways of a divided highway, or the centerline of the main-traveled
			 way of a nondivided highway.
(4)
			 "Commercial and industrial areas" means any area zoned commercial or industrial
			 by a county or municipal code; or, if unzoned or zoned for general uses by a
			 county or municipal code, that area occupied by three or more separate and
			 distinct commercial and/or industrial activities within a space of five hundred
			 feet and the area within five hundred feet of such activities on both sides of
			 the highway. The area shall be measured from the outer edges of the regularly
			 used buildings, parking lots, storage or processing areas of the commercial or
			 industrial activity and not from the property lines of the parcels upon which
			 such activities are located. Measurements shall be along or parallel to the
			 edge of the main-traveled way of the highway. The following shall not be
			 considered commercial or industrial activities:
(a) Agricultural, forestry, grazing, farming,
			 and related activities, including, but not limited to, wayside fresh produce
			 stands;
(b) Transient or temporary
			 activities;
(c) Railroad tracks and
			 minor sidings;
(d) Signs;
(e) Activities more than six hundred and
			 sixty feet from the nearest edge of the right of way;
(f) Activities conducted in a building
			 principally used as a residence. Residences are buildings used as homes,
			 located in areas where individuals and families typically reside. Residence
			 buildings no longer used as homes may be considered commercial or industrial
			 activities, if used for commercial or industrial purposes and located in areas
			 having either mixed or primarily commercial and industrial development.
If any commercial or industrial activity that has been used in
				defining or delineating an unzoned commercial or industrial area ceases to
				operate for a period of six continuous months resulting in fewer than three
				commercial or industrial activities remaining within that area, the unzoned
				area is deemed to no longer exist. Any signs located within the former unzoned
				area are declared nonconforming.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-66 - Highway Advertising Control Act › Section 468-66-020 - Restrictions on signs

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(1) Except as
			 permitted by the act and these regulations, no person shall erect or maintain a
			 sign which is visible from the main-traveled way of the interstate system, the
			 primary system, or the scenic system. Signs visible to other types of state
			 highways are not restricted by the Scenic Vistas Act or these regulations, but
			 are subject to local ordinances.
(2) In case a highway or a section of highway
			 is a part of both the primary system and the scenic system, only those signs
			 permitted along the scenic system may be erected or maintained.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.42 RCW and
				  Title
				  23 Code of Federal Regulations
				  part 750. 06-03-005, § 468-66-020, filed 1/4/06, effective 2/4/06.
				  Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033 (DOT Order 10 and Comm. Order
				  1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-66-020, filed 12/20/78. Formerly WAC
				  252-40-015.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-66 - Highway Advertising Control Act › Section 468-66-030 - General provisions

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(1) Notwithstanding
			 any other provision of the act or these regulations, no signs visible from the
			 main-traveled way of the interstate system, primary system, or scenic system
			 which have any of the following characteristics shall be erected or maintained:
(a) Signs advertising activities that are
			 illegal under state or federal laws or regulations in effect at the location of
			 such signs or at the location of such activities.
(b) Illegal, destroyed, abandoned, or
			 discontinued signs.
(c) Signs that
			 are not clean and in good repair.
(d) Signs that are not securely affixed to a
			 substantial structure.
(e) Signs
			 which attempt or appear to attempt to direct the movement of traffic or which
			 interfere with, imitate, or resemble any official traffic sign, signal or
			 device.
(f) Signs which prevent the
			 driver of a vehicle from having a clear and unobstructed view of at-grade
			 intersections, approaching or merging traffic, official traffic control signs,
			 or other traffic control devices.
(g)
(i)
			 Signs which contain, include, or are illuminated by any flashing, intermittent,
			 or moving light or lights, except public service information signs, Type 3
			 on-premise signs along a primary system highway within an incorporated city or
			 town or commercial or industrial area, or electronic on-premise signs operating
			 in compliance with WAC
			 468-66-050.
(ii) Signs which have lights that change
			 intensity or color, lasers, strobe lights, or other lights with stroboscopic
			 effect.
(h) Signs which
			 use any lighting in any way unless it is so effectively shielded as to prevent
			 beams or rays of light from being directed at any portion of the traveled ways
			 of the highway or is of such low intensity or brilliance as not to cause glare
			 or to impair the vision of the driver of any motor vehicle, or to otherwise
			 interfere with any driver's operation of a motor vehicle.
(i) Signs which move or have any animated or
			 moving parts, except revolving public service information signs, Type 3
			 on-premise signs along a primary system highway within an incorporated city or
			 town or commercial or industrial area, or tri-vision signs operating in
			 compliance with WAC
			 468-66-030(2).
(j) Signs which are erected or maintained
			 upon trees, power poles or painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural
			 features.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-66 - Highway Advertising Control Act › Section 468-66-050 - Sign classifications and specific provisions

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Signs shall be classified and restricted to the provisions
				following:
(1) Type 1 - Directional or
			 other official signs and notices. Directional or other official signs and
			 notices may be erected and maintained on private property or public property,
			 other than state highway right of way, for the purposes of carrying out an
			 official duty or responsibility. The signs may only be installed by public
			 offices or public agencies within their territorial or zoning jurisdiction and
			 shall follow federal, state, or local law.
(a)
			 Type 1(a) - Directional sign. A directional sign may only be installed in
			 accordance with the provisions following:
(i)
			 Publicly or privately owned places - Directional signs for publicly or
			 privately owned places that feature natural phenomena; historical, cultural,
			 scientific, or educational opportunities; areas of scenic beauty, or outdoor
			 recreation areas:
* Publicly owned places - Directional signs for public places
				owned or operated by federal, state, or local government, or their
				agencies;
* Privately owned places - Directional signs for nonprofit
				privately owned places that feature scenic attractions. The attractions must be
				nationally or regionally known, or of outstanding interest to travelers.
(ii) A sign message shall be
			 limited to identification of the activity or attraction and directional
			 information. Directional information is limited to that which helps the
			 motorist locate the activity, such as providing mileage to the activity,
			 highway route or exit numbers.
(iii) Descriptive words, phrases, and
			 photographic or pictorial representations of the activity or attraction are
			 prohibited.
(iv) Type 1(a) signs
			 shall not exceed twenty feet in length, width, or height, or one hundred fifty
			 square feet in area, including border and trim but excluding
			 supports.
(v) The department must
			 approve the proposed installation location.
(vi) Along the interstate system and other
			 limited access highways having grade separations (interchanges), a sign shall
			 not be located within two thousand feet of an interchange or rest area,
			 measured from the ramp physical gore, or within two thousand feet of a parkland
			 or scenic area.
(vii) Type 1(a)
			 signs shall not be spaced closer than one mile apart.
(viii) Visible to a state route approaching
			 an activity or attraction, a maximum of three signs per direction of travel are
			 allowed for each activity or attraction.
(ix) Type 1(a) signs located along the
			 interstate system shall be within seventy-five air miles of the activity or
			 attraction.
(x) Type 1(a) signs
			 located along the primary and scenic systems shall be within fifty air miles of
			 the activity or attraction.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-66 - Highway Advertising Control Act › Section 468-66-200 - Nonconforming signs

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(1) Nonconforming
			 signs may be maintained, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section,
			 unless otherwise removed pursuant to chapter 47.42 RCW.
(2) A nonconforming sign may be sold or
			 leased, or otherwise transferred without affecting its status, but its location
			 may not be changed. A nonconforming sign removed as a result of a right of way
			 taking or for any other reason may be relocated to a conforming location but
			 cannot be reestablished at another nonconforming location.
(3) A nonconforming sign may not be
			 maintained if:
(a) The sign face size is
			 increased more than fifteen percent over the original sign face size as of May
			 10, 1971 (the effective date of the Scenic Vistas Act), or as of the effective
			 date of Scenic Vistas Act control over a given route, whichever
			 applies;
(b) There are substantial
			 changes to the sign structure's original construction materials, such as
			 upgrades from wooden to steel signposts; or
(c) It is abandoned, destroyed, discontinued,
			 or relocated, except as provided under subsection (2) of this
			 section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-66 - Highway Advertising Control Act › Section 468-66-210 - Permit issuance and maintenance

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(1)
			 No signs except Type 1, Type 2, or Type 3 signs, shall be erected or maintained
			 adjacent and visible to interstate system, primary system, or scenic system
			 highways without a permit issued by the department. A permit to erect and
			 maintain a sign that complies with the requirements of this chapter and is
			 adjacent and visible to an interstate system, primary system, or scenic system
			 highway will be issued by the department in accordance with this section.
(2) Permit applications for Types
			 4, 5, 6, and 7 signs will be accepted only at the department's headquarters
			 located in Olympia, Washington. Applications transmitted by mail shall be
			 considered received as of the date delivered to the department, rather than the
			 postmarked date of mailing.
(3)
			 Application forms for Type 4, 5, 6, and 7 signs, titled Application - Outdoor
			 Advertising Sign Permit, shall be certified by the sign owner under penalty of
			 perjury under the laws of the state of Washington and contain the information
			 following:
(a) The name and address of the
			 sign owner, with a signed statement that says "I, the undersigned applicant,
			 declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington that
			 the information provided herein, concerning the location of sign, sign
			 description, and property owner/lessee, is accurate and true. I also
			 acknowledge that any discrepancy in such information discovered hereafter is
			 cause for the department of transportation to revoke this sign permit; and
			 further declare that, after permit revocation, I shall remove without
			 compensation any sign erected under such permit." The signature block shall
			 also contain space for the sign owner to list the location, city, county, and
			 state, where the sign owner signs the application.
(b) The statement and signature of the owner
			 of the property on which the sign is to be erected and maintained, which states
			 that the property owner consents to the sign installation and maintenance. A
			 complete and valid lease between the sign owner and the property owner may be
			 accepted in lieu of the property owner's statement and signature.
(c) A statement or site map that describes or
			 shows both the precise location of the proposed sign site and a readily
			 identifiable stake or other marker placed in the ground at the site.
(d) A description of the proposed sign's
			 size, shape, and directional orientation to an identified state
			 route.
(e) A description of the
			 advertising copy or message to be placed on the sign, if the sign is intended
			 to be visible to the interstate system.
(f) Other information that the department may
			 require.