Section R17-3-803. Request to Designate a Road

A.      Any agency, group, or individual may request PHSRAC to recommend that the Transportation Board designate a road. An applicant agency, group, or individual shall submit a written request to the Chairman of PHSRAC, care of the Department. The request shall identify the applicant and state the road seg- ment to be included in a proposed designated road.

B.       At a meeting convened under A.R.S. Title 38, Article 3.1, PHSRAC shall conduct an initial assessment of the request based on the factors in R17-3-804(A). PHSRAC shall decide by majority vote whether to allow the applicant to submit an application and report as described in subsection (C).

C.      If PHSRAC approves an initial assessment, PHSRAC shall provide the applicant with a copy of the “Application Proce- dures for Designation of Parkways and Historic or Scenic Roads in Arizona.” The applicant shall submit the following:

1.        A written letter of support for designation of the road by the entity having jurisdiction over the road. If the pro- posed designated road is a state highway, a local commu- nity group shall submit the letter of support; and

2.        A report that includes the following for the proposed des- ignated road:

a.        Recommended road segment to be designated;

b.        Area on either side of the road necessary to protect the historic, cultural, or visual resources of the pro- posed designated road;

c.        Adjacent land ownerships;

d.        Existing major land use along the proposed desig- nated road;

e.        Area zoning;

f.         Still photos or other supportive material of outstand- ing and representative scenery, or other resources;

g.        Recommendations to protect or enhance the historic, cultural, or visual resources of the proposed desig- nated road;

h.        Visual impact of existing outdoor advertising; and

i.         Inventory of resources as prescribed in subsection (D).

D.      An inventory of resources includes the following, as applica- ble to the proposed designated road:

1.        Natural resources such as geology, hydrology, climate, biota, and topography;

2.        Visual resources, including a systematic:

a.        Selection of appropriate viewsheds,

b.        Classification of the proposed designated road’s sce- nic elements and viewsheds, and

c.        Evaluation of the visual quality of each viewshed.

3.        Cultural resources, including:

a.        Architectural resources, including structures, land- scaping, or other human constructions, that possess artistic merit and represent the architectural class or time period of human achievement;

b.        Historical resources, including sites, districts, struc- tures, artifacts, or other evidence of human activities that represent aspects or events of national, state, or local history;

c.        Archaeological resources, including sites, artifacts, or structures that date from

i.         Prehistoric or aboriginal periods; or

ii.        Historic  periods,  or  non-aboriginal   activities for which only vestiges remain; and

d.        Cultural development resources, including:

i.         Political or governmental development,

ii.        Social or cultural impact on civilization in the proposed area, or

iii.      Technological or economic impact of civiliza- tion in the proposed area.

E.       For a proposed designated road that is part of the Arizona state highway system, the Department shall prepare the report required in subsection (C)(2).

F.       The Department shall submit the inventory of resources to the Arizona Historical Advisory Committee of the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records for its evaluation of the value of any historical resource of a proposed designated road.

Historical Note

Adopted effective May 30, 1984 (Supp. 84-3). Amended

effective August 3, 1994 (Supp. 94-3). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R.

2073, effective July 6, 2004 (Supp. 04-2).