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activity or attraction is nationally or regionally known and is of outstanding interest to the trav- eling public.

vi.      The selection board will, upon approval or rejection of an application, give notification of the selection board’s determination in writing, to the applicant and to the maintenance permit engineer.

vii.     The maintenance permit engineer will not issue any permits for directional signs for any pri- vately owned activity or attraction until receipt of qualification approval by the  selection board. All directional sign permits issued for the Department of Transportation by the main- tenance permit engineer will meet the standards for directional and other official signs as incor- porated in the “Rules and Regulations for Out- door Advertising along Arizona Highways” approved and issued by the Director, Arizona Department of Transportation.

g.        Rural activity signs are intended to give directions to rural activity sites located along rural roads connect- ing to state highways. The signs must be located in areas primarily rural in nature. Rural activities that may qualify include ranches, recreational areas and mines. Signs for private residences,  subdivisions, and commercial activities are not permitted. Indus- trial activities that are located in primarily rural areas such as mines or material pits may be allowed. The signs shall not be located in business areas, unzoned commercial or industrial areas, or within municipal limits. The selection board may make final determination of eligibility for those signs when necessary. Not more than one sign pertaining to a rural activity facing the same direction of travel may be erected along a single route approaching the rural connecting road. Signs will be limited to 10 square feet in area. All other standards for direc- tional signs shall apply.

h.        No application fee is required for official signs and notices, public utility signs, service club and reli- gious notices, public service signs or directional signs erected by federal, state or local governments. Other directional signs require a permit application and $20.00 fee.

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Adopted effective January 3, 1977 (Supp. 77-1). Former Section R17-3-711 renumbered without change as Sec- tion R17-3-701 (Supp. 88-4). Amended by final rulemak- ing at 18 A.A.R. 2347, effective November 10, 2012

(Supp. 12-3).