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SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TOURIST ORIENTED DIRECTIONAL SIGNING APPLICATION

APPLICANT INFORMATION


OPERATION INFORMATION








BUSINESS OR ACTIVITY LOCATION





APPLICANTS CERTIFICATION
I CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE AND CORRECT AND I WILL INFORM THE DEPARTMENT OF ANY CHANGES TO THE ABOVE INFORMATION THAT MAY AFFECT THE AVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, RULES AND REGULATIONS. I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT I WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE OR DENY SUCH SERVICES OR PUBLIC ACCOMODATIONS BASED UPON RACE, RELIGION, COLOR, SEX, AGE, DISABILITY OR NATIONAL ORIGIN, WHICH IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

APPLICANT'S NAME(PRINTED)

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APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE DATE
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION USE
REGION
MRM LT. TURN MRM RT. TURN
APPLICATION FEE

HIGHWAY NO.
LT. TURN _____ RT. TURN _____
ANNUAL FEE

APPROXIMATE INSTALLATION DATE
DATE FEE RECEIVED

REMARKS


RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: APPROVED:

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REGION BEAUTIFICATION AGENTDATE DIVISION OF OPERATIONSDATE

DISTRIBUTION AFTER ACTION: COPY - CENTRAL OFFICE COPY - REGION OFFICE COPY - BUSINESS



INSTRUCTIONS

An application is needed for each Tourist Oriented Directional Sign location.

APPLICANT INFORMATION:
Name of Business - Give complete name of the business.

Business Address - Give complete mailing address of business.

Telephone - Give area code and number.

OPERATION INFORMATION - Give appropriate answer to all questions.

BUSINESS LOCATION:
County - Give name of the county where business is located.

Highway No. - Give number of the highway that the sign is to be located.

Distance from Highway - Give the distance in miles from the highway to the business and the direction.

Signs Requested - Check the direction desired.

Business Symbol Requested – Check the desired box.

Any symbol shall be generic in nature, and may not contain the logo of the specific business. General service sign symbols and the symbols for recreational and cultural interest area signs in the 2009 edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices are allowed for use on tourist-oriented directional signs. Any symbol not specifically shown in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices shall be reviewed and approved by the Transportation Commission.

APPLICATION FEE - Attach the Fifty Dollar ($50) permit fee for each sign requested.

ANNUAL FEE - One Hundred Dollar ($100) Annual Rental Fee per sign.


Upon completion of the above items, date and sign the application. The completed application and the required fee payment are to be submitted to one of the following offices:


Department of Transportation
PO Box 1767
Aberdeen, SD 57401-1767
Phone (605) 622-2244
Department of Transportation
PO Box 1206
Mitchell, SD 57301-7206
Phone (605) 995-8129
Department of Transportation
104 S. Garfield
Pierre, SD 57501-5405
Phone (605) 773-3464
Department of Transportation
PO Box 1970
Rapid City, SD 57709-1970
Phone (605) 394-2244





ELIGIBLE BUSINESS AS DEFINED IN SDCL 10-45D-1

(1) "Lodging establishment," any building, structure, property, or premise kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished to transient guests. The following constitute lodging establishments: bed and breakfast inns, boarding houses, bungalows, cabins, condominiums, cottages, dude ranches, guest houses, guest ranches, hostels, hotels, inns, lodges, motels, resorts, tourist homes, timeshare rentals, vacation home rentals, and villas;

(2) "Campground," any property or premise kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to be a place where sites are available for placing of tents, campers, trailers, recreational park trailers, mobile homes, or other mobile accommodations to transient guests. Campgrounds include city, county, and state-owned campgrounds, as well as concessionaires or contractors who manage or operate publicly owned campgrounds. The following constitute campgrounds: campgrounds, camping cabins, camping resorts, commercial picnic grounds, organizational camps, park units, recreational vehicle parks, trailer parks, and youth camps;

(3) "Visitor attraction," any business establishment that offers recreation, entertainment, or interpretation of natural or cultural history. The following constitute visitor attractions: aerial tramways, amusement parks, animal exhibits, animal shows, antique car exhibits, antique exhibits, arboreta, aquariums, batting cages, botanical gardens, bumper boats, bumper cars, bungee jumps, carnival rides, chuck wagon suppers, commercial playgrounds, go-cart raceways, gold mines, golf driving ranges, historic sites, human mazes, hunting preserves, miniature golf courses, museums, music shows, observation towers, outdoor dramas, pitch 'n putt golf courses, playhouses, racetracks, recreational gold mining, reptile exhibits, restorations, scenic railroads, shooting preserves, show caves, ski areas, spectator events, water slides, wave pools, wax figure exhibits, and zoological gardens. A visitor attraction includes any business which is being conducted on the site of another visitor attraction;

(4) "Recreational service," any business establishment that provides leisure or recreational experiences. The following constitute recreational services: aerial sightseeing tours, amusement rides, bath houses, carriage rides, climbing guides, day camps, fishing guides, fishing ponds, golf driving ranges, hunting guides, outfitters, pack trains, private beaches, river rafting, saddle horse rides, sightseeing guides, sightseeing tours, shooting galleries, shooting ranges, skeet ranges, ski instruction, ski lift tickets, ski trails, spas, trail rides, trap ranges, tour bus excursions, and youth camps;

(5) "Recreational equipment rental," include all items rented for twenty-eight days or less whose primary purpose is recreational use. Rental, under such circumstances, of the following constitute recreational equipment rentals: all-terrain vehicles, beach chairs, bicycles, bumper boats, bumper cars, campers, camping trailers, firearms, fishing equipment, flotation devices, go carts, golf clubs, hunting dogs, hunting equipment, mopeds, motor coaches, motorcycles, pack animals, recreational courts and equipment, recreational gold mining equipment, recreational vehicles, recreational water equipment, rock climbing gear, roller blades, saddle horses, skis, snowboards, snowmobiles, snowmobile trailers, snowshoes, watercraft, and watercraft trailers;

(6) "Spectator event," any organized activity meant for entertainment or education and open to the public. The following constitute spectator events: air shows, auto races, auto shows, balloon shows, boat races, car rallies, carnivals, circuses, concerts, dance festivals, draft horse contests, ethnic festivals, exhibitions, expositions, fairs, greyhound races, horse races, horse shows, monster truck shows, motorcycle expositions, motorcycle races, music festivals, rodeos, sporting events, stage performances, threshing bees, tractor pull contests, and water-skiing shows. A spectator event includes any business which is conducted on the site of another spectator event;

(7) "Visitor intensive business," any antique shop, book store, candy store, flea market, gift shop, indigenous arts and crafts shop, jewelry, lapidary shop, leather goods shop, marina, novelty shop, pottery shop, rock shop, souvenir shop, and tee shirt shop if fifty percent or more of annual total receipts are derived from the sale of tangible personal property or any product transferred electronically, during the months of June, July, August, and September. No postsecondary, college, and university book store is, however, included.