17 AAC 60.010 - Review of TODS permit applications

The department will approve a TODS permit application if

(1) the applicant's tourist-oriented activity derives at least 25 percent of its gross receipts, if any, from visiting motorists who reside more than 20 miles from the location of the tourist-oriented activity;

(2) the applicant's tourist-oriented activity complies with AS 19.25.105 and this chapter;

(3) the applicant maintains the necessary licenses for the tourist-oriented activity;

(4) the applicant's tourist-oriented activity is not located more than 25 miles from the highway for which a TODS permit is requested, except the activity of an applicant who requests a gas or restaurant TODS permit must not be located more than three miles from the highway for which the TODS permit is requested;

(5) the applicant's tourist-oriented activity or the location of the driveway or intersecting road are not located within the urban portion of an organized borough that exceeds 2,500 permanent residents;

(6) neither the applicant's tourist-oriented activity nor an advertising sign for the activity are visible to a motorist traveling the highway until the motorist is within 1250 feet of the driveway or intersecting road;

(7) the TODS may be placed at the proposed location in a manner consistent with the standards set out in the documents adopted by reference in 17 AAC 20.950(1). (4), (8), (10), and (11);

(8) the proposed location has fewer than six current TODS permits; and

(9) the proposed sign location has not been designated a traveler information kiosk location under 17 AAC 60.405(a).

Notes

17 AAC 60.010

Eff. 5/18/97, Register 142; am 3/1/2002, Register 161; am 11/15/2024, Register 252, January 2025

Authority: AS 19.05.010

AS 19.05.020

AS 19.05.040

AS 19.25.105

AS 19.25.200

AS 44.42.030