1. (a) The following items shall be included for a Scenic Byway application:

   1. (1) the proponent's name, address, telephone number, and email address, and the name, address, email address, and telephone number of the organization, if applicable;
   2. (2) a written description of the section of highway to be designated, including a description of the section's unusual, exceptional, or distinctive scenic, recreational, historical, educational, scientific, geological, natural, wildlife, cultural or ethnic features;
   3. (3) photographic files of the area that demonstrate the section's qualities of significance;
   4. (4) county maps with the proposed route marked;
   5. (5) copies of zoning ordinances applicable to the route or a written list of existing land‑use areas for unzoned areas;
   6. (6) documentation of notice given to local governments adjacent to proposed route;
   7. (7) for unzoned areas, a written list of commercial or industrial activities adjacent to or within 800 feet of the pavement of the proposed route; and
   8. (8) an optional Scenic Byway Management Plan may be submitted with an application.
2. (b) Completed applications shall be sent to the Roadside Environmental Unit, 1557 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1557, no later than August 31 of each year. Incomplete applications shall not be accepted and will be returned to the proponent.
3. (c) The application and all application materials are public records pursuant to Chapter 132 of the North Carolina General Statutes.

History Note: Authority G.S. 136‑18(5); 136-18(31); 136‑122 through 136‑125; 136‑129.2; 143B‑348;
Eff. March 1, 1995;
Readopted Eff. March 1, 2019.