Terms used in this article mean:

1. (1) "Area engineer," the department engineer exercising administrative supervision over a geographical region of the state in accordance with the organizational structure of the department;
2. (2) "Department," the South Dakota Department of Transportation;
3. (3) "Engineering study," an evaluation of the operational and safety characteristics of a transportation facility using techniques, standards, and guidelines presented in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, Eleventh Edition; A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, Seventh Edition; the Manual of Transportation Engineering Studies, Second Edition; the Trip Generation Manual, Eleventh Edition; and the Access Management Manual, Second Edition;
4. (4) "Permittee," any land owner or land owner's agent possessing an access permit approved by the department;
5. (5) "Secretary," the secretary of the South Dakota Department of Transportation;
6. (6) "Traffic impact study," an evaluation of the traffic effects related to a particular land use, using techniques, standards, and guidelines common among traffic engineering professionals, including those published in the reference for the definition of engineering study; and

7. (7) "Urban," any incorporated area and its fringe development areas.

   References: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, Eleventh Edition, December 2023, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Copies may be viewed and printed free of charge at: https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/11th_Edition/mutcd11thedition.pdf.

   A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, Seventh Edition, 2018, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Copies may be obtained at: https://store.transportation.org/Item/CollectionDetail?ID=180. Cost: $342.

   Manual of Transportation Engineering Studies, Second Edition, 2010, Institute of Transportation Engineers. Copies may be obtained at: https://ecommerce.ite.org/imis/ItemDetail?iProductCode=TB-012A. Cost: $140.

   Trip Generation Manual, Eleventh Edition, September 2021, Institute of Transportation Engineers. Copies may be obtained at: https://ecommerce.ite.org/IMIS/ItemDetail?iProductCode=IR-016L. Cost: $1,395.

   Access Management Manual, Second Edition, 2014, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Copies may be obtained at: https://www.trb.org/Publications/AMM14.aspx. Cost: $120.

Source: 29 SDR 66, effective November 18, 2002 ; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024 .

General Authority: SDCL 11-3-12.2 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 11-3-12.2 .

Prior versions effective: 2002-11-18.