(1) Specific information signs may be
erected only for qualified businesses located within three miles of an
interchange as measured from the gore of the exit ramp along public highways to
the nearest point of intersection of the driveway of the qualified business and
public highway, except as provided below.
(2) If
no qualified business within a service category under ARM 18.7.303(1) exists
within 3 miles of the interchange, then successive 3-mile increments up to 15
miles may be considered. If considered, then all qualified businesses within
the service category and within the successive increment may be included, but
not to exceed the maximum capacity of the specific service sign.
(3) A
qualified business located more than three miles from an interchange may not
qualify for signing if a motorist could obtain similar services adjacent to the
next interchange by traveling fewer miles.