(2)
Standards.
(a) Not more than four supplemental
guide sign destinations on no more than two guide sign assemblies shall be
signed at any one interchange approach. No more than three lines of text shall
be permitted at any one sign excluding exit numbers or exit directions. Minimum
sign spacing provided in Table 1 of subsection
14-51.014(7),
F.A.C., shall not be violated.
(b)
Each destination shall be signed only once in each direction.
(c) Supplemental guide signs shall be located
in advance of the interchange that is the most practical route to the facility.
Local government recommendations on the most practical route will be
considered.
(d) Countdown
trailblazers shall not be erected on the mainline portion of limited access
facilities.
(e) Except where
specifically authorized by this rule chapter, the name of the operating agency,
community group, or enterprise shall not appear in the legend of any
supplemental guide sign, or attached to it.
(f) Supplemental guide signs shall not be
installed in advance of freeway-to-freeway interchanges. Interchanges between
freeways are major decision points; therefore, sign messages shall only contain
the route shield, cardinal direction, and name of the next control city on that
route.
(g) Supplemental guide signs
shall be installed in advance of freeway-to-spur interchanges if the spur
serves a local community.
(3) Guidelines.
(a) Cultural, historical, and recreational
attractions or historical districts must provide easy access for motorists, and
all-weather (surface treated) parking to be eligible for signing. These
attractions or districts can be publicly or privately owned, but shall be
operated on a non-profit basis and open to the general public year-round for
sign eligibility. Historical attractions or historical districts must be on the
National Register of Historic Places. Examples of cultural, historical, and
recreational attractions include forts, battlegrounds, plantations,
archeological or geological sites, art galleries, and museums.
(b) The criteria referenced in Table 2 shall
be used to determine which destination to sign for on new interchanges, or to
determine which destination to add to an existing supplemental guide sign with
an existing destination.
(c) For
the purpose of geographic identification, only state lines, county lines, and
municipal limits, as well as significant natural geographic features, such as
waterways, will be eligible for signing on limited access facilities. The
limited access facility must traverse the corporate limits of a municipality
for geographic identification guide signing limits in both
directions.
(d) Mixed use
developments or planned unit developments shall be eligible for signing on
limited access facilities only when the development:
1. Is located within 5 miles of the
interchange that is the most practical route to the development,
2. Covers 3 square miles or more,
3. Is open to the general public year round
with non-gated access to commercial, retail, and activity/entertainment areas;
and,
4. Has 1,000,000 or more
square feet of commercial/retail space, and 500,000 or more square feet of
office space.
(e)
Airports shall be eligible for signing on limited access facilities when they
are served regularly by scheduled airlines with interstate passenger service.
An airport symbol compliant with the MUTCD shall also be used with the airport
name.
(f) Deep water public cargo
and passenger ports (Port Authority locations) shall be eligible for
signing.
(g) Rail terminals shall
be eligible for signing on limited access facilities when they are intercity
rail (Amtrak, Commuters, etc.). They must provide regularly scheduled passenger
service and have parking spaces available to accommodate patrons.
(h) Certified Florida Farm Wineries shall be
eligible for signing pursuant to Section
599.004, F.S. The Florida Farm
Winery logo panel with supplemental name panel shall be installed based on
space availability. There is a $250 one-time fee per sign.
(i) Licensed Craft Distilleries shall be
eligible for signing pursuant to Section
565.03, F.S., based on space
availability. The Craft Distillery will be responsible for all signs and
associated costs, including replacements, through the Department's permit
system in accordance with Rule
14-51.014, F.A.C.
(j) Craft Breweries meeting the requirements
of Section
563.13, F.S., shall be eligible
for signing based on space availability. The Craft Brewery will be responsible
for all signs and associated costs, including replacements, through the
Department's permit system in accordance with Rule
14-51.014, F.A.C.
(k) Signing for "regional malls" or "outlet
malls" (Malls) shall be eligible for signing only if the facility is located
within 5 miles of the qualifying interchange and occupies 1,000,000 square feet
or more of active retail sales area (excluding any parking, business,
residential or hotel space, landscape area, or shipping, receive, warehousing,
or stock areas) and is open for business. Regional or outlet malls with
open-air promenades comprised of individual buildings, located together in a
themed environment that meet the square feet requirement and are in a
climate-controlled active retail area may be considered. To be eligible for
signing as a Mall, all property included as square footage shall be managed by
a single leasing agent and storefronts shall be on the same or contiguous
properties. Outparcels are not included in the square footage summary. If the
Mall requests a name change within six years of sign installation, the Mall
shall be responsible to contract for all supplemental guide sign replacements,
through the Department's permit system, at their own expense. The applicant
shall submit a traffic engineering study performed by a licensed Florida
professional engineer, addressing each of the qualifying criteria which
include:
1. Research and evaluation of the
need for any Mall directional signs on the roadway(s) leading to the Mall from
the interchange.
2. The safety and
operational issues affecting both site and non-site destined traffic.
3. Whether existing or proposed on-site Mall
signage is visible and provides advance notice to motorists traveling on the
limited access facility to recognize the Mall destination and safely enter the
exit ramp at the interchange.
4.
Documentation verifying Mall square footage and leasing
agent.
(l) State-funded
community college main campuses, vocational/technical center campuses, and
university main campus are eligible for signing. Satellite campuses are
eligible, only if the curriculum allows students to obtain an Associate of Arts
(AA) degree or higher at the campus site.
1.
If the campus requests a name change within six years of sign installation, the
campus shall be responsible to contract for all supplemental guide sign
replacements, through the Department permit system at its own
expense.
2. The campus shall
provide an inventory of all its existing supplemental guide sign sizes and
locations, including the local road system.
3. The Department will provide an approved
standard sign design for the supplemental guide signs on the state highway
system. The Department will install the supplemental guide signs on the state
highway system, unless a pictograph is requested in the design. The campus
shall install all supplemental guide signs with pictographs through the
Department's permit system at its own expense.
(m) Private colleges and universities,
whether for-profit or non-profit, where student travel, to attend regularly
scheduled classes at that campus that meet the minimum trip generation criteria
in Table 2 as documented by the requesting organization are eligible for
signing through the permit system where space is available. Other private
universities with existing signs will be allowed to retain their signs, so long
as they remain active.
(n) Schools
licensed by the Department of Education's Commission for Independent Education
are not eligible for signing to any site, unless student travel to that site
meets the trip generation criteria referenced in Table 2 as documented by the
requesting organization.
(o)
Signing for multi-modal transportation facilities is considered supplemental
guide signing, except for those that qualify as a general service. Multi-modal
facilities are stations that link various modes of transportation: airports
(air carrier and general aviation), seaports (passenger and cargo), commuter
rail terminals, freight and intercity rail terminals, intercity buses, parking
lots, garages, and Park and Ride. A signing plan for multi-modal facilities
must be submitted.
(p) Veteran's
Hospitals designated as the regional treatment centers for veterans are
eligible for signing on limited access facilities. VA community service
clinics, centers, and benefits offices are not eligible to be signed on limited
access facilities.
(q) VA
outpatient clinics and VA community based outpatient clinics that perform
outpatient surgery or provide specialty services that are not available at
other VA clinics within the county where the clinic is located, are in a
stand-alone facility, provide continuous service for a minimum of 55 hours, 6
days a week, and average at least 400 visitors a day are eligible for signing
on limited access facilities when located on a direct road from the limited
access facility and a maximum of 10 miles from the interchange.
(r) National Veterans Cemeteries are eligible
to be signed on limited access facilities when located a maximum of 10 miles
from the interchange.
(s) Veteran
Historical Museums and Memorials must provide easy access for motorists, and
all-weather (surface treated) parking to be eligible for signing. These
facilities can be publicly or privately owned, but shall be operated on a
non-profit basis and open to the general public year-round for sign
eligibility. Veteran Historical Museums and Memorials are eligible for signing
when commemorating one of the following conflicts involving the United States
Armed Forces:
1. World War I
2. World War II
3. The Korean War
4. The Vietnam War
5. Operation Desert Shield
6. Operation Desert Storm
7. Operation Enduring Freedom
8. Operation Iraqi
Freedom
(t) Medical
treatment facilities that have regional, statewide, or national significance,
provide in-patient and out-patient services by advance appointment, perform
specialized surgery or treatment of human diseases are eligible for signing on
limited access facilities.
(u) If a
destination qualifies for supplemental guide signing, but is participating in
the logo program in the attraction category it shall not be eligible for
supplemental guide signing. If a signed destination is approved for a business
logo in the attraction category, then it will be removed from the supplemental
guide sign.
(v) "DOWNTOWN" signs
must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible for signing:
1. "Downtown" signs will only be considered
for the largest core municipality of an urban area with a population of 50,000
or more.
2. The limited access
facility must traverse the incorporated limits of the municipality under
consideration and have multiple exits for each direction of travel.
3. The urban guide signing concept, as
specified in Section 2E.06 of the MUTCD, shall be in effect.
4. A distinct central business district must
exist. Strip development business centers and mixed-use urban development, or
re-development areas, shall not qualify as "downtown" or be eligible for
signing.
5. Only one such sign
shall be permitted for each direction of travel. The sign shall be erected in
advance of the most direct route to the downtown
core.
