(3)
Guidelines.
(a) Any state or national park or
state forest; open to the public and offering multiple recreational activities
with restrooms and paved handicapped parking, shall be eligible. Advance signs
shall not be located more than 10 miles from the park entrance.
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Table 4 Criteria for Signing
Destinations on Non-limited Access Facilities
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Type of Destination
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Criteria
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Guidelines
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Urban Areas1
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Rural Areas2
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State Colleges and Universities
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Nearest intersection to the state highway
system.
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Private Colleges and Universities
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Number of Trips Generated
Annuallyc (minimum)
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550,000ad
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300,000ad
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1,200,000bd
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450,000bd
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Vocational/Technical Schools
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Number of Trips Generated Annually (minimum)
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675,000d
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300,000d
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Military Bases
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Number of Trips Generated
Annuallyc (minimum)
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5,000,000c
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3,000,000c
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Arenas, Auditoriums, Amphitheaters, Civic Centers,
Convention Halls, Stadiums, Sports Complexes, Major Tourist Attractions
(Fairgrounds, Amusement Parks, Zoos, etc.)
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Number of Tripsd
Generated Annually (minimum)
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37,500 trips plus 3,750 per mile of distance from
intersection
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State and National Parks, and State Forest
Recreational Areas
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Nearest intersection to the state highway
system.
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Youth Camps (YMCA, Scouts, etc.)
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Signing only in rural areas, with facilities for a
minimum of 50 persons on an overnight basis and in operation for at least 6
months of the year.
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Medical Facilities (excluding those references in
Table 5)
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Minimum of 500 beds in urban and suburban areas.
Nearest state highway system Exit. Bed minimum can be lowered for hospitals
with access off the state highway system serving isolated, rural county
populations.
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Downtown
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There must be a clear central core commonly
considered the downtown area that is located on an intersecting road a maximum
of 3 miles off the state road. This excludes requests for signing new
development or re-development zones as "downtown" that were not historically
the "downtown" prior to new construction or rehabilitation.
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Drivers License
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Nearest intersection only.
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State Agency Buildings
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Number of Tripsd
Generated Annually (minimum)
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260,000
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1,500
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1. Over 50,000 population.
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2. 50,000 and under population.
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a. Annual Trips = Number of Enrolled Students (who
physically attend classes on campus) x 1.5 (college or university without
dormitories, each student equals 1.5 trips) x Number of semesters per year x
Number of weeks per semester x 5 days per week. Figures based on
AASHTO'S 2001 Selection of Supplemental Guide Signs for Traffic
Generators.
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b. Annual Trips = Number of Enrolled Students (who
physically attend classes on campus) x 2.0 (college or university with
dormitories, each student equals 2 trips) x Number of semesters per year x
Number of weeks per semester x 5 days per week. Figures based on
AASHTO'S 2001 Selection of Supplemental Guide Signs for Traffic
Generators.
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c. One employee or military personnel equals 0.9
trips. Figures based on AASHTO'S 2001 Selection of Supplemental Guide
Signs for Traffic Generators.
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d. Trip: a single or one-direction vehicle movement
either to or away from the traffic generator. Any conversion of attendance to
trip generation figures will be evaluated by the Department, based on general
engineering practice.
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(b)
"Downtown" signs shall meet the following criteria in order to be considered
for destination guide signing.
1. "Downtown"
signs will be considered for municipalities with a population of 5,000 or
more.
2. The non-limited access
facility route shall traverse the municipal limits.
3. A distinct central business district must
exist. Strip development, business centers, mixed-use development, or
re-development shall not be considered as "downtown" or as a qualifying
destination for guide signing unless it was historically identified as the
"downtown."
4. Only one such sign
will be permitted for each direction of travel to provide the most practical
route to the central business district.
(c) The criteria referenced in Table 4 shall
be used to determine which destination to add to an existing destination guide
sign.
(d) Recreational, historical,
or cultural attractions funded by federal, state, or local governments are
eligible for destination guide signing. Such attractions shall meet the
following specific criteria in order to be eligible for signing:
1. Historical attractions shall be listed in
the National Register of Historic Places and be open to the general public year
round.
2. Cultural attractions
shall be open to the general public year round.
3. Signs shall be limited to the nearest
intersection to the state highway system.
4. Recreational attractions shall be operated
on a non-profit basis and include multiple activities such as picnicking,
camping, hiking, swimming, fishing, or boating.
5. All recreational, historical, or cultural
attractions shall have restrooms and paved handicapped parking
facilities.
(e) Signs
shall be installed to identify designated, developed parking areas for state or
local recreational trails only. These signs are for traffic control purposes
only, and are not intended for advertisement.
(f) Rail Terminals shall be eligible for
destination guide signing when the following criteria are met:
1. Intercity rail (Amtrak, commuters, etc.)
shall provide regularly scheduled passenger service and have parking spaces for
patron use.
2. Intra-urban rail
shall provide regularly scheduled service and have parking spaces for patron
use.
(g) Destination
guide signing for a non-charter interstate bus service shall only include the
standard general service signing for a Greyhound bus station and/or bus stop.
The purpose of the standard Greyhound symbol sign is to assist motorists who
are trying to locate a bus station which is inside a building, or a published,
scheduled stop that is not serviced by any ticket agent at that remote
stop.
(h) Seaports, deep water
public cargo, or passenger ports (for Port Authority locations) are eligible
for destination guide signing on non-limited access facilities.
(i) Airports are eligible for signing when
the following criteria are met:
1. Air carrier
airports are those which are served regularly by scheduled airlines. The
airport symbol shall also be used with the airport name.
2. General aviation (open to public use)
destination guide signs are allowed in each direction along the state highway
system in advance of an intersecting roadway that provides direct access to the
airport property. Signing shall be limited to an intersection within five miles
of the airport. The facility may be named on an auxiliary panel with the
general service airport sign. The directional arrow panel is mandatory. The
airport general service sign should be pointed such that the tip of the
airplane is pointed in the same direction of the arrow
panel.
(j) Certified
Florida Farm Wineries shall be eligible for destination guide signing pursuant
to Section 599.004, F.S. The Florida Farm
Winery logo with supplemental name panel shall be installed based on space
availability for certified wineries. There is a $250 one-time fee per
sign.
(k) Licensed Craft
Distilleries shall be eligible for signing in accordance with Section
565.03, F.S., based on space
availability. The Craft Distillery shall 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.
(l) Craft Breweries meeting the requirements
of Section
563.13, F.S., shall be eligible
for signing based on space availability. The Craft Brewery shall 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.
(m) Regional malls or outlet malls (1,000,000
square feet or more) shall be eligible for destination guide signing when the
criteria established in Rule
14-51.013, F.A.C., is met and a
traffic engineering study has been completed by a Professional Engineer
registered in the State of Florida. If the Mall requests a name change within
six years of sign installation, the Mall shall be responsible to contract for
all new supplemental guide sign replacements, through the Department's permit
system, at their own expense.
(n)
Mixed use developments or planned unit developments shall be eligible for
signing on non-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.
(o)
Colleges and Universities:
1. State-funded
community college main campuses, vocational/technical center campuses, and
university main campuses 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.
a.
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's permit system at its own
expense.
b. The campus shall
provide an inventory of all its existing supplemental guide sign sizes and
locations, including the local road system.
c. 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. All
supplemental guide signs with a pictograph shall be installed through the
Department's permit system at the applicant's expense.
2. Private colleges and universities that
meet the trip generation referenced in Table 4, as documented by the requesting
organization, are eligible for signing through the Department's permit system,
if they meet the criteria outlined in Rule
14-51.013, F.A.C. Private
universities with existing signs will be retained so long as they remain
active. Private universities shall only be eligible for destination guide
signing to distinct college campuses, when the core baccalaureate degree
requirement courses are available in traditional classroom settings at that
site and meet the trip generation criteria.
3. Schools licensed by the Department of
Education's Commission for Independent Education are not eligible for signing
to any site unless they meet the trip generation criteria referenced in Table 4
as documented by the requesting organization.
(p) Signing for multi-modal transportation
facilities is considered destination guide signing, except for those that
qualify as a general service.
1. Multi-modal
facilities are airports (air carrier and general aviation), seaports (passenger
and cargo), rail terminals, intercity bus, parking lots, garages, and Park and
Ride.
2. A destination guide
signing plan for multi-modal facilities shall be submitted.
(q) Veterans' Hospitals designated as the
regional treatment center or State Veterans' nursing homes are eligible for
destination guide signing on non-limited access facilities.
(r) Hospitals shall only be eligible for
destination guide signs or general service signing, not both.
(s) Requests for destination guide signing by
local government agencies shall be approved through the Department's permit
system. The Department shall allow local governments to fabricate, install, and
maintain the following destination guide signs pursuant to Department standards
and direction. The following facilities are eligible for destination guide
signing when they do not have direct state road access. The signs shall be
erected at the intersection nearest the facility and shall not interfere with
official traffic control devices:
1. Post
Offices, including small businesses that are under contract with the United
States Postal Service (USPS) are eligible for destination guide signing, when
requested by local government and signed through the Department's permit
system. In order to qualify for signing they shall have a contract with the
USPS and provide a confirmation letter from the USPS along with their written
request for signing. The destination guide signs shall be green background with
white lettering and have the appropriate directional arrow,
2. Libraries,
3. Recycling Drop-Off Centers,
4. Courthouses,
5. Publicly-owned Vocational/Technical
Schools that meet criteria established in Table 4,
6. City and County Parks,
7. High Schools,
8. Tax Collector Offices,
9. Chamber of Commerce; Tourist
information,
10. Animal
Shelters,
11. City/Town
Halls,
12. Landfills; Transfer
Stations,
13. Bus and Rail
Stations,
14. National Veterans
Cemeteries,
15. Veterans Community
Treatment Centers,
16. Multi-use
developments/redevelopment areas, such as Town Centers, when it is demonstrated
that the majority of traffic is generated by tourism,
17. Temporary signing for access to polling
stations,
18. Tourist Oriented
Directional Signing Systems in qualifying counties,
19. Place name signs for unincorporated
communities,
20. Community
Wayfinding Guide Sign Systems,
21.
Public parking, parking lots and garages shall be eligible for destination
guide signing if they are open to the public, with non-reserved parking spaces
available daily, and not more than one mile from the intersection. The green
and white "P" parking symbol sign shall be used without the name of the parking
facility,
22. Destination guide
signing for an intercity bus service shall consist of the standard single post
local bus stop signs. Permit applications are not required, but all signs must
be installed outside the clear zone and may not interfere with priority traffic
control devices,
23. City
historical areas or districts that are officially declared by either city or
county resolution.
