(1) Permit Period. All permits shall expire
annually on December 31. However, initial permits approved after September 30,
will expire December 31 of the year following approval.
(2) Permit Fees.
(a) Annual fees for participation in the Logo
Sign Program are computed based upon the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) at
each interchange, the population of the area surrounding the interchange,
market conditions, and the costs of the program. The following charts show the
groupings for both AADT and population:
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AADT Grouping
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Population Grouping
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>
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<=
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Group
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>=
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<
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Group
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0
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30,000
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0
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0
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5,000
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1
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30,000
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75,000
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1
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5,000
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2
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75,000
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175,000
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2
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175,000
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3
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The following chart shows the weighted values assigned to
each factor:
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Fee Formula Factors
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AADT
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230
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Population
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400
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Cost
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1000
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The fee for each interchange is computed as follows:
(AADT Group x AADT Factor) + (Population Group x Population
Factor) + Cost Factor
Under no circumstances shall calculated fee exceed $3500.00
for an interchange in an urban area, or $2,000.00 for an interchange outside an
urban area.
Example: For an interchange with an AADT of 60,000 and a
population of 75,000, the fee is computed as follows:
AADT Group = 1
Population Group = 2
(1 x 230) + (2 x 400) + 1000 = $2,030
The fees calculated above are for a mainline logo sign and
ramp logo signs in both directions of the limited access facility. At
interchanges where the configuration only allows access to the business in a
single direction, one mainline logo sign and one ramp logo sign will be
provided and the fee will be one-half (1/2) that computed for both
directions.
(b) An annual
permit fee of $1,300.00 is established for all interchanges located within the
boundaries of rural communities designated as within a rural area of
opportunity as defined by Sections
288.0656(2)(d) and
(e), F.S. The list of rural communities and
areas designated as rural area of opportunity is published by the Department of
Economic Opportunity. The rural area of opportunity status will be that which
is in effect at the time the invoice for either the initial or renewal billing
for participation in the Logo Sign Program is generated. If a rural area of
opportunity designation is secured subsequent to the generation of the invoice,
no refund, credit, or pro rata distribution of funds received by the Department
for that year will be made to the permittee.
(c) Payment of permit fees shall be by U.S.
currency, postal money order, bank draft, cashier's check, personal check, or
business check. If a personal or business check is not honored for any reason
by the bank on which it is drawn, the application for which the fee was
submitted will be denied. If an individual or company issues two or more checks
to the Department or Program Administrator that are not honored, no further
personal or business checks will be accepted from that individual or company,
regardless of whether restitution has been made on previous checks.
(d) The permit fee will be prorated with 1/12
of the permit fee charged for each month or portion thereof remaining in the
calendar year after the date of approval of an application. The fee for an
application approved after September 30 will also include the fees for the next
calendar year.
(3) When a
participating business wishes to change a business logo, there will be a $100
change-out fee for each business logo, payable in advance.
(5)
Completed applications will be acted upon within 30 days of receipt. Written
notice of the decision will be furnished to the applicant.
(6) Permit fees must be received by the
Program Administrator within 30 days of the notification of permit
approval.
(7) After notification of
approval, the applicant shall be responsible for providing the Program
Administrator with all required business logo signage.
(8) The business logo will be affixed to the
display panel within 30 days of receipt of the business logo or the permit fee,
whichever is later.
(9) When space
is not available on a logo structure for a qualified business, the business
will be placed on a waiting list in each individual category in the order in
which the application was received. When space becomes available, notice will
be provided to the business with the highest priority, providing the business
30 days within which to submit an updated application for
processing.
