Gas, food, lodging, camping, attraction, or 24-hour pharmacy
facilities and establishments desiring specific service signing shall be
eligible subject to the following criteria. For the purposes of this section,
"should' is defined as in the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices (MUTCD) (http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/index.htm)
as an engineering term that provides guidance of "recommended, but not
mandatory, practice in typical situations, with deviations allowed if
engineering judgment or engineering study indicated the deviation to be
appropriate" and as adopted December 8, 2011, by the Department through the
Transportation Commission of Wyoming, and not including any later amendments.
This resolution may be viewed at the following address:
http://www.dot.state.wy.us/home/administration/rules_regs/MUTCD.html. Copies of
the MUTCD and the resolution are available for public inspection at the WYDOT
Traffic Program, 5300 Bishop Boulevard, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009-3340.
(a) All services, in addition to the
following requirements, shall possess all licenses or permits required by state
or local authority before applying for specific service panels.
(b) For gas services, the facilities should:
(i) Offer vehicle services including gas or
alternative fuels, oil, and water;
(ii) Maintain modern sanitary facilities and
drinking water; and
(iii) Operate
continuously at least 16 hours per day, 7 days per week.
(c) For food services, the facilities should:
(i) Operate continuously to serve at least 2
meals per day, at least 6 days per week; and
(ii) Maintain modern sanitary
facilities.
(d) For
lodging services, the facilities should:
(i)
Maintain adequate sleeping accommodations; and
(ii) Maintain modern sanitary
facilities.
(e) For
camping services, the facilities should:
(i)
Maintain adequate parking accommodations; and
(ii) Maintain modern sanitary facilities and
drinking water.
(f) For
attractions, the facilities:
(i) Shall have
the primary purpose of providing amusement, historical, cultural, or leisure
activities to the public;
(ii)
Should derive the major portion of their income or visitors during the normal
business season from motorists not residing in the immediate area;
(iii) Should be open to the general public
during regular and reasonable hours and not by appointment or reservation only;
and
(iv) Should maintain adequate
parking accommodations.
(g) For 24-hour pharmacies, the facilities
shall:
(i) Be continuously operated 24 hours
per day, 7 days per week, and have a state-licensed pharmacist on duty at all
times; and
(ii) Be located within 3
miles of the closest interchange ramp termini.
