Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. Number of sign panels and services
allowed. No more than four specific service information sign panels are allowed
on an interstate or other state highway at the approach to an intersection,
interchange, or exit ramp.
1. Each specific
service information sign panel shall contain a maximum of six logos as provided
in Chapter 2J of the current version of the MUTCD.
2. No more than two specific service
information sign panels for each type of specific service are allowed on an
interstate or other state highway at the approach to an intersection,
interchange, or exit ramp. A contractor or the Department may combine types of
specific services as prescribed in subsection (A)(3) of this Section.
3. Except for existing logo signs displayed
or approved for display as of July 6, 2012, no more than three types of
services shall be represented on any specific service information sign panel.
If three types of services are displayed on one specific service information
sign panel, the panel shall have two logo sign panels for each service, or a
total of six logo sign panels. If two types of services are displayed on one
sign, the logo sign panels shall be limited to either three for each type, for
a total of six logo sign panels, or four for one type and two for the other
type, for a total of six logo sign panels.
4. One service type shall appear on no more
than two specific service information sign panels.
5. When logos for more than six businesses of
a specific service type are displayed at the same interchange or intersection
approach, no more than 12 logos of a specific service type shall be displayed
on no more than two specific service information sign panels.
B. Sign sequence. A contractor or
the Department shall install successive specific service information signs for
participating responsible operators in the direction of travel for the
following as specified in the MUTCD:
1.
Twenty-four hour pharmacies,
2.
Attractions,
3. Camping,
4. Lodging,
5. Food, and
6. Gas services.
C. Seasonal requirements. If a responsible
operator operates on a seasonal basis, a contractor or the Department shall:
1. Remove or cover a logo on a logo sign
panel during the off-season; or
2.
Display the dates of operation, if additional information is not required on
the sign under
R17-3-902(E)(2).
D. Sign standards. If the
Department decides to move a specific service information sign because of
construction or reconstruction of transportation facilities, or the placement
of other signs or traffic control devices, the standards of the MUTCD apply
regarding the new placement.
E.
Trailblazing signs.
1. A contractor or the
Department shall install a trailblazing sign for a responsible operator along a
highway if a responsible operator's business is not located on, and is not
visible from, an intersection with a highway as directed from the specific
service information sign.
2. A
contractor or the Department may locate a trailblazing sign near all
intersections where the direction of the route changes or where a motorist may
be uncertain which road to follow.
3. A trailblazing sign is limited to four or
fewer logo sign panels.
4. A
contractor or the Department shall obtain written approval from a local
governing authority to install and maintain a trailblazing sign along a highway
that is not under the Department's maintenance jurisdiction.
5. A contractor or the Department shall not
install a logo on a specific service information sign panel until all necessary
trailblazing signs have been installed.
6. A trailblazing sign shall indicate by
arrow the direction to a responsible operator's business.
7. A trailblazing sign may:
a. Duplicate the logo sign or specific
service information sign, or both;
b. Consist of two lines of text; or
c. Include the type of specific service and
distance to a responsible operator's business.
F. Sign requirements. A logo sign shall
comply with A.R.S. §
28-648.
Descriptive advertising words, phrases, or slogans are prohibited on a logo
sign, except:
1. If a responsible operator
does not have an official trademark or logo, a responsible operator may display
as its logo, on a logo sign panel, the name indicated in its partnership
agreement, incorporation documents, or other documentation.
2. A contractor or the Department may place
supplemental wording on logo sign panels in accordance with the
MUTCD.
