Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
Standard:
01
Specific Service signs shall be defined as guide signs that provide road users
with business identification and directional information for services and for
eligible attractions. Eligible service categories shall be limited to gas,
food, lodging, camping, attractions, and 24-hour pharmacies.
01A (DE Revision) Specific Service signs for
24-hour pharmacies shall not be installed along state-maintained roadways.
Support:
01B (DE Revision) Delaware Logo Sign Program
establishes eligibility requirements for gas, food, lodging, and attraction
facilities providing motorist services to place their logos on signs along
state-maintained roadways. The Delaware Logo Sign Program is administered by
DelDOT and the Delaware State Tourism Office.
01C (DE Revision) The "Delaware Tourist
Attractions Sign Program Policy" establishes additional eligibility
requirements for attractions, excluding gaming facilities, to place their logos
on signs along state-maintained roadways.
01D (DE Revision) DelDOT has established
guidelines for the application of signing along state-maintained roadways for
gaming facilities.
Guidance:
02
The use of Specific Service signs
should be limited to areas primarily rural in character or to areas where
adequate sign spacing can be maintained.
Standard:
02A
(DE Revision) If used, except as provided in Paragraphs 03A and 03B, Specific
Service signs shall be installed along interstates, freeways, and expressways
only.
Option:
03 (DE Revision) Paragraph deleted.
03A (DE Revision) Specific Service
trailblazer signs may be installed along in accordance with Paragraph 2 of
Section 2J.09 to guide motorists from Specific Service signs installed along
interstates, freeways, and expressways to the service facility.
03B (DE Revision) Specific Service signs for
gaming facilities may be installed along principal and minor arterials and
major and minor collectors.
Guidance:
04
Specific Service signs should not
be installed at an interchange where the road user cannot conveniently reenter
the freeway or expressway and continue in the same direction of
travel.
Standard:
05 Eligible service facilities shall comply
with laws concerning the provisions of public accommodations without regard to
race, religion, color, age, sex, or national origin, and laws concerning the
licensing and approval of service facilities.
05A (DE Revision) Eligible gas, food, and
lodging facilities shall comply with all applicable laws concerning
accessibility by persons with disabilities and provide a statement that the
facility complies with the rules, regulations, and eligibility criteria of the
Delaware Logo Sign Program.
06 The attraction services shall include only
facilities which have the primary purpose of providing amusement, historical,
cultural, or leisure activities to the public.
07 Distances to eligible 24-hour pharmacies
shall not exceed 3 miles in any direction of an interchange on the Federal-aid
system.
Guidance:
07A (DE Revision) GAS facilities
should be located within 1 mile traveling distance from the interchange or
intersection where the sign is to be erected.
07B
(DE Revision) FOOD, and LODGING
facilities should be located within 3 miles traveling distance from the
interchange or intersection where the sign is to be erected.
07C
(DE Revision) ATTRACTION
facilities should be located within 15 miles traveling distance from the
interchange or intersection where the sign is to be erected.
07D
(DE Revision) CAMPING facilities
should be located within 7 miles traveling distance from the interchange or
intersection where the sign is to be erected.
08
(DE Revision) Except as provided
in Paragraphs 7C, 7D, and 9, distances to eligible services other than
pharmacies should not exceed 3 miles in any direction.
Option:
09 (DE Revision) If, within the limits
established in Paragraphs 7A, 7B, 7C and 7D, facilities for the services being
considered other than pharmacies are not available or choose not to participate
in the program, the limit of eligibility may be extended in 3-mile increments
until one or more facilities for the services being considered chooses to
participate, or until 15 miles is reached, whichever comes first.
10 (DE Revision) Installation of Specific
Service signing shall consider the availability of the various types of
services. Minimum required services shall include the following:
A. To qualify for a GAS logo sign panel, a
business:
1. Shall have fuel
gas/diesel;
2. Shall have oil and
water and information on tire and repair services;
3. Shall have clean public restrooms;
and
4. Shall operate continuously
at least 14 hours per day, 7 days per week.
B. To qualify for a FOOD logo sign panel, a
business:
1. Shall be open at 10 AM, 6 days
per week, 12 hours per day;
2.
Shall serve at least two meals per day;
3. Shall seat 20 or more persons;
and
4. Shall have approved state
health and business licenses and certificates on display.
C. To qualify for a LODGING logo sign panel,
a business:
1. Shall be open year
round;
2. Shall be open for
check-in 7 days per week, 24 hours per day; and
3. Shall have approved state health and
business licenses and certificates on display.
D. To qualify for a CAMPING logo sign panel,
a business:
1. Shall have approved state
health and business licenses and certificates on display; and
2. Shall have adequate parking
accommodations; and
3. Shall have
modern sanitary facilities and drinking water.
E. To qualify for an ATTRACTION logo sign
panel, excluding gaming facilities, a facility:
1. Except as provided in Paragraph 10A, shall
be open to the general public at least five days per week and at least five and
a half hours per day;
2. Shall meet
the criteria established in the Delaware Tourist Attractions Sign Program;
and
3. Shall not function primarily
as a restaurant, store or accommodation.
F. To qualify for an ATTRACTION logo sign
panel for a gaming facility, the gaming facility:
1. Shall be licensed by the State of Delaware
to operate a gaming facility.
Option:
10A (DE Revision) Specific Service signing
for seasonal attractions may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Standard:
10B (DE Revision) Any attraction that
displays signs that do not comply with the standards of the Tourist Attractions
Sign Program shall be ineligible for all facets of the program.
10C (DE Revision) Costs for the installation
and maintenance of Specific Service signs for gaming facilities shall be the
responsibility of the gaming facility.
10D(DE Revision) Specific Service signs for
gaming facilities that do not meet the requirements of Chapter 2J shall be
removed and shall not be permitted to be replaced at the end of their useful
life.
11 If State or
local agencies elect to provide Specific Service signing for pharmacies, both
of the following criteria shall be met for a pharmacy to qualify for signing:
A. The pharmacy shall be continuously
operated 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and shall have a State-licensed
pharmacist present and on duty at all times; and
B. The pharmacy shall be located within 3
miles of an interchange on the Federal-aid system.
Support:
12 Section 2I.04 contains information
regarding the Interstate Oasis program.
