Illinois Administrative Code
Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 542 - BUSINESS LOGO SIGNING PROGRAM
Section 542.600 - Application, Fees, and Other Regulations
Universal Citation: 92 IL Admin Code ยง 542.600
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Application
1) As a freeway route is scheduled to have
business logo signs displayed for the first time, the Department will publish
in local newspapers a notice soliciting participation from businesses offering
gas, food, lodging, camping, and a 24-hour pharmacy along that
freeway.
2) Application forms will
be available from the Department (see Appendix B - District Offices and
Counties for a listing of District addresses and phone numbers) for all
businesses that could qualify to have business signs displayed on specific
service panels. If a business wishes to participate in this program, it must
complete an application form for each specific service for which it wishes to
sign and submit it to the Department by the deadline date indicated in the
newspaper notice. Applications received after the indicated date will be
considered if space is still available on the freeway panels.
3) Where the Department determines from the
initial application that the business meets the criteria listed in this Part
and space is available, the application will be approved and returned to the
business along with instructions concerning the number and location of the
business signs, the annual fee, and other appropriate information.
b) Fees
1) A $100 processing fee for each type of
service signing requested by a business establishment must be submitted to the
Department at the time the sign design is submitted for approval, as required
by Section
542.500(c)(3).
A $100 processing fee will also be charged when a business reapplies for
signing after its signs have been removed due to late rental payments,
withdrawal from the program, or a business changing its name and its ownership
at the same time, or for removal of Level 2 signs after 5 years of
installation, as required under Section
542.400(d)(7).
2) An annual rental fee sufficient to offset
the cost of this program will be charged for each business sign displayed on a
freeway panel, exit ramp panel, and trailblazer assembly. The annual rental
fees as of July 1, 2006 will be $200 for each business sign displayed on a
freeway panel, $130 for each business sign displayed on an exit ramp panel, and
$30 for each business sign displayed on a trailblazer assembly. The Department
will periodically adjust the fees to reflect the current cost of maintaining
the signing system. Fee adjustments are subject to rulemaking. Fees will be
collected on an annual basis. When a business establishment makes an annual
payment, it will be guaranteed usage of the paid space on the specific service
panel for the entire year, as long as it meets the established criteria. Any
business closing or withdrawing from the program after making its annual
payment will not be given a refund. A prorated fee will be charged for signs
erected for a partial year.
3)
Where payment is not received by the Department within 30 calendar days after
the due date, the business signs will be removed by the Department. Where
receipt of payment is delinquent and a specific service panel is full, the
business establishment will lose its signing priority to the next qualifying
business desiring the space. When the fee is received after the business sign
is removed, and space is still available on the panel, a fee of $100 will be
charged for reapplication as provided for in subsection (b)(1), in addition to
the annual fee for the remainder of the fiscal year, as well as that portion of
the annual fee owed for the period of time between the end of the preceding
fiscal year and the date the sign was removed.
4) A fee of $50 for each business sign will
be charged for a business requesting that its signs be replaced with new signs
for any reason other than due to damage or vandalism as provided for in
subsection (c)(1) of this Section. Where such replacement is requested, all
business signs for the specific business, including those on freeway and exit
ramp panels, as well as any trailblazer signs, must be replaced at the same
time.
c) Placing and Maintaining Business Signs
1) Businesses, at
their expense, must supply their own business signs to the Department within 60
calendar days after approval of their design. If the signs are not received by
the Department within the 60 calendar day time period, the space will be
declared available. Only the Department will place, or cause to be placed, the
business signs on the specific service panels and trailblazer
assemblies.
2) When a business sign
is so deteriorated, damaged or vandalized that it needs replacement, the
Department will notify its owner by certified mail to resubmit a logo design
within 30 days after the notification. The Department reserves the right to
make the final determination of whether a business sign needs to be replaced.
Once the logo design is approved, the owner must supply the Department with the
replacement sign within 60 days after the logo design approval. There will be a
fee of $50 for each sign replaced due to deterioration that has been installed
less than 10 years. There will be no charge for the replacement of a business
sign that has been damaged or vandalized. If a logo design is not received
within the 30 day time period or a replacement sign is not received within the
60 day time period, the Department will remove all of the owner's business
signs at the interchange and the business will lose its signing
priority.
3) Businesses will be
required to certify on the application that they meet the established criteria.
When the Department receives a complaint that a business may not comply, the
suspected business will be contacted by the Department to determine if it meets
the established criteria. If it is determined the business establishment fails
to qualify, the business must change its operation within 30 calendar days
after notification by the Department so as to comply or its business logos will
be removed.
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