Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 411 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION
Chapter 4 - Specific Informational and Business (Logo) Signs
Section 411-4-007 - BUSINESS (LOGO) SIGNS
Universal Citation: 411 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 4 ยง 007
Current through September 17, 2024
007.01 COPY
007.01A Only a business name, brand name,
trademark, Logo, commercial symbol, or combination of these shall be used. If a
nationally, regionally or locally recognized commercial symbol, Logo or
trademark is available, it shall be used in preference to any other form of
business identification.
007.01B
Any message which advertises rather than identifies a business is prohibited.
On "GAS" business signs, the word "diesel," "E85," and/or a Department approved
symbol for liquified petroleum fuel, or a Department approved symbol for
diesel, ethanol or other approved alternative fuel symbol may be included on
the business sign.
007.01C
Messages, logos, symbols, or trademarks which interfere with, imitate, or
resemble any official warning or regulatory signs, signals or traffic control
devices, or attempt or appear to attempt to direct the movement of traffic are
prohibited.
007.01D A Business
(Logo) sign panel shall not display the symbol/trademark or name of more than
one business.
007.02 DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
007.02A Size
007.02A1 Sign sizes, including the border, if
any, shall be as specified in the MUTCD and these Rules and Regulations. The
corners of the sign shall be trimmed to conform to the required radius as shown
in Illustration 12. All edges shall be smooth and free of burrs.
007.02B Color, Size of Figures and
Legend
007.02B1 The Business (Logo) sign shall
have a white message on a blue background. Colors consistent with customary use
may be used with nationally, regionally, or locally known symbols or
trademarks. The principal legend on the Business (Logo) sign shall be a minimum
of eight inches in height. Where a symbol or trademark is used alone for the
Business sign, any legend on the symbol or trademarks shall be in proportion to
the size. The Business (Logo) signs shall have a white border. When symbols or
trademarks are used alone, the border may be omitted. (See Illustrations 10 and
11)
007.02C Material
007.02C1 The sign shall be fabricated from a
single sheet of minimum thickness 0.063 aluminum of alloys 6061-T6 or 5052-H38.
The aluminum shall be treated before applying the reflective sheeting in
accordance with the reflective sheeting manufacturer's specifications.
(Illustration 12)
007.02C2 Minimum
reflective intensity for manufactured colors, after sign fabrication, shall
conform to the requirements of the Standard Specification for Retroreflective
Sheeting for Traffic Control, ASTM Designation: D 4956-09. All reflective
sheeting for Type A and B signs shall be Type IV sheeting. All sheeting shall
be applied with mechanical equipment in accordance with the manufacturer's
specifications.
007.02C3 Higher
reflective grade sheeting may be used for background or legend when approved by
the Traffic Engineer.
007.02D Mounting
007.02D1 Sign Arrangement - Business (Logo)
signs shall be placed on a Specific Informational sign, having two rows of such
signs in order of increasing distance as follows:
Closest, upper left; second, lower left; third, upper center; fourth, lower center; fifth, upper right; sixth, lower right. On Specific Informational signs with a single row of business signs, individual business signs shall be placed in order of increasing distance from left to right. Relative distance of each qualified business to the interchange shall be determined at the time of lease application. (See Illustrations 1 and 2)
007.02D2 The order of arrangement for
Business (Logo) signs on Supplemental Directional signs and Trailblazer signs
will be determined by the direction of the arrow. Businesses located on the
left shall be designated at the top of the sign as shown in Illustrations 8 and
13.
007.02E Supplemental
message
007.02E1 A portion of the Logo may be
used to display a supplemental message horizontally along the bottom of the
Business (Logo) sign panel, provided that the message displays essential
motorist information.
007.02E2 Any
supplemental message shall be displayed within the Logo sign panel and have
letters and numerals that comply with Table 007.
007.02E3 No more than one supplemental
message may be displayed on a Logo panel.
007.02E4 The supplemental message should be
displayed in a color to contrast effectively with the background of the
Business (Logo) panel, typical colors will be a black legend on yellow
background.
007.02E5 Typical
supplemental messages may include "DIESEL," "E85," "24 HOURS," "OPEN with days
of week," "CLOSED with day or days of week," "ALTERNATIVE FUELS" and "RV
ACCESS." (See Illustration 3b). If the RV ACCESS supplemental message is
circular, it shall be the abbreviation "RV" in black letters on a yellow circle
with black background. (See Illustration 3b).
Table 007 Minimum Letter and Numeral Sizes for Specific Service Signs by Sign Type (inches) | ||
Specific Service Signs | Freeway/Interstate | Nebraska Expressway/ Conventional Road or Ramp |
Service Categories | 10 | 6 |
Exit Number Words | 10 | - |
Exit Number Numerals/Letters | 10 | - |
Action Message Words | 10 | 6 |
Distance Numerals | - | 6 |
Distance Fraction Numerals | - | 4 |
Logo Sign Panels | 60x36 or 48x36 | 30x18 or 24x18 |
Words/Numerals (Non-Trademark/Graphic Logo) | 8 | 4 |
Trademark/Graphic Logo | Proportional | Proportional |
Supplemental Message Word/Numerals | 5 | 2.5 |
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