Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
This section describes the types of businesses or activities
that may qualify for TODS. These criteria are in addition to the requirements
found in these regulations. By type, the specific criteria that an individual
business or activity must meet to qualify for TODS are:
A. Motorist Service: A service of significant
interest to motorist may qualify. The types of services, which may qualify,
include, but are not limited to: gas, food, lodging, motor vehicle service or
repairs. A business or activity providing motorist service must:
(1) Be open a minimum of eight (8) hours a
day, six (6) days a week, and twelve (12) months a year;
(2) Have on-site restrooms facilities and
drinking water available;
(3) Have
a telephone available for public use; and
(4) Be located within five (5) miles of the
TODS intersection.
B.
Tourist Attraction: An attraction of significant interest to tourists as a
historic, cultural, religious, scientific or education site, or as a site
naturally for outdoor recreation or as a site of natural scenic beauty, may
qualify for TODS if it:
(1) Is open a minimum
of six (6) hours a day, five (5) days a week, six (6) months, in continuum, a
year;
(2) Has on-site restroom
facilities and drinking water available;
(3) Is located within fifteen (15) miles of
the TODS intersection; and
(4) Has
a telephone available for public use.
C. Agricultural Business Activity: An
agricultural enterprise of significant interest to the traveling pubic may
qualify if it:
(1) Is open a minimum of six
(6) hours a day, six (6) days a week, twelve (12) months a year or during the
normal seasonal period of not less than three (3) months in
continuum;
(2) Is located within
fifteen (15) miles of the TODS intersection;
(3) Has on-site restroom facilities and
drinking water; and
(4) Has a
telephone for public use.
D. Other Commercial Activity: A
non-agricultural activity of significant interest to the traveling public may
qualify, if it:
(1) Is open a minimum of
eight (8) hours a day, six (6) days a week, twelve (12) months a year or during
the normal seasonal period of not less than three (3) months in
continuum;
(2) Has on-site restroom
facilities and drinking water available;
(3) Has a telephone available for public use;
and
(4) Is located within five (5)
miles of the TODS intersection.
E. TODS Designs: Tourist oriented directional
signs shall be rectangular in shape and:
(1)
Registered LOGOS shall be in accordance to the register color(s) of the
LOGOS;
(2) Shall have a white
legend and border on a blue background;
(3) Major routes in rural districts,
intersection and advance TOD sign letters and numerals should be at least six
inches (6") in height;
(4) Non less
important rural roads, the legend should be in numerals and letters at least
four inches (4") in height;
(5)
Trailblazer TOD sign letters and numerals should be at least four inches (4")
in height;
(6) Lettering should be
upper case letters;
(7) Legends,
arrows, borders, symbols, and logos shall be Retroreflective;
(8) Each TOD sign should not have more than
two lines of legend including not more than one symbol, a separate directional
arrow, and the distance to the facility shown beneath the arrow;
(9) Advance TOD signs shall not include the
distance to the facility nor directional arrow;
(10) Advance TODS panels should include the
appropriate legend NEXT LEFT, NEXT RIGHT or AHEAD. Where thee is intervening
minor roads, the legend LEFT 1/2 MILE or RIGHT 1/2 MILE should be
used;
(11) TOD signs should not
exceed the size necessary for two lines of legend without crowding;
(12) Legends shall not include promotional
advertising;
(13) LOGOS resembling
official traffic control devices shall not be permitted;
(14) Direct and/or indirect reference to the
availability of alcoholic beverages shall not be permitted; and
(15) The dates/days/hours of operation may be
required.
