Florida Administrative Code › 14 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 14 - Departmental › Chapter 14-85 - LOGO SIGN PROGRAM › Section 14-85.022 - Permits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Permit Period. All permits shall expire
				annually on December 31. However, initial permits approved after September 30,
				will expire December 31 of the year following approval.
(2) Permit Fees.
(a) Annual fees for participation in the Logo
				Sign Program are computed based upon the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) at
				each interchange, the population of the area surrounding the interchange,
				market conditions, and the costs of the program. The following charts show the
				groupings for both AADT and population:
AADT Grouping
Population Grouping
>
<=
Group
>=
<
Group
0
30,000
0
0
5,000
1
30,000
75,000
1
5,000
2
75,000
175,000
2
175,000
3
The following chart shows the weighted values assigned to
				  each factor:
Fee Formula Factors
AADT
230
Population
400
Cost
1000
The fee for each interchange is computed as follows:
(AADT Group x AADT Factor) + (Population Group x Population
				  Factor) + Cost Factor
Under no circumstances shall calculated fee exceed $3500.00
				  for an interchange in an urban area, or $2,000.00 for an interchange outside an
				  urban area.
Example: For an interchange with an AADT of 60,000 and a
				  population of 75,000, the fee is computed as follows:
AADT Group = 1
Population Group = 2
(1 x 230) + (2 x 400) + 1000 = $2,030
The fees calculated above are for a mainline logo sign and
				  ramp logo signs in both directions of the limited access facility. At
				  interchanges where the configuration only allows access to the business in a
				  single direction, one mainline logo sign and one ramp logo sign will be
				  provided and the fee will be one-half (1/2) that computed for both
				  directions.
(b) An annual
				permit fee of $1,300.00 is established for all interchanges located within the
				boundaries of rural communities designated as within a rural area of
				opportunity as defined by Sections
				288.0656(2)(d) and
				(e), F.S. The list of rural communities and
				areas designated as rural area of opportunity is published by the Department of
				Economic Opportunity. The rural area of opportunity status will be that which
				is in effect at the time the invoice for either the initial or renewal billing
				for participation in the Logo Sign Program is generated. If a rural area of
				opportunity designation is secured subsequent to the generation of the invoice,
				no refund, credit, or pro rata distribution of funds received by the Department
				for that year will be made to the permittee.
(c) Payment of permit fees shall be by U.S.
				currency, postal money order, bank draft, cashier's check, personal check, or
				business check. If a personal or business check is not honored for any reason
				by the bank on which it is drawn, the application for which the fee was
				submitted will be denied. If an individual or company issues two or more checks
				to the Department or Program Administrator that are not honored, no further
				personal or business checks will be accepted from that individual or company,
				regardless of whether restitution has been made on previous checks.
(d) The permit fee will be prorated with 1/12
				of the permit fee charged for each month or portion thereof remaining in the
				calendar year after the date of approval of an application. The fee for an
				application approved after September 30 will also include the fees for the next
				calendar year.