Florida Administrative Code › 14 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 14 - Departmental › Chapter 14-51 - FLORIDA'S HIGHWAY GUIDE SIGN PROGRAM › Part V - COMMUNITY WAYFINDING GUIDE SIGNS › Section 14-51.052 - Design

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Red, yellow, orange, purple, or the
				  fluorescent versions thereof, fluorescent yellow-green, or fluorescent pink
				  shall not be used as background colors for community wayfinding guide signs, in
				  order to minimize confusion with critical, higher-priority regulatory, warning,
				  construction, or incident management sign color meanings readily understood by
				  road users.
(2) Background colors,
				  other than those stated in subsection (1), shall be allowed on community
				  wayfinding guide signs.
(3) A
				  minimum contrast value of legend color to background color of 70 percent is
				  required for community wayfinding guide signs (ADA minimum contrast
				  value).
(4) Enhancement markers may
				  be used, at the option of the applicant, as a means of visually identifying the
				  sign as a part of an overall system of community wayfinding guide signs. The
				  size and shapes of identification enhancement markers shall be smaller than the
				  community wayfinding guide signs themselves. Identification enhancement markers
				  shall not be designed to have an appearance that could be mistaken by road
				  users as being a traffic control device.
(5) The area of an identification enhancement
				  marker shall not exceed 1/5 the area of the community wayfinding guide sign
				  with which it is mounted in the same sign assembly.
(6) A pictograph designed appropriately for
				  use on traffic control devices may be incorporated into the overall design of a
				  community wayfinding guide sign. If a pictograph is used, its height shall not
				  exceed two times the height of the upper-case letters of the principal legend
				  on the sign.
(7) Except for
				  pictographs, symbols that are not approved in the MUTCD for use on guide signs
				  shall not be used on community wayfinding guide signs.
(8) There shall be a maximum of four
				  destinations shown on each community wayfinding guide sign.
(9) All lettering used on community
				  wayfinding guide signs on the state highway system shall be highway gothic
				  fonts or other FHWA approved fonts. A lettering style other than the Standard
				  Alphabets provided in the Standard Highway Signs and Markings book may be used
				  on community wayfinding guide signs if an engineering study submitted by the
				  local government and approved by the Department determines that the legibility
				  and recognition values for the chosen lettering style meet or exceed the values
				  for the Standard Alphabets for the same legend height and stroke
				  width.
(10) The minimum specific
				  ratio of letter height to legibility distance shall comply with provisions of
				  Section 2A.14 of the MUTCD. The size lettering used for destination and
				  directional legends on community wayfinding guide signs shall comply with the
				  provisions of minimum letter heights as provided within Section 2D.06 of the
				  MUTCD.
(11) The lettering for
				  destinations on community wayfinding guide signs shall be a combination of
				  lower-case letters with initial upper-case letters. All other word messages on
				  community wayfinding guide signs shall be in all upper-case letters.
(12) Except for signs that are intended to be
				  viewed only by pedestrians, bicyclists stopped out of the flow of traffic, or
				  occupants of parked vehicles, Internet and e-mail addresses, including domain
				  names and uniform resource locators (URL), shall not be displayed on any
				  community wayfinding guide sign or sign assembly.
(13) The arrows location and priority order
				  of destinations shall follow the provisions described in Section 2D.08 and
				  Section 2D.37 of the MUTCD. The positioning of arrows relative to the
				  destinations shown shall be in accordance with Section 2D.37 of the
				  MUTCD.
(14) Community wayfinding
				  guide and pedestrian wayfinding signs and their supporting structures shall be
				  designed, constructed, and installed to meet the Department's clear zone and
				  safety criteria, including breakaway features. The design shall be signed and
				  sealed by a Professional Engineer registered in the State of Florida.
(15) All messages, borders, legends, and
				  backgrounds of community wayfinding guide signs and any enhancement markers
				  shall be retro-reflective and in accordance with Section 994 (Retro-reflective
				  and Non-reflective Sign Sheeting) of the
Standard Specifications for
				  Road and Bridge Construction 2010
, referenced in subsection
				  14-51.014(8),
				  F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
						316.0745 FS. Law Implemented
						316.0745
						FS.
New 5-8-06, Amended 11-24-11,
						2-3-20.