Florida Administrative Code › 14 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 14 - Departmental › Chapter 14-51 - FLORIDA'S HIGHWAY GUIDE SIGN PROGRAM › Part I - GENERAL › Section 14-51.011 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
As used in this rule chapter, the following words and
					 phrases shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Applicant" means the person or entity
				  seeking authorization for a sign under this rule chapter.
(2) "Community Wayfinding Guide Sign" means a
				  directional guide sign that is part of a coordinated and continuous system of
				  signs directing tourists and other road users to key civic, cultural, visitor,
				  and recreational attractions, within a city or a local urbanized
				  area.
(3) "Community Wayfinding
				  Guide Sign System Plan" means the system boundaries, installation location,
				  sign panel design, engineering, sign assembly specifications, and adopted
				  criteria submitted to the Department for approval.
(4) "Department" means the Florida Department
				  of Transportation.
(5) "Enhancement
				  Marker" means a sign or portion of a sign where shape, color, or pictograph is
				  used as a visual identifier for a community wayfinding guide sign.
(6) "FHWA" means the Federal Highway
				  Administration.
(7) "Guide Sign"
				  means a sign that shows route designations, destinations, directions,
				  distances, services, points of interest, or other geographical, recreational,
				  or cultural information.
(8)
				  "Limited Access Facility" means as defined in Section
				  334.03, F.S.
(9) "Local Government" means the county or
				  city having jurisdiction in the subject area, including the area involving the
				  state highway system.
(10) "Manual
				  on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)" means the federal publication used
				  to establish the uniformity of traffic control devices, such as sign placement,
				  color of sign backgrounds and letters, and sign messages incorporated in Rule
				  14-15.010, F.A.C.
(11) "Non-Limited Access Facility" means an
				  arterial or collector road as defined in Section
				  334.03, F.S.
(12) "Official Traffic Control Devices" means
				  as defined in Section
				  316.003, F.S.
(13) "Pari-mutuel Facility" means a
				  racetrack, fronton, or other facility used by a permit holder of the Florida
				  Department of Business and Professional Regulation for the conduct of
				  pari-mutuel wagering as defined in Section
				  550.002, F.S.
(14) "Pictograph" means a pictorial
				  representation used to identify a governmental jurisdiction, an area of
				  jurisdiction, a governmental agency, a military base or branch of service, a
				  governmental-approved university or college, a toll payment system, or a
				  government-approved institution.
(15) "Place Name Sign" means a sign
				  identifying the geographic boundary of a municipality or county, lying on or
				  along a road on the state highway system.
(16) "Recreational Attractions" means
				  facilities located within 15 miles of the limited access facility that provide
				  easy access for motorists, ample all-weather parking areas, and several
				  recreational activities such as picnicking, camping, hiking, swimming, fishing
				  or boating. Examples include public recreational facilities, state forest
				  recreation areas, and wildlife refuges.
(17) "Sign" means any traffic control device
				  intended to communicate specific information to road users through a word or
				  symbol legend. They do not include traffic control signals, pavement markings,
				  delineators, or channelization devices.
(18) "Stand-alone Emergency Room" means a
				  hospital facility licensed in accordance with Section
				  395.003, F.S., located off the
				  hospital's main premises, operating under the same direction, offering the same
				  services, and complying with the same regulatory requirements as the emergency
				  department located on the hospital's main premises.
(19) "Supplemental Guide Sign" means a sign
				  placed or erected to provide information regarding destinations, other than the
				  principle destinations displayed on the exit directional sign, accessible from
				  the interchange.
(20) "Tourist
				  Attraction" means facilities that principally provide recreation, amusement, or
				  leisure activities to the general public, with the majority of its visitors
				  traveling over 100 miles to visit the facility, and with the major portion of
				  their income from these non-resident visitors.
(21) "Tourist-Oriented Directional Signs" or
				  "TODS" means guide sign assemblies with individual panels displaying the
				  identity and directional information for a business, service, or activity
				  facilities.
(22) "Trailblazers"
				  means signs erected at strategic locations in conjunction with the signing of a
				  destination, tourist attraction, or general service facility.
(23) "Unincorporated Area" means all lands
				  outside of the boundaries of municipalities within a county
				  boundary.
Rulemaking Authority
						316.0745,
						334.044(2),
						479.02 FS. Law Implemented
						316.003,
						479.01
						FS.
New 3-27-05, Amended 5-8-06, 6-24-08, 11-24-11,
						1-12-16.