Florida Administrative Code › 14 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 14 - Departmental › Chapter 14-97 - STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM ACCESS CONTROL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 14-97.002 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purposes of this rule chapter the following
				  definitions shall apply unless the context clearly shows otherwise:
(1) "Area Type" means one of four specific
				land use categories reflecting certain land use and intensity characteristics
				used in specifying the interchange spacing standards for limited access
				facilities.
(2) "Central Business
				District (CBD) and CBD Fringe" means the areas contained within a boundary
				designated as CBD and CBD fringe area type in the adopted MPO Long Range
				Transportation Plan. For the purpose of this rule chapter this area is
				designated as Area Type I and only applies to Access Class.
(3) "Connection" means as defined in Section
				335.182, F.S. For the purpose of
				this rule chapter, two one-way connections to a property may constitute a
				single connection.
(4) "Connection
				Spacing Standard" means the distance between connections, measured from the
				closest edge of pavement of the first connection to the closest edge of
				pavement of the second connection along the edge of the traveled way.
(5) "Controlled Access Facility" means as
				defined in Rule 14-96.002, F.A.C.
(6) "Corridor Access Management Plan" means a
				strategy defining site specific access management and traffic control features
				for a particular roadway segment, developed in coordination with the affected
				local government and adopted by the Department in cooperation with the affected
				local government(s).
(7)
				"Department" means the Florida Department of Transportation.
(8) "Directional Median Opening" means as
				defined in Rule 14-96.002, F.A.C. Directional
				median openings for two opposing left or "U-turn" movements along one segment
				of road are considered one directional median opening.
(9) "Existing Urbanized Areas other than CBD
				and CBD Fringe" means the area between the CBD and CBD Fringe area boundary and
				the existing Urban Area Boundary for Urbanized Areas as reflected in the MPO
				Long Range Transportation Plan. For the purpose of this rule chapter, this area
				is designated as Area Type 2 and only applies to Access Class 1.
(10) "FHWA" means Federal Highway
				Administration.
(11) "Full Median
				Opening" means as defined in Rule
				14-96.002, F.A.C.
(12) "Generally Accepted Professional
				Practice" means as defined in Rule
				14-96.002, F.A.C.
(13) "Governmental Entities" means as set
				forth in Section 335.188, F.S.
(14) "Intersection" means an at-grade
				connection or crossing of a local road or state highway with a state
				highway.
(15) "Limited Access
				Facility" means as defined in Section
				334.03, F.S.
(16) "Local Governmental Entity" means as
				defined in Section 334.03, F.S.
(17) "Median" means as defined in Rule
				14-96.002, F.A.C.
(18) "Median Opening Spacing Standard" means
				the distance between openings in a restrictive median. The distance is measured
				from centerline to centerline of the openings along the traveled way.
(19) "Metropolitan Planning Organization
				(MPO)" means as described in Section
				339.175, F.S.
(20) "Non-Restrictive Median" means as
				defined in Rule 14-96.002, F.A.C.
(21) "Reasonable Access" means as defined in
				Rule 14-96.002, F.A.C.
(22) "Restrictive Median" means as defined in
				Rule 14-96.002, F.A.C.
(23) "Rural Areas" means the area between the
				outer boundary of Area Type 3 and the next Area Type 3 outer boundary. For the
				purpose of this rule chapter, this area is designated as Area Type 4 and only
				applies to Access Class 1.
(24)
				"Service Road" means a public or private roadway providing access to parcels
				adjacent to a controlled access facility.
(25) "Signal Spacing Standard" means the
				spacing or distance between adjacent traffic signals on a controlled access
				facility measured from centerline to centerline of the signalized intersections
				along the traveled way.
(26)
				"Significant Change" means as defined in Section
				335.182, F.S.
(27) "State Highway System (SHS)" means as
				defined in Section 334.03, F.S.
(28) "Transitioning Urbanized Area" means the
				area between the existing Urbanized Area Boundary and the future projected
				Urbanized Area Boundary anticipated within the next 20 years as established by
				the MPO and the Department. For the purpose of this rule chapter, this area is
				designated Area Type 3 and only applies to Access Class 1.
(29) "Traveled Way" means the portion of
				roadway for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary
				lanes.
(30) "Urban Area" means an
				area defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as having a population of at least 5,000
				at specific urban densities.
(31)
				"Urbanized Area" means an area defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as having a
				population of at least 50,000 at specific urban densities.
Rulemaking Authority
					 334.044(2),
					 335.182,
					 335.184,
					 335.188 FS. Law Implemented
					 334.044(10)(a),
					 335.182,
					 335.188
					 FS.
New 2-13-91, Amended
					 10-7-09.