Illinois Administrative Code › Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 541 - TOURIST ORIENTED DIRECTIONAL SIGNING PROGRAM › Section 541.40 - Business Signs

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 Specific types of businesses shall meet the following criteria to qualify for
			 signing:
1) GAS: Should be open five days a
			 week, including a Saturday or a Sunday, for a minimum of 12 hours a day for at
			 least six months of the year. If open less than five days a week for six
			 months, or if not open on either a Saturday or a Sunday, the days of the week
			 and months open, as applicable, must be shown on the business sign. It shall
			 have normal service station goods and services, including telephone, gas, oil,
			 water and restroom. An attendant must be present at the business at all times
			 the business is open.
2) FOOD:
			 Should be open five days a week, including a Saturday or a Sunday, for at least
			 six months of the year. If open less than five days a week for six months, or
			 if not open on either a Saturday or a Sunday, the days of the week and months
			 open, as applicable, must be shown on the business sign. It shall be certified
			 by the Illinois Department of Public Health or local health department and have
			 a public restroom and telephone.
3)
			 LODGING: Should be open seven days a week for at least six months of the year.
			 If open less than seven days a week for six months, the days of the week and
			 months open, as applicable, must be shown on the business sign. It shall have a
			 telephone, restroom and sleeping accommodations. The majority of the
			 accommodations shall be available to the general public and not restricted to
			 members only nor rented or leased on a time-share basis.
4) CAMPING: Should be open seven days a week
			 for at least six months of the year. If open less than seven days a week for
			 six months, the days of the week and months open, as applicable, must be shown
			 on the business sign. It shall have camping and parking accommodations,
			 restroom, telephone, and drinking water. The majority of the camp sites shall
			 be available to the general public and not restricted to members only nor
			 rented or leased on a time-share basis.
5) AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES: Should be open
			 five days a week, including a Saturday or a Sunday, during the applicable
			 growing and harvesting season for the crop(s) involved and shall offer for sale
			 primarily products grown, harvested, or produced within 50 miles of the
			 business. If open less than five days a week for six months, or if not open on
			 either a Saturday or a Sunday, the days of the week and months open, as
			 applicable, must be shown on the business sign. Such businesses shall include
			 but are not limited to fruit orchards, vegetable stands, tree farms, vineyards
			 and wineries.
6) GENERAL TOURIST
			 ATTRACTIONS: Should be open five days a week, including a Saturday or a Sunday,
			 for at least six months of the year. If open less than five days a week for six
			 months, or if not open on either a Saturday or a Sunday, the days of the week
			 and months open, as applicable, must be shown on the business sign. General
			 tourist attractions shall include but are not limited to marinas, sport
			 fishing/bait facilities, stage theaters, amusement parks, riding stables,
			 antique stores, craft stores, museums, golf courses, ski areas, facilities
			 offering aircraft, boat, or train rides, and historic villages. The attraction
			 shall be available to the general public and not restricted to members
			 only.
7) INELIGIBLE BUSINESSES:
			 Businesses not normally associated with tourism are not eligible even when the
			 majority of their visitors or income is derived from motorists not residing
			 within a 25 air mile radius of the business. Such businesses include, but are
			 not limited to, shopping malls, discount malls, furniture/clothing stores,
			 automobile/truck dealerships, malls or garages, drug stores, movie theaters,
			 community business districts, appliance stores, department stores, schools,
			 houses of worship, real estate offices, auction houses, livestock sales
			 facilities, sand and gravel facilities, and grocery stores.