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Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 202 - REGULATIONS FOR SCREENING JUNK YARDS › Section 229-202-01 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Automobile graveyard. "Automobile
				graveyard" as used in this subchapter shall mean a yard, field or other area
				used as a place of storage, other than temporary storage by an establishment or
				place of business which is engaged primarily in doing auto body repair work for
				the purpose of making repairs to render a motor vehicle serviceable, for 3 or
				more unserviceable, discarded, worn-out or junked motor vehicles as defined in
				Title 29, section 1, subsection 7, or parts thereof.
B. Junk yard. "Junk yard" as used in this
				subchapter shall mean a yard, field or other area used as a place of storage
				for:
1. Discarded, worn-out or junked
				plumbing, heating supplies, household appliances and furniture;
2. Discarded, scrap and junked
				lumber;
3. Old or scrap copper,
				brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper trash, rubber debris, waste and all scrap
				iron, steel and other scrap ferrous or nonferrous material; and,
4. Garbage dumps, waste dumps and sanitary
				fills.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 202 - REGULATIONS FOR SCREENING JUNK YARDS › Section 229-202-02 - Screening

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Screening may be accomplished by natural or man-made objects,
				  plantings, or properly constructed fences, any of which must completely screen
				  the junk yard from ordinary view from any portion of any highway within the
				  prescribed distances throughout the entire calendar year, all of which shall be
				  outside of the highway right-of-way limits.
Natural or man-made objects may be interpreted to be:
1. Hills, gullies, or embankments. Such
				man-made objects must be constructed to blend with the landscape with loaming
				and seeding or other treatment as may be necessary to establish a natural
				appearance.
2. Buildings or other
				installations.
3. Combinations of
				above.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 202 - REGULATIONS FOR SCREENING JUNK YARDS › Section 229-202-03 - Plantings

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Trees, shrubs, or other vegetation of sufficient height,
				  density and depth of planting or growth to completely screen the junk yard from
				  ordinary view from any highway within the prescribed distance throughout the
				  entire calendar year may be used for screening.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 202 - REGULATIONS FOR SCREENING JUNK YARDS › Section 229-202-04 - Fences

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Fences shall be so located and of sufficient height to
				  completely screen the junk yard from ordinary view from any highway within the
				  prescribed distances. Although the minimum height of any fence is stated to be
				  six feet, it must be emphasized that height must be sufficient to accomplish
				  the complete screening from ordinary view. All fences shall be well constructed
				  and maintained. Only sound undamaged material, uniform in appearance, and
				  erected in a workmanlike manner will be acceptable.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 202 - REGULATIONS FOR SCREENING JUNK YARDS › Section 229-202-05 - Suggested Materials

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Posts: Wood - Sound, round or square, preferably cedar,
				  hackmatack, spruce, or fir. Preservative treatment with creosote oil or
				  cuprinol is suggested. 4" x 4" minimum (square) or 4" minimum diameter
				  (round).
Metal-Steel pipe or structural section steel either
				  galvanized or base coat painted with red lead or other rust inhibitive
				  paint.
All posts to extend a minimum of 4 feet below ground level
				  and to be set plumb. Recommended post spacing 8' to 12'. End and corner posts
				  to be diagonal braced to nearest adjacent post.
Stringers: Minimum 2 x 4 - Spruce or Fir - Sound and free of
				  excessive or weakening knots, and relatively free from warp or wain, preferably
				  treated with creosote or cuprinol after cutting to length. Solidly spiked to
				  wood posts or bolted to metal posts. Three stringers for 6 or 8 foot height of
				  fence, 4 stringers for 10 or 12 foot height. Over 12 foot height would require
				  a special design.
Steel pipe or structural section stringers may be used. These
				  should be either galvanized or base coat painted with red lead or other rust
				  inhibitive paint.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 202 - REGULATIONS FOR SCREENING JUNK YARDS › Section 229-202-06 - Facing Material

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Facing material may be wood, composite, sheet metal or
				  plastic. Although new material will not be a requirement, bent, damaged, poor
				  quality, scrap, discarded, mixed or conglomerate materials will not be
				  acceptable.
Suggested materials would be sound, new or used boards;
				  exterior grade hardboard or plywood; corrugated steel, aluminum, or
				  plastic.
It is suggested that all fastenings be galvanized nails,
				  spikes, bolts, clamps, etc., and that all wood materials be treated with either
				  a creosote oil base stain or cuprinol (with color additive) to preserve and
				  prolong the life of the fence and to present a uniformity of appearance.
Since wind damage is a problem with any fence, bracing may be
				  required and certainly would be essential on any fence over 8 feet in height.
				  In board fence construction, relief of wind pressure may be achieved by placing
				  the boarding alternately on outside and inside of stringers with the spacing to
				  be such that edges overlap enough to present a solid appearance and effectively
				  screen the junk yard from ordinary view.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 204 - RULE GOVERNING OUTDOOR HIGHWAY LIGHTING › Section 229-204-01 - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Warrants for highway lighting will be based on conditions
				  relating to the need for highway lighting and the benefits that may be accrued
				  therefrom. Factors such as traffic volumes, speed, road use at night, night
				  accident rate, road geometrics, and general night visibility are important
				  considerations in the determination of minimum highway lighting justification.
				  Warrants for highway lighting will also be based on economic considerations
				  such as maximizing the location, mounting height, luminaire type, and wattage
				  efficiencies. As is with our standard practice, travel speed, pavement
				  markings, highway signs, or other traffic control devices will be utilized
				  prior to the installation of street lights.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 204 - RULE GOVERNING OUTDOOR HIGHWAY LIGHTING › Section 229-204-02 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
For the purpose of designing for installing, replacing or
				  maintaining highway lighting, the following definitions will be used:
A. Lumen - A unit of measure of the quantity
				of light. One lumen is the amount of light that falls on an area of one square
				foot, every point of which is at a distance of one foot from a source of one
				candela.
B. Footcandle - A unit of
				illumination when the unit length is one foot; one lumen distributed uniformly
				over an area of one square foot.
C.
				Lux - The unit of illumination when the meter is the unit length; one lumen
				distributed uniformly over an area of one square meter.
D. Horizontal footcandle - One lumen
				distributed uniformly over a horizontal surface one square foot in
				area.
E. Vertical footcandle - One
				lumen distributed uniformly over a vertical surface of one square foot in
				area.
F. Luminance - The luminous
				intensity of a surface in a given direction per unit of projected area of the
				surface as viewed from that direction.
G. Footlambert - The unit of photometric
				brightness (luminance).
H. Candela
				- The unit of luminous intensity.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 204 - RULE GOVERNING OUTDOOR HIGHWAY LIGHTING › Section 229-204-03 - DESIGN OF NEW INSTALLATIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The principal design for installations of new highway
				  lighting systems will be average intensity, uniformity of illumination, and
				  economics. Average intensity of illumination expressed in horizontal
				  footcandles is a measure of the total illumination on the roadway surface.
				  Uniformity will be average to minimum intensity ratio for the total
				  illumination distributed on the road surface.
The actual spacing of luminaires will be based on the average
				  intensity of illumination needed, the light that can be utilized from the
				  luminaire, and the area to be covered by the luminaire. The following formula
				  will be used:
Lamp lumen at Coefficient of Luminaire
Replacement x Utilization x Maintenance
Spacing Time Factor
Between =
Luminaires Average Intensity Total Area
of lumination x Covered
After the luminaire spacing has been calculated, the uniform
				  ratio shall be checked using the following formula.
Average Illumination
Uniformity Ratio =
Minimum Illumination
The uniformity ratio should generally not exceed 6:1.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 204 - RULE GOVERNING OUTDOOR HIGHWAY LIGHTING › Section 229-204-04 - PARTIAL HIGHWAY LIGHTING

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Partial highway lighting may be considered rather than
				  continuous highway lighting to draw the driver's attention to unusual
				  conditions and to convey necessary information.
For areas that do not have continuous highway lighting
				  systems, cutoff luminaires will be used for new installations and replacement
				  of existing luminaires.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 204 - RULE GOVERNING OUTDOOR HIGHWAY LIGHTING › Section 229-204-05 - CONFORMITY WITH FEDERAL STANDARDS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Highway lighting will be in conformity with "Roadway Lighting
				  Handbook (Washington, D.C. Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of
				  Transportation) 1978 and Addendum to Chapter 6 of the Roadway Lighting
				  Handbook, 1983 for the installation, replacement, and maintenance of highway
				  lighting. In areas where automobiles and pedestrians use the roadway system,
				  new installations will conform to the standards set in "American Standards
				  Institute Regulations for Handicapped Access". Consideration will also be given
				  for safety interests of the motorists, pedestrians, or other people using
				  highway type rest areas, buildings, or intersection areas.
Minimum lighting levels in the Federal Standards will be
				  utilized and the most restrictive cutoff luminaires will be used in the design
				  of highway lighting. Shielding will be used if the light trespasses the highway
				  right-of-way limits.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 205 - RULES FOR ADMINISTERING THE MAINE TRAVELER INFORMATION SERVICES ACT › Section 229-205-2 - OFFICIAL BUSINESS DIRECTIONAL SIGNS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
After January 1, 2020, applications for non-reflective
				  Official Business Directional Signs are no longer being accepted.
1.
Sign Eligibility
. To qualify
				for an official business directional sign, the applicant must be one of the
				following:
A. A lawful business;
B. A point of interest; or
C. A cultural, historic, recreational,
				educational or religious facility
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 205 - RULES FOR ADMINISTERING THE MAINE TRAVELER INFORMATION SERVICES ACT › Section 229-205-4 - CATEGORICAL SIGNS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
General Requirements
. The
				following signs may be erected and maintained by individuals or entities with
				demonstrated authority/eligibility to seek signage outside of the public right
				of way with the consent of the property owner without license or permit so long
				as they conform to the specifications set forth in Table 2:
Table 2 - Categorical Signs Located Outside of the
				  Public Right of Way
Categorical Signs Outside the Right of
							 Way
Allowed sizes
Non-commercial signs can be installed outside of the
							 public right of way.
50 square foot maximum.
2.
Location of Signs - Outside of the Right of Way
A.
General Requirements
These signs must be located outside of the Public Right of
				  Way with the consent of the property owner.
B.
Interstate and Controlled Access
				Highways
All sign entities shown in Table 2 shall not be installed so
				  that the signs are readable anywhere along the limits of a Controlled Access
				  Highway.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 205 - RULES FOR ADMINISTERING THE MAINE TRAVELER INFORMATION SERVICES ACT › Section 229-205-5 - ON-PREMISE SIGNS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Sign
				Eligibility
To qualify for an on-premise sign, the applicant must be one
				  of the following:
A. A lawful
				business;
B. A point of interest;
				or
C. A cultural, historic,
				recreational, educational or religious facility on the land which the sign is
				being requested.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 205 - RULES FOR ADMINISTERING THE MAINE TRAVELER INFORMATION SERVICES ACT › Section 229-205-6 - OFFICIAL TOURIST INFORMATION CENTERS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Eligibility
. In order to be eligible for a sign, the entity must
				prove that they are acknowledged by the Maine Office of Tourism and must have
				rest room facilities
2.
Location Requirements and Maximum Number of Signs Allowed
A.
General Requirements
Signs shall be located within the public right-of-way on
				  approaches to intersections where travelers must change direction from one
				  public way to another to reach a business, service, or point of interest or
				  where appropriate at the end of T intersections.
B.
Interstate and Controlled Access
				Highways
Signs shall not be permitted within the right-of-way of the
				  interstate highway system and fully controlled access highways.
C.
Lateral Clearances and
				Vertical Clearances
(1) Lateral and
				vertical clearances shall conform to standards outlined by the Department
				pursuant to federal highway standards.
(2) Signs shall be located so as not to
				interfere with, obstruct, or divert a driver's attention from a traffic control
				sign or device.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 205 - RULES FOR ADMINISTERING THE MAINE TRAVELER INFORMATION SERVICES ACT › Section 229-205-7 - PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity who shall
				  erect, maintain or display a sign contrary to and in violation of this chapter,
				  or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner, shall be punished
				  by a fine of not more than $100 together with the cost of removal of the signs.
				  The unlawful maintenance or display of each sign or advertising structure for
				  any one day shall constitute a separate offense.
In addition to other penalties, the Department, if the
				  illegal sign is located on a state or state aid highway, or the compact
				  municipality, if the illegal sign is located on a town way or state or state
				  aid highway in an urban compact, may institute any appropriate action,
				  injunction or other proceeding to prevent, restrain, correct or abate any
				  violation of this chapter, or any orders or the rules and regulations issued or
				  promulgated hereunder.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 205 - RULES FOR ADMINISTERING THE MAINE TRAVELER INFORMATION SERVICES ACT › Appendix - APPENDIX

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Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-2 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Department.
"Department"
				means the Maine Department of Transportation.
2.
Interstate highway or interstate
				system.
"Interstate highway" or "interstate system" means any state
				highway under the jurisdiction of the Department which is part of the
				interstate system as described in the United States Code, Title 23, section
				103e, as amended.
3.
Logo
				sign.
"Logo sign" means a sign provided by a service to identify the
				service's trademark and/or name for facilities which provide gas, food,
				lodging, camping or attraction.
4.
Logo sign assembly.
"Logo sign assembly" is either the mainline
				sign assembly or the ramp sign assembly.
5.
Mainline sign assembly.
"Mainline sign assembly" means the base unit of a sign to which logo signs are
				attached and which are erected along the interstate in advance of an exit to
				direct motorists to a particular service.
6.
Ramp sign assembly.
"Ramp
				sign assembly" means the base unit of a sign to which logos are attached and
				which are erected along an off-ramp to direct motorists to a particular
				service.
7.
Attraction.
A cultural, historical, natural or major recreational
				site, or a leisure/recreational activity.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-3 - Service Requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following services shall be available on site.
1.
GAS
Gas stations shall provide all of the following during all
				  hours of operations including but not limited to:
A. Be licensed by the applicable state or
				local agency;
B. Water, oil, and at
				least two grades of fuel;
C.
				Sanitary facilities for public use;.
D. Drinking water;
E. If the gas station is also a convenience
				store, the brand of gas sold shall be displayed on the logo sign; and
F. Minimum hours of operation shall be from
				7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., 7 days a week.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-4 - Eligibility of Sites

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Natural
				Phenomenon
- Natural phenomenon shall be limited to features created by
				nature. (see also, Area of Natural or Scenic Beauty).
2.
Historic Site/District
-
				Historic sites or districts shall be limited to structures or sites that have
				definite historical significance as determined by the Maine Historical
				Society.
3.
Cultural
				Site
- Cultural sites shall be limited to any facility for the
				performing arts, exhibits, or concerts.
4.
Amusement Park
- Amusement
				parks shall be limited to a permanent area which is open to the general public
				for at least three months per year and which offer at least three of the
				following activities: swimming, entertainment rides, picnicking, hiking, food
				services, boating and/or riding.
5.
Arena
- Arena shall be limited to stadiums, coliseums, civic or
				convention centers, auditoriums, sports complex, fair grounds, or race
				tracks.
6.
Area of Natural or
				Scenic Beauty
- An area of natural or scenic beauty shall be limited to
				a naturally occurring area of interest to the general public, including State
				or National Parks, wilderness areas, mountain ranges, lakes, rivers, deserts,
				and similar areas.
7.
Leisure
				Activity
- These activities include: A golf course, which shall have
				facilities open to the general public that offer at least 18 holes for play on
				a regulation size facility that operates for at least five months a year; or a
				casino, which shall have facilities open to the public that offer gaming tables
				and machines operating all year.
8.
Museum
- A museum shall be limited to facilities open to the
				public at least 200 days per year, in which works of historic, artistic, or
				scientific value are cared for and exhibited.
9.
Recreational Area
- A
				recreational area shall be limited to those areas that include any of the
				following activities: boating, fishing, bicycling, kayaking, rafting,
				picnicking, snowmobiling, and skiing. A ski area shall have facilities that
				offer downhill, alpine, and cross-country (Nordic) skiing, with lifts and
				groomed trails.
10.
Zoo,
				Botanical Garden
, Wild life parks/preserves and Aquariums shall be
				limited to facilities open to the public.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-5 - Distance to Services

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The maximum distance a service is located from the end of an
				  off-ramp in order to qualify for logo signing shall be 3 miles for gas, food,
				  lodging and camping, distances for attractions are as shown in
Table 1 -
				  GUIDELINE CRITERIA FOR SIGNING ATTRACTIONS
. In the event that no service
				  providing gas, food, lodging or camping is available within this distance, the
				  Department may extend the distance in 3-mile increments up to 15 miles until an
				  eligible service is located.
The distance to gas, food, lodging, camping or attraction
				  services shall be measured by computing the travel length from the terminal of
				  an exit ramp to the nearest point along the public highway where the nearest
				  existing driveway entrance to the service is reached. Driveway length and width
				  shall not be considered when making such distance computations.
If the service is not located on the route the interchange
				  serves, the service will need to apply to the Department's Official Business
				  Directional Sign (OBDS) program for continuity signs in order to be eligible
				  for a logo sign.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-6 - Interchange Eligibility Criteria

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following criteria shall be used to determine whether any
				  portion of a particular interchange has physical characteristics capable of
				  supporting logo signage without detriment to motorist safety:
1. In instances of curvature, ramp curvature
				that does not interfere with sight distances necessary for motorists to view
				the signs;
2. Other sight distance
				restrictions which impede the safe and orderly flow or traffic or restrict the
				motorist's ability to respond to official guide, warning or regulatory signs;
				and
3. Any other limitations or
				space restrictions which may negatively impact the safety of the traveling
				public.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-7 - Logo Design

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Logos shall be limited to a symbol or trademark, and/or a
				  legend message identifying the name or abbreviation of the specific service
				  under which it commonly operates. Logos shall not be approved that resemble an
				  official traffic control device, for example a stop or yield sign. There shall
				  be no other trade name, trademark, or enterprise other than the specific
				  service name under which it commonly operates, in conjunction with the design
				  or layout of a logo sign.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-8 - Logo Size and Shape

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Logo signs shall be rectangular in shape, and shall be 24
				  inches high and 36 inches wide on mainline sign assemblies.
Logo signs shall be rectangular in shape, and shall be 18
				  inches high and 24 inches wide on ramp sign assemblies.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-9 - Logo Legends

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Legends shall refer to the name of the service. Logo legends
				  on mainline signs shall not contain more than two lines of copy. The minimum
				  legend character size shall be six inches in height on mainline signs. Ramp
				  signs shall not contain more than three lines of copy. The minimum legend
				  character size shall be four inches in height on ramp signs.
Highway Gothic Series B is the recommended letter style with
				  no more than 80% condensing allowed.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-10 - Logo Color

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The logo sign shall be finished in a neat manner, free of
				  cracks, wrinkles, blisters, discoloration, burrs, buckles and warps and shall
				  present a smooth light surface of uniform color. All logo colors shall be made
				  from either standard Type III white reflective sheeting, and shall meet all
				  applicable requirements of "Section 719 S igning Material" of the State of
				  Maine Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Highways and
				  Bridges, latest revision.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-11 - Materials

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Logo sign material shall be aluminum sheeting which complies
				  with the latest revision of the State of Maine Department of Transportation
				  Standard Specifications, Highways and Bridges for Section 719.04 "Aluminum
				  Sheets".
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-12 - Location of Sign Assemblies

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Mainline
				Sign Assemblies
Mainline sign assemblies shall be erected between the
				  previous interchange and at least 800 feet in advance of the first exit
				  direction sign closest to the interchange from which the services are
				  available. There shall be at least 800 feet spacing between the logo sign
				  assemblies and other highway signs.
If a service facility meets the criteria for approval at more
				  than one interchange, signing will be allowed only from the exit providing the
				  most direct route in each direction.
Once services are selected for a particular assembly, the
				  first approved service from which an application was received will have its
				  sign placed on the top left of the assembly and the second service of the same
				  type will be on the next space horizontally. In cases where two types of
				  services are combined on the same assembly, logos will be arranged with similar
				  services grouped vertically and the following priority of services displayed
				  from left to right: gas, food, lodging, camping, and attractions.
The number of sign assemblies shall be limited to two for a
				  specific type of service along an approach to an interchange. At double exit
				  interchanges the top section shall display logos for the first exit and the
				  lower section shall display logos for the second exit. Specific service signs
				  at double exit interchanges shall be limited to four logos each and shall be
				  displayed successively in the direction of travel in the following order:
				  attractions, camping, lodging, food, and gas.
2.
Ramp Sign Assemblies
Ramp sign assemblies shall be installed along the ramp for
				  service facilities which have logos displayed along the interstate unless the
				  service is readily visible from the ramp terminal or if there is only one
				  direction of travel possible at the end of the ramp and the service is less
				  than one-half mile from the end of the ramp.
Logos on ramp signs shall be duplicates of the corresponding
				  logos installed along the main roadway and shall be grouped in the same manner
				  as mainline signing. Ramp sign assemblies shall include distances to the
				  nearest mile to the service facilities if located more than one-half mile from
				  the exit ramp. Directions shall be indicated by arrows.
Signs along the ramp shall be installed on the right side of
				  the ramp, unless circumstances, including but not limited to physical layout
				  and visibility, require left side installation. Spacing shall be provided
				  between all ramp sign assemblies and between ramp sign assemblies and other
				  highway signs to provide motorists adequate time to read all the messages on
				  the ramp.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-13 - Eligibility Survey

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Department may survey services for which an application
				  is submitted to determine eligibility for logo signs. Information relative to
				  the eligibility of a specific interchange or exit ramp may be obtained from the
				  Department. No more than one logo sign per service facility shall be permitted
				  along an approach to an interchange regardless of the number of services
				  provided by a facility. The survey will also determine if the entity is
				  eligible for continuity signage off the interstate system. All logo signs shall
				  have continuity signage if the entity is not located on the roadway the
				  interchange is located on.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-14 - Logo Permits

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Applications for a Gas, food, lodging and camping logo signs
				  shall be made on forms furnished by the Department. Applications will be
				  processed and permits issued based on selection through a lottery system if the
				  individual sign panels are deemed full. Permits shall be issued for a three
				  year period. At the end of the three years a new lottery will be undertaken to
				  determine the next selection of permits.
Applications for an attraction logo sign shall be made on
				  forms furnished by the Department. Applications will be processed and permits
				  issued based as follows: Three permits will be issued for a three year period
				  to the highest bidder, minimum bid is the logo cost per sign at the time of the
				  application. The remaining three permit slots shall be filled through a lottery
				  system. These permits will be issued for a three year period. At the end of the
				  three years a new lottery and new bidding process will be undertaken to
				  determine the next selection of permits.
Competing interchange services for logo signing, which have
				  similar characteristics in the criteria listed above, may be selected based
				  upon order of application form receipt.
Eligible services who receive a permit shall furnish logo
				  signs constructed to specifications to the Department or its contracted vendor.
				  Once a permit is issued, the Department or its vendor shall be responsible for
				  installation of the logo signs and assemblies.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-15 - Replacement

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The participating service shall be responsible to provide new
				  panels to the Department or its vendor for reinstallation when in the opinion
				  of the Department existing panels require replacement, including but not
				  limited to replacements due to wear, vandalism and accident. Damaged or worn
				  logo panels shall be returned to the business.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-16 - Changes in Participating Service

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
If a participating service facility is sold, the new owner
				  shall submit an application for continuation in the logo program within 30 days
				  of change in ownership if the service wants to continue participation. An
				  initial fee shall be charged if any changes to the installation are required as
				  a result of the change in ownership. If the service facility is sold for a
				  different use the privilege to participate in the logo program shall be offered
				  to the next qualified service. Services that withdraw from the logo program
				  shall not be reimbursed.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-17 - Existing Attraction Signing

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Existing signs on the interstate that the Department
				  determines is better suited for logo signage will be removed from the
				  interstate by December 31, 2015. The Department will notify the entity 30 days
				  before removal.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-18 - Removal of Logo Signs

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Department shall permanently or temporarily remove or
				  relocate, if possible, logo signs under the following circumstances:
1. If the space occupied by logo signage is
				needed for other highway signs;
2.
				In instances where signs will interfere with highway construction and
				maintenance activities; and
3. For
				other safety or operational reasons.
Failure to comply with any of the logo program rules shall
				  result in cancellation of the logo permit and removal of the logo sign. The
				  service shall be notified and given 30 days to come into compliance before the
				  sign is removed and the permit cancelled.
For safety reasons, a logo sign may be removed immediately.
				  The Department shall attempt to notify the service of the logo sign
				  removal.
In the event that a rural interchange is deemed to be no
				  longer rural, the logo signs shall be removed the following year when the signs
				  are due for renewal of their annual fees.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-19 - Relocation of Logo Signs

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
If Department projects or operations involving maintenance,
				  design, utilities, traffic control, drainage or construction necessitate the
				  removal or temporary or permanent relocation of logo signs, the Department
				  shall relocate, if practicable, the logo signs to a new location at Department
				  expense and shall notify the service of the relocation.
The Department shall determine the following:
1. If the services still meet applicable
				guidelines for signing;
2. If the
				relocation of existing logo signs is possible; and
3. Whether additional signs or changed signs
				are needed as a result of changes in routing.
Factors considered in the initial location selected for
				  signage as set forth in this part shall apply in considerations for
				  relocation.
The cost of relocating or changing the existing logo signs
				  due to Department initiated actions shall be borne entirely by the Department.
				  The cost of installing new or added logo signs, if necessary, shall be the
				  responsibility of the logo applicant.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-20 - Financial Responsibility

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Approved logo signs may be installed and maintained by the
				  Department or an approved contractor, whoever installs or maintains shall
				  charge appropriate fees for the implementation of the logo sign
				  program.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 206 - RULES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GAS, FOOD, LODGING, CAMPING AND ATTRACTIONS LOGO SIGNS ON THE RURAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM › Section 229-206-21 - Implementation

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Department may contract for the provision of services
				  relating to the logo sign program including recruitment and qualification of
				  services, review of applications, permit issuance, fabrication, installation,
				  and maintenance of logo signs.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 207 - ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROGRAM RULE › Section 229-207-1 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
(1) Department. "Department" means the Maine
				Department of Transportation.
(2)
				Municipality. "Municipality" includes cities, towns and plantations. In
				unorganized areas the county commissioners shall act as the
				municipality.
(3) State Highways.
				"State Highways" shall include all state highways as well as state-aid highways
				as defined by the Department pursuant to
				 23 M.R.S.A.
				§53.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 207 - ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROGRAM RULE › Section 229-207-2 - General

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Each municipality may adopt its own Adopt-A-Highway Program
				  for litter control and beautification activities. Should a municipality want to
				  erect signs on or adjacent to state highways and town ways the following rule
				  shall apply.
The Department may allow a municipality which wants to
				  establish an Adopt-A-Highway Program for litter control and beautification
				  activities, a permit for up to four sign assemblies. Each sign assembly may not
				  exceed 50 square feet. Each component panel identifying the individual,
				  business organization or nonprofit community organization participating in
				  litter control or beautification activities shall not exceed four square feet.
				  Upon approval by the Department, each sign assembly and attached panels will be
				  installed and maintained by the municipality.
Application for a permit to erect an Adopt-a-Highway sign
				  assembly shall be made on forms furnished by the Department. The Department
				  shall have final responsibility and authority to determine the specific size
				  and location of any sign assembly. Sign assemblies not deemed to meet the
				  intent and purpose of the law or the criteria established in this rule shall
				  not be approved or erected.
Sign assemblies shall not be permitted at locations within
				  the highway right of way which adversely impact the use or safety of the
				  highway. Sign assemblies may be erected outside the highway right of way on
				  publicly owned property. Sign assemblies shall be located so as to avoid visual
				  conflict with other signs, have the least impact on scenic and background
				  environment, and take advantage of the natural terrain.
No sign assembly nor litter control and beautification
				  activities shall be permitted within the right of way of any state highway
				  which is an interstate highway or a fully controlled access highway.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 207 - ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROGRAM RULE › Section 229-207-3 - Materials

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Individual sign panel material shall be high density overlaid
				  plywood a minimum of one-half inch thick or others sufficiently stable, durable
				  and weather resistant product not to deform under normal conditions of
				  weather.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 207 - ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROGRAM RULE › Section 229-207-4 - Removal or Relocation of Sign Assemblies

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Department or municipality shall permanently or
				  temporarily remove (or relocate if possible) sign assemblies under the
				  following circumstances:
(1) if the
				space occupied by the sign assembly is needed for other highway
				signs;
(2) in instances where the
				sign assembly will interfere with highway construction and maintenance
				activities; and
(3) for other
				safety or operational reasons.
Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 208 - RULES FOR THE SELECTION OF INTERCHANGE AND SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDE SIGNS › Section 229-208-1 - Background

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for
				  Streets and Highways
(MUTCD) is the national standard for traffic
				  control devices on all roads open to public travel. The MUTCD (
http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/
) contains
				  the standards for signing freeways and expressways for motorists who are
				  unfamiliar with an area, but who are traveling between and through the Nation's
				  principal traffic generating centers.
The selection of information to be presented at an
				  interchange is critical to the safe and efficient use of the highway system.
				  The MUTCD provides mandatory requirements for installing many freeway and
				  expressway signs, but leaves other signing discretion to the States.One of
				  these discretions is the selection of destinations to be used on major
				  (interchange) guide signs and Supplemental Guide signs. Numerous facilities
				  that warrant inclusion on supplemental guide signs, and the addition of new
				  facilities, have posed signing problems in many states.
The MUTCD incorporates by reference the American Association
				  of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Guidelines for the
				  Selection of Supplemental Guide Signs for Traffic Generators adjacent to
				  freeways. The guidelines contained herein were modeled on the recommendations
				  found within the AASHTO guidance in selecting the most appropriate generators
				  for display on freeway and expressway supplemental guide signs.
It is imperative to note that the most important guidance
				  information for any interchange along freeways and expressways is provided on
				  the Advance Guide Signs and Exit Direction Signs. These signs inform motorists
				  of the route(s) and principle destination(s) accessible from an interchange. In
				  general, that information is limited to the municipality and route name at the
				  interchange, along with major destination points remote from, but accessible
				  from the interchange. These signs should not be used to describe specific
				  traffic generators unless the purpose of the interchange is primarily to
				  provide access to that generator.