Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Right-of-way and Environment › Chapter 124 - Highway Helper Sponsorship Program › Rule 761-124.3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
				  requires:
"Acknowledgment sign "
means an official
				  sign placed within the right-of-way which meets all design and placement
				  guidelines for acknowledgment signs as covered in Part 2 of the MUTCD, and all
				  sign design principles covered in the most current edition of the "Standard
				  Highway Signs and Markings Book," as published by the U.S. Department of
				  Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and which is intended only to
				  inform the traveling public that a highway-related service, product or monetary
				  contribution has been sponsored by a person, firm or entity.
"Advertise"
means to provide information on
				  a sign which includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: promotional
				  offers, location directions, a listing of amenities, descriptive words or
				  phrases, telephone numbers, Internet addresses including domain names, slogans
				  or any message that is extraneous to the identification of a single-sponsoring
				  person, firm or entity.
"Freeway-primary highway"
means those
				  highways under department jurisdiction which have been constructed as a fully
				  controlled access facility with no access to the facility except at established
				  interchanges.
"Highway helper vehicle "
means a motor
				  vehicle included in the program as designated by the department.
"Identification "
means a display on an
				  acknowledgment sign which is limited to the name of the sponsor or a registered
				  or unregistered trademark in addition to or instead of the name of the sponsor,
				  if such mark is used consistently by the sponsor whenever and wherever the
				  firm's or entity's name is visible to the public, and the medium will allow. If
				  multiple trademarks are used by the sponsor, identification is provided only by
				  the one in the simplest form needed to identify the sponsor.
"Interstate highway"
means any highway of
				  the primary system at any time officially designated as a part of the national
				  system of interstate and defense highways by the department and approved by the
				  appropriate authority of the federal government.
"Main-traveled way"
means the portion of the
				  roadway for movement of vehicles on which through traffic is carried, exclusive
				  of shoulders and auxiliary lanes. In the case of a divided highway, the
				  main-traveled way includes each of the separated roadways for traffic in
				  opposite directions, exclusive of frontage roads, turning roadways or parking
				  areas.
"MUTCD "
means the Manual on Uniform Traffic
				  Control Devices as adopted in 761-Chapter 130.
"Right-of-way "
means land area dedicated to
				  public use for the highway and its maintenance, and includes land acquired in
				  fee simple or by permanent easement for highway purposes, but does not include
				  temporary easements or rights for supplementary highway appurtenances.
"Sponsor "
means a single person, firm or
				  entity which has been approved by the department for the highway helper
				  sponsorship program. If the highway helper sponsorship program includes more
				  than one urban area, this definition shall not preclude the approval of one
				  sponsor per urban area.