Placement of Shelters, Placement of Benches, Public Transit Bus Stops  

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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

    RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

    14-20.003Placement of Shelters

    14-20.0032Placement of Benches

    14-20.004Public Transit Bus Stops

    NOTICE OF CHANGE

    Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 42 No. 60, March 28, 2016 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    14-20.003 Placement of Shelters.

    The appropriate city or county government in whose jurisdiction a shelter is to be located may approve, by written authorization, the erection and placement of a shelter on the right of way of a road along with any appurtenant totem sign, subject to the following:

    (1) through (2) No change.

    (3) Shelters are prohibited on limited access facilities. School bus Sshelters are prohibited in medians except when maintained  by bus rapid transit providers utilizing an inside lane for passenger transport.

    (4) The shelter location including any appurtenant totem signs must meet the set back and minimum clear recovery zone requirements as established in the Department’s Design Standards, Index Number 700, revised January 1, 2016, incorporated herein by reference at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06941 and available at: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/rddesign/DS/17/IDx/00700 designstandards/Standards.shtm.

    (5) through (17) No change

    Rulemaking Authority 334.044(2), 337.408(4), FS. Law Implemented 334.044(13), 337.408 FS. History–New 12-11-79, Amended 6-24-81, Formerly 14-20.03, Amended 12-26-90, 5-15-97, 7-16-98, 5-25-08 ,____________,                 .

     

    14-20.0032 Placement of Benches.

    The Department allows placement and maintenance of benches on the right of way of a state highway pursuant to written approval by the appropriate city or county government within whose jurisdiction the bench is to be located. All bus benches shall be subject to the following:

    (1) Benches placed on the right of way shall not exceed 74 inches in length, 28 inches in depth, and 44 inches in height.

    (2) No change.

    (3) Benches shall not be placed on limited access facilities. School bus Bbenches are prohibited in medians except when maintained by bus rapid transit providers utilizing an inside lane for passenger transport.

    (4) through (7) No change.

    (8) The bench location must meet the set back and minimum clear recovery zone requirements established in the Department’s Design Standards Index Number 700, revised January 1, 2016, incorporated herein by reference at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06941and available at http://www.dot.state.fl.us/rddesign/DS/17/IDx/00700

    designstandards/Standards.shtm

    (9) No change.

    Rulemaking Authority 334.044(2), 337.408(4) FS. Law Implemented 334.044(13), 337.408 FS. History–New 12-26-90, Amended 8-11-92, 5-15-97, 7-16-98, 5-25-08,                                 .

     

    14-20.004 Public Transit Bus Stops.

    (1) through (4) No change. 

    (5) Transit bus stops are allowed in medians only for bus rapid transit providers utilizing an inside lane for passenger transport.

    (6)(5) Signs shall not be installed where such signing interferes with the functions or visibility of existing traffic control devices.

    (7)(6) Transit bus stop signs may be attached to an existing sign support provided that there is no more than one other supplementary sign already in place.

    (8)(7) Transit bus stop signs shall be attached to supports meeting the location, height, and lateral placement requirements established in the Department’s Design Standards, Index Number 17302, revised July 1, 2015, incorporated herein by reference at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06942 and. Copies of Index Number 17302 are available at: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/rddesign/DS/17/IDx/17302 designstandards/ Standards.shtm.

    Rulemaking Authority 334.044(2) FS. Law Implemented 334.044(13), 335.02(1), 337.408, FS. History–New 10-6-82, Formerly 14-20.04, Amended 12-26-90, 5-15-97, 5-25-08,                       .