Definitions, Qualification of Businesses, Permits

 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

14-85.013Definitions

14-85.021Qualification of Businesses

14-85.022Permits

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. 41 No. 50, March 13, 2015 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

Section 18 of Rule 14-85.013 is amended to read:

(18)(20) “Program Administrator” means the contractor hired by the Department to provide services relating to the logo sign program. Contact information for the Program Administrator is available at www.dot.state.fl.us/rightofway/.

 

Section 9 of Rule 14-85.021 is amended to read:

(9) Camping. To qualify for a business logo in the camping category, an existing business shall hold a permit under the provisions of Section 513.02 Chapter 513, F.S., and must be located within fifteen miles of the interchange.

 

Subsections (a) and (b) of Rule 14-85.022(2) are amended to read:

 

(2) Permit Fees.

(a) The following charts show the groupings for both AADT and population. Annual fees for participation in the Logo Sign Program are computed based upon the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) at each interchange, the population of the area surrounding the interchange, market conditions, and the costs of the program. The following charts show the groupings for both AADT and population:

No change.

The following chart shows the weighted values assigned to each factor:

No change.

The fee for each interchange is computed as follows:

(AADT Group x AADT Factor) + (Population Group x Population Factor) + Cost Factor

Under no circumstances shall calculated fee exceed $3500.00 for an interchange in an urban area, or $2,000.00 $2500.00 for an interchange outside an urban area.

EXAMPLE: For an interchange with an AADT of 60,000 and a population of 75,000, the fee is computed as follows:

AADT Group = 1

Population Group = 2

(1 x 230) + (2 x 400) + 1000 = $2,030

The fees calculated above are for a mainline logo sign and ramp logo signs in both directions of the limited access facility interstate. At interchanges where the configuration only allows access to the business in a single direction, one mainline logo sign and one ramp logo sign will be provided and the fee will be one-half (1/2) that computed for both directions.

(b) An annual permit fee of $1,300.00 is established for all interchanges located within the boundaries of rural communities designated as within a rRural aArea of opportunity Critical Economic Concern (RACEC) as defined by Section 288.0656(2)(d) and (e), F.S. The list of rural communities and areas designated as rural area of opportunity RACEC is published by the Department of Economic Opportunity Governor’s Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development. The rural area of opportunity RACEC status will be that which is in effect at the time the invoice for either the initial or renewal billing for participation in the Logo Sign Program is generated. If a rural area of opportunity RACEC designation is secured subsequent to the generation of the invoice, no refund, credit, or pro rata distribution of funds received by the Department for that year will be made to the permittee.

 

Section 4 of Rule 14-85.022 is amended to read:

(4)(5) Initial Permit Application. A business applying to display a business logo must submit a completed Logo Sign Permit Application on Form 575-070-35, Rev. 3/12, 575-070-34, Rev. 12/09, incorporated by reference at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05110, to the Program Administrator. A Logo Sign Permit Application may be obtained at http://www.dot.state.fl.us/rightofway/Documents.shtm.