24VAC30-551-20. General criteria for Specific Travel Services (Logo) Signing Program.

A. Specific travel services (Logo) signing may be installed on any limited access interstate, primary or secondary facility under the authority of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).

B. To qualify for specific travel services (Logo) signing, a facility shall be open to the general public and shall:

1. Meet the appropriate criteria/eligibility requirements for the type of facility;

2. Comply with all applicable laws concerning the provision of public accommodations without regard to age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, or accessibility by the physically handicapped;

3. Furnish the necessary panels displaying the name, symbol or trademark of the facility fabricated according to the specifications of VDOT, at no cost to VDOT. (The facility is free to select any fabricator of its choosing for the panels.);

4. Agree to abide by all rules, regulations, policies, procedures and criteria associated with the program, including the bumping policy in 24VAC30-551-60; and

5. Agree that in any cases of dispute or other disagreement with the rules, regulations, policies, procedures and criteria or applications of the program, the decision of the State Traffic Engineer shall be final and binding.

C. The following table below summarizes the criteria for this program:

SPECIFIC TRAVEL SERVICES (LOGO) SIGNING PROGRAM Criteria Summary
Facility	Criteria
	CATEGORY I		CATEGORY II
GAS^{(1), (1a)}	Three miles max Fuel, oil, tire repair (or info), air, free water Public restroom Drinking water with cups 16 hours per day, seven days per week		All of Category I, except 12 hours per day, seven days per week
FOOD⁽¹⁾	Three miles max State Board of Health permit Indoor seating for 20 adults 12 consecutive hours per day, six days per week (7 a.m.) Menu conspicuously displayed Hours displayed visible to customer prior to entering the business		All of Category I, except six hours per day, six days per week
LODGING	Three miles max State Board of Health permit 10 or more rooms for rent Off-street parking for each room 24 hours per day, seven days per week		All of Category I, except four or more rooms for rent
CAMPING⁽²⁾	15 miles max State Board of Health permit 10 or more camping units Off-street parking for each unit 24 hours per day, seven days per week
ATTRACTIONS⁽²⁾	All criteria referenced in subsection D of this section.
FULL SERVICE FOOD (Experimental Program-- If the experiment proves positive, it is the intent of VDOT to have the full service food program as permanent part of the IDSP on a statewide basis)	Interchanges:
	I-64 Exit 124	I-64 Exit 94
	I-81 Exit 118	I-64 Exit 180
	I-81 Exit 150	I-81 Exit 247
	I-81 Exit 264	I-81 Exit 283
	I-95 Exit 92	I-81 Exit 313
	I-95 Exit 126	I-85 Exit 12
	I-95 Exit 143	I-95 Exit 130
	All FOOD CATEGORY I criteria and: Indoor seating for 100 adults Full sit-down table service with wait staff Public restroom facilities Full breakfast menu--see full service food definition in 24VAC30-551-10.
(1) Signage for establishments open 24 hours per day may include indication of continuous operation.
(1a) Effective August 1, 2005, two spaces are reserved for establishments with 24-hour-per-day, seven-days-per-week operations.
(2) At locations where four or more attractions facilities desire to participate in the Logo Program, camping will be limited to a maximum of two spaces. Camping logos existing on September 16, 2004, will be grandfathered, assuming they continue to meet all contractual commitments.

D. In addition to the general criteria for specific travel services (Logo) signing, to qualify for an attraction sign, a facility shall:

1. Not be currently using other supplemental guide signs at the same location as the Logo mainline or trailblazer signing;

2. Have licensing or approval, where required;

3. Provide sanitary public restroom facilities;

4. Be in continuous operation at least eight hours per day, five days per week during the normal operating season for the type of business (except this requirement shall not apply to certain facilities such as arenas, auditoriums, civic centers, stadiums, and flea markets);

5. Be located within 15 miles of the interchange and must provide written directions or have adequate signage to direct motorists back to their original route of travel;

6. Provide adequate parking to accommodate normal traffic volumes for the facility;

7. Be of regional interest to the traveling public and one or more of the following acceptable sites:

LOGO PROGRAM ACCEPTABLE SITES Attractions
Cultural	Art/craft center Gallery Museum	Historic building Historic site Historic district
Retail Tourism	Agribusiness Brewery Distillery Winery Farm market	Flea market Auction house Regional retail facility Bed and breakfast Farmer's market
Recreational	Amphitheater Amusement park Aquarium Arboretum Arena Auditorium Boat landing Botanical garden Camp Civic center Coliseum Concert hall Natural resource agency Equestrian center	Fairground Golf course Natural attraction Pavilion Race track Park - national Park - state Park - municipal Park - regional Park - theme Ski resort Stadium Water-oriented business Zoo
Schools	Colleges and universities (main campus or satellite campus facilities)
Trails	Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries (DGIF) Birding & Wildlife Civil War Virginia Wine Others as approved by VDOT
Other	Conference center Power plant Research facility

E. The following sites are excluded from participation as an attraction on a specific travel services (Logo) sign. The exclusion relates only to qualification under these categories. These facilities may participate if qualifying under another acceptable category:

LOGO PROGRAM EXCLUDED SITES Attractions
Business/Commercial	Adult entertainment facility Camping business Funeral home Industrial park or plant Media facility Movie theater	Office park Radio station Television station Tree nursery Truck terminal
Governmental	Local jail Local police/sheriff's office Post office
Medical	Drug rehabilitation facility Extended care facility Fraternal home Hospital Humane facility Infirmary	Mental facility Nursing home Retirement home Sanitarium Treatment center Veterans facility
Miscellaneous	Animal shelter Mobile home park Subdivision Veterinary facility Cemetery/columbarium
Religious	Cathedral Chapel Church Mosque	Shrine Synagogue Temple Other religious sites
Schools	High school Middle school Elementary school
Winery Signage Program - See 24VAC30-551-80

F. Additional criteria and considerations apply to wineries participating in the Winery Signage Program (24VAC30-551-80).

Statutory Authority

§§ 33.2-210 and 33.2-1220 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 24, eff. September 6, 2006.

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