Section 105IAC9-4-4. Definitions

   The following definitions apply throughout this rule:

(1) "Business facility" means a business operating in one (1) or more of the areas of service permitted for installation of specific service signs and meeting the criteria for installation of a logo panel.

(2) "CLOSED panel" means a panel imprinted with the word CLOSED that may be installed over a logo panel to indicate the seasonal closing of a business.

(3) "Contractor" means the:

(A) individual;

(B) partnership;

(C) firm;

(D) corporation; or

(E) combination of same;

contracting with the department for performance of prescribed work.

(4) "Department" means the Indiana department of transportation.

(5) "Freeway" means a divided highway for through traffic with full control of access, or the segments of an express highway or limited access highway with one (1) or more grade separated interchanges.

(6) "Full control of access" means the condition where the right of owners or occupants of abutting land or other persons to access light, air, or view in connection with a highway is fully controlled. Full control is exercised to give preference to through traffic by:

(A) providing access connections only with selected public roads; and

(B) prohibiting crossings at grade or direct private driveway connections.

(7) "Interstate system" means the federally designated system of interstate highways with full control of access.

(8) "Logo panel" means a:

(A) business sign; and

(B) separately attached sign mounted on specific service signs to show the:

(i) brand;

(ii) symbol;

(iii) trademark;

(iv) name; or

(v) combination of these;

for a motorist service available at or near an interchange.

(9) "Miniature logo panel" means a reduced size duplicate of the logo panel installed on the specific service sign in advance of the interchange, which is installed on the specific service ramp sign, or a trail-blazing sign.

(10) "Primary applicant" means a business facility requesting a logo panel that meets the highest standard for the specific service.

(11) "Secondary applicant" means a business facility requesting a logo panel that meets a reduced standard for the specific service. Contracts for secondary applicants may be for a shorter period than for primary applicants.

(12) "Specific service ramp sign" means a reduced size specific service sign installed on an interchange ramp to indicate distance and direction to a business facility not readily visible from the intersection of the ramp and the crossing roadway.

(13) "Specific service sign" means a specific information panel and means a rectangular sign panel with the following:

(A) The words "GAS", "FOOD", "LODGING", "CAMPING", or "ATTRACTION".

(B) Directional information.

(C) One (1) or more logo panels.

(14) "Supplemental guide sign" means a large panel sign with a brown, or green retroreflective background, and a white retroreflective legend and border, that provides direction to one (1) or two (2) supplemental destinations, which can be reached from the interchange.

(15) "Tourist" means a person who travels over fifty (50) miles one-way from home.

(16) "Trail-blazing" means guiding a motorist from a specific service ramp sign to an eligible business facility through the use of trail-blazing sign or signs.

(17) "Trail-blazing sign" means a reduced size specific service sign installed on or near a crossroad to indicate a distance and direction to a business facility not readily visible from the interchange ramp.

(Indiana Department of Transportation; 105 IAC 9-4-4; filed Aug 13, 1984, 2:54 p.m.: 7 IR 2326; filed Mar 2, 1988, 10:55 a.m.: 11 IR 2330; filed Jan 8, 1992, 12:00 p.m.: 15 IR 698; readopted filed Nov 7, 2001, 3:20 p.m.: 25 IR 899; filed Mar 21, 2002, 4:40 p.m.: 25 IR 2438; readopted filed Jun 14, 2007, 2:45 p.m.: 20070627-IR-105070237RFA; filed Sep 24, 2010, 1:43 p.m.: 20101020-IR-105100004FRA; readopted filed Oct 2, 2013, 11:39 a.m.: 20131030-IR-105130295RFA; filed Aug 11, 2015, 10:19 a.m.: 20150909-IR-105140336FRA) NOTE: Transferred from Department of Highways (120 IAC 4-5-4) to Indiana Department of Transportation (105 IAC 9-4-4) by P.L.112-1989, SECTION 5, effective July 1, 1989.