N.J. Admin. Code § 16:41D-3.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 16:41D-3.4 - General conditions

(a) No facility that maintains a sign in violation of the Roadside Sign Control and Outdoor Advertising Act, 27:5-5 et seq., or the rules promulgated pursuant thereto is eligible to participate in the TODS program.

(b) No TODS sign will be erected for a facility for which directional signs have been provided on the same State highway by the Department or other entities.

(c) No TODS sign, other than a straight-ahead sign, will be erected for a facility that has direct access to the State highway on which the intersection approach sign would be located. Direct access will be deemed to exist where the facility is located within a shopping center or other real estate development that itself has direct access to the State highway.

(d) No TODS sign will be erected, unless each intersection in the path to the facility can be marked by a trailblazer sign or other official highway sign. A private sign will not be sufficient to mark the path to the facility. Where a trailblazer sign must be erected in a right-of-way that is not under the jurisdiction of the Department, approval must be obtained from the governmental entity that has jurisdiction. If the governmental entity with jurisdiction does not grant approval for the sign, the TODS application will be denied.

(e) No TODS sign will be erected if the Department determines that the sign would cause an unsafe condition or an unnecessarily complex traffic maneuver.

(f) Sign panels for civic areas will be installed at the top of the intersection approach sign.

(g) Where both a TODS sign and a specific service sign would be needed at the same intersection, the design of the TODS signs shall be used, and the needed specific service information shall be incorporated therein in accordance with Section 2J.10 of the MUTCD.

(h) Distances for participation requirements will be measured from the intersection of the highway at which the intersection approach sign would be located to the driveway of the proposed facility.

(i) A facility requesting a straight-ahead intersection approach sign will only be allowed to participate in the TODS program when there is a sign for a similar business or activity in either the right or left direction and only if space is available on the existing structure. If a straight ahead sign is provided and space is subsequently required for a business or activity requiring a left or right turn, the straight ahead sign will be removed at the end of its contract duration. If there is more than one business with a straight ahead sign on the intersection approach sign and a straight ahead sign must be removed, the straight ahead sign of the business or activity furthest from the intersection will be removed.

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:41D-3.4

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 2155(a), effective 10/15/2018