(a) Conformity with laws. Eligible service facilities shall comply with laws concerning:
(1) The provisions of public accommodations without regard to:
- (A) Race;
- (B) Religion;
- (C) Color;
- (D) Age;
- (E) Sex; or
- (F) National origin; and
- (2) Laws concerning licensing and approval of service facilities.
(b) Types of services permitted.
(1) The types of services permitted shall be limited to:
- (A) Gas;
- (B) Food;
- (C) Lodging; and
- (D) Camping.
(2) To qualify for display on a general service sign:
- (A)
(i) “Gas” means retail businesses selling gasoline for motor vehicle use.
(ii) It is not intended to guide traffic to retailers selling fuel for industrial, agricultural, marine, aviation, or racing purposes.
- (iii) Eligibility requirements shall include:
- (a) (a) Vehicle services, which shall include gas and/or alternative fuels, oil, and water;
(b) (b) Continuous operation at least sixteen (16) hours per day, seven (7) days a week; and
(c) (c) Modern sanitary facilities and drinking water located within two hundred feet (200’) of the fuel pumps;
(B)
- (i) “Food” means retail businesses selling fully prepared and ready to eat meals intended for immediate consumption.
- (ii) It does not include grocery stores, catering services, or food retailers selling food intended to be cooked and consumed later at another location.
- (iii) It also does not include coffee shops, pastry shops, taverns, night clubs, or concessionaires that do not offer meals or only offer meals as an accessory use.
- (iv) Eligibility requirements shall include:
- (a) (a) Licensing or approval, where required;
(b) (b) Continuous operation to serve meals beginning no later than 11:00 a.m. and closing no earlier than 7:00 p.m. at least six (6) days per week; and
(c) (c) Modern sanitary facilities and drinking water;
(C)
- (i) “Lodging” means conventional motels/hotels or bed and breakfasts at which travelers can stay a single night.
- (ii) Apartment complexes, condominiums, time shares, rental houses, mobile home parks, or boarding houses are not included.
- (iii) “Extended stay” businesses will only be considered if they also rent rooms in one-night increments and do not require deposits or payment for multiple nights when only renting a room for one (1) night.
- (iv) Eligibility requirements shall include:
- (a) (a) Licensing or approval, where required;
(b) (b) Adequate sleeping accommodations; and
(c) (c) Availability seven (7) days per week; and
(D)
- (i) “Camping” means the overnight stay by travelers that provide their own temporary shelters such as tents, trailers, recreational vehicles, or motor homes.
- (ii) It does not include mobile home parks, RV parks that do not rent by the single night, or RV parks that do not allow tent camping.
- (iii) Eligibility requirements shall include:
- (a) (a) Licensing or approval, where required;
(b) (b) Adequate parking accommodations; and
- (c) (c) Availability seven (7) days per week, at least six (6) months per year.