PURPOSE: This rule defines the requirements necessary for an entity to qualify for traffic generator signing.

1. (1) A traffic generator is eligible to have signs up to the third connection, however, signing cannot extend beyond the first interchange encountered regardless if the interchange is the first, second, or third connection.
2. (2) Traffic generator signing shall not be installed at an interchange which connects to another freeway. No interchange to interchange signing is permitted.
3. (3) Traffic generator signs shall not be erected at an interchange where one (1) exit ramp splits into two (2) or more ramps before connecting to the crossroad.
4. (4) Traffic generator signs shall not be erected in an area where there is less than threequar ters (3/4) of a mile between interchange gore points when measured in one (1) direction or as approved by the department.
5. (5) Signs may be provided on each freeway located within fifteen (15) miles of the traffic generator in a rural area or within five (5) miles in an urban area as measured along the path from the interchange/intersection to the traffic generator. The distance is measured along the path starting from the intersecting centerlines of the interchange/intersection and the crossroad and ends at the nearest edge of the traffic generator projected at a right angle to the roadway centerline.
6. (6) The qualified entity is responsible for working with the local jurisdiction to install any additional trailblazer signs that may be required off of the state system before the signs are installed on the state highway.

7. (7) Tourist Oriented Traffic Generator. To be considered eligible as a tourist oriented traffic generator a qualified entity must meet the definition of a tourist oriented attraction, meaning the definition in this rule, and must also meet the following criteria:

   1. (A) The qualified entity shall have a minimum annual attendance of two hundred thousand (200,000) in rural areas, two hundred and fifty thousand (250,000) in urban areas and three hundred thousand (300,000) in the St. Louis and Kansas City metropolitan areas;
   2. (B) Shall be open for business at least four

8. (4) hours per day, at least five (5) days per week, one (1) of which must be a Saturday or Sunday and be fully operative and open to the traveling public for a minimum of three (3) months each year unless otherwise indicated in this rule, have public restroom facilities, have sufficient on premise parking to accommodate all visitors; and

   1. (C) The qualified entity shall meet the criteria for a tourist oriented attraction specified in this rule.

9. (8) College Generator. To qualify for college generator signs a qualified school shall meet all the definitions of this rule and must also meet the following criteria:

   1. (A) The school shall be a traditional four- (4-) year college, theological school, or seminary;
   2. (B) The qualifying school site and the courses taught at the school shall be accredited by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or by the Council for Higher Education. The department will determine the eligibility of each school;
   3. (C) The qualifying school shall provide a minimum of a four- (4-) year bachelor’s degree or master’s degree;
   4. (D) The qualifying school shall be the primary campus of the college;
   5. (E) Two- (2-) year colleges, community colleges, professional/ technical schools, or satellite campuses do not qualify for college generator signing;
   6. (F) The qualifying school shall provide on campus student housing;
   7. (G) The qualifying school shall offer traditional, face-to-face classroom settings between students and faculty as a primary source of education. Web-based or telecommunication centers do not meet this requirement;
   8. (H) College generator signs shall only provide guidance to the primary school campus. Signing to individual schools on or off campus (i.e. school of engineering, nursing, etc.), research parks, or research farms shall not be provided;
   9. (I) Qualifying schools may choose to participate in college emblem signing in lieu of college generator signing;
   10. (J) If third connection does not reach an interchange, the signing will begin at the third connection and the signing will consist of college generator trailblazer signs only;
   11. (K) The qualifying school shall have a minimum of five hundred (500) registered students attending face-to-face classes on campus. The department shall acquire the three- (3-) year average attendance from the Department of Higher Education or the school may provide a notarized letter attesting to their average face-to-face enrollment for the specific site being signed for;
   12. (L) The logo for the school shall only be displayed on the mainline sign; and
   13. (M) No qualified school may participate in more than one (1) type of college traffic generator signing program off of a given state highway.

10. (9) College Emblem Signing. To qualify for college emblem signs a qualified school shall meet all the definitions of this rule and must also meet the following criteria:

    1. (A) The qualifying school shall be a minimum of a two- (2-) year college, community college, or satellite campus;
    2. (B) The qualifying school site and the courses taught at the school shall be accredited by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or by the Council Transportation Commission

for Higher Education. The department will determine the eligibility of each school;

1. (C) The qualifying school shall provide a minimum of a two- (2-) year associate’s degree;
2. (D) The qualifying school shall offer traditional, face-to-face classroom settings between students and faculty as a primary source of education. Web-based or telecommunication centers do not meet this requirement;
3. (E) College emblem signs shall only provide guidance to the primary school campus. Signing to individual schools on or off campus (i.e. school of engineering, nursing, etc.), research parks, or research farms shall not be provided;
4. (F) If third connection does not reach an interchange, the signing will begin at the third connection. The type of signing used to mark the path will consist of college emblem style trailblazer sign only;
5. (G) The qualifying school shall have a minimum of one hundred (100) registered students attending face-to-face classes on campus. The department shall acquire the three- (3-) year average attendance from the U.S. Department of Higher Education or the school may provide a notarized letter attesting to their average face-to-face enrollment for the specific site being signed for; and
6. (H) No qualified school may participate in more than one (1) type of college traffic generator signing program off of a given state highway.

1. (10) State and Federal Agency. State and federal agency traffic generators are required to meet the criteria in this rule for traffic generators, but do not have a minimum annual attendance requirement. State and federal agency traffic generators shall be limited to—

   1. (A) Missouri conservation areas operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation;
   2. (B) Missouri state parks and state historic sites operated by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources; and
   3. (C) Federal agency traffic generators shall be limited to recreational sites, including, but not limited to, historic sites, forests, river accesses, campgrounds and lakes, which are operated by U.S. Corp of Engineers, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, or National Park Service.
2. (11) State Correction Centers. Correction centers operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections are eligible for traffic generator signs at the first connection only. If the first connection is at an interchange, the first connection may include both the mainline and ramp sign. Before signing will be considered, approval from the local government where the correctional facility is located must be obtained. Minimum attendance requirements do not apply.
3. (12) Welcome Center Affiliate. Welcome center affiliates, approved by the Division of Tourism, are eligible for traffic generator signs and are required to meet the criteria in this rule, but do not have a minimum annual attendance requirement. Signs will be allowed up to a maximum of six (6) miles from the affiliate in a rural area and two (2) miles in an urban area. Before the participation agreement can be executed, the potential affiliate must first receive their certification letter from the Division of Tourism.

AUTHORITY: section 226.525, RSMo 2000* and 23 U.S.C. section 131. Material in this rule originally filed as 7 CSR 10-9, 7 CSR 10- 17, and 7 CSR 10-22. Original rule filed Nov. 14, 2014, effective June 30, 2015. *Original authority: 226.525, RSMo 1972.