The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Business logo--A separate sign panel of specified dimensions attached to a specific information logo sign assembly and containing the commercial establishment name, symbol, brand, trademark, or combination.
2. (2) Commercial establishment--A privately owned business or corporation offering one or more of the primary motorist services.
3. (3) Commission--The Texas Transportation Commission.
4. (4) Contractor--A person, firm, group, or association in the State of Texas that acts as the authorized agent of the department in the operation of the specific information logo or the tourist-oriented directional (TOD) sign program.
5. (5) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation.
6. (6) Driveway access--A vehicle entrance, built in compliance with state and local standards and regulations, for use by the public providing access from a public street or highway to a commercial establishment or major shopping area.

7. (7) Dual logo--A panel on a specific information logo sign containing the names of either:

   1. (A) two food establishments in a shared space under common ownership; or
   2. (B) a gas and food establishment in a shared space under common ownership.

8. (8) Eligible highway--

   1. (A) for information logo signs, a controlled access highway on the designated state highway system; or
   2. (B) for TOD signs and participating facilities, a non-controlled access highway located on the designated state highway system outside the corporate limits of a municipality with a population of 5,000 or more.
9. (9) Executive director--The executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation or his or her designee.
10. (10) Gross building area--Square footage of usable area within a building, or series of buildings, that is considered usable by the retail businesses and the public.
11. (11) Information logo sign--A specific information logo sign assembly or a major shopping area guide sign.
12. (12) Interchange--The intersection of the centerlines of an eligible highway and a crossroad.
13. (13) Major portion--Fifty-one percent or more.
14. (14) Major shopping area guide sign--A rectangular supplemental sign panel imprinted with the name of the retail shopping area as it is commonly known to the public and containing directional information.
15. (15) Major shopping area ramp sign--A supplemental sign with the common name of the major shopping area, directional arrows, and/or distances placed near an eligible highway exit ramp or access road.
16. (16) Multiple crossroad interchange--An interchange in which one exit in a direction of travel from an eligible highway provides the only point of access for two or more crossroads; the center of a multiple crossroad interchange is the mid-point of the intersection of the centerline of the eligible highway and centerlines of the affected crossroads.
17. (17) Pharmacy services--The act of accepting and filling prescriptions by or under the supervision of a pharmacist licensed by the State of Texas.
18. (18) Primary motorist service--Gas, food, lodging, camping, or 24-hour pharmacy services available to the traveling public.
19. (19) Ramp business logo--A reduced size separate sign panel of specified dimensions attached to a ramp sign and containing the commercial establishment name, symbol, brand, trademark, or combination.
20. (20) Ramp sign--A supplemental sign with ramp business logos or the name of the major shopping area, directional arrows, and distances placed near an eligible highway or eligible highway exit ramp.
21. (21) Specific information logo sign assembly--A rectangular supplemental sign imprinted with the words "GAS," "FOOD," "LODGING," "CAMPING," or "24 HOUR Rx" or with a combination of those words, and the names (or business logos) of commercial establishments offering those services.
22. (22) State--the State of Texas.
23. (23) Texas MUTCD--Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, latest edition, issued by the Texas Department of Transportation.
24. (24) TOD sign assembly--An official sign structure erected under the TOD sign program containing one or more TOD panels and located on a TOD sign program eligible highway as defined in this subchapter.
25. (25) TOD sign panel--An individual sign panel of a business or entity participating in the TOD program contained on a TOD sign assembly.
26. (26) TOD sign program--Tourist-oriented directional sign program.
27. (27) Trailblazer sign--A sign used in conjunction with the TOD sign program off of the designated state highway system that indicates the direction to the participating business or entity.

Source Note:The provisions of this §25.401 adopted to be effective November 17, 2005, 30 TexReg 7497; amended to be effective January 4, 2007, 31 TexReg 10830; amended to be effective June 19, 2008, 33 TexReg 4685.