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Eligibility Criteria

A facility must satisfy the following general requirements to be eligible:

A facility shall have 50 percent or more of their customers live outside the immediate area or shall receive 50 percent of their annual sales from people who live outside the immediate area.  The immediate area is the area within 10 miles of the facility as measured from the driveway of the facility to the centerline of the nearest State Highway.

  • It must be open a minimum of 6 hours each day, 5 days each week for a minimum of 20 consecutive weeks each year. This requirement does not apply to facilities which are not customarily open to the public on a daily basis or typically provide scheduled events including, but not limited to, amphitheatres, arenas, auditoriums, civic centers, community farm markets, fairgrounds, flea markets, racetracks, speedways, theatres, and performing arts centers
  • It must possesses all valid licenses and permits necessary for their operation
  • It must have free public rest rooms or sanitary facilities available. This requirement does not apply to agri-tourism facilities
  • It must comply with all applicable local, State and Federal laws concerning public accommodations
  • It must be open and available to the general public
  • Must have free drinking water available
  • It must have all relevant municipal approvals needed to allow it to provide the goods, services or activities which establish its eligibility in the TODS program

A facility must also satisfy the following specific requirements established for its industry type, in addition to the General Requirements For Eligibility, to be eligible.

  • Provide gas, fuel, and oil for cars, trucks, and other vehicles
  • Operate continuously for at least 16 hours each day and 7 days each week 360 days per year
  • Be located within 1 mile of the highway
  • Provide tire repair service or information on available local tire repair facilities
  • Provide compressed air for tire inflation
  • Provide a public telephone
  • Operate continuously a minimum of 12 hours each day, 6 days a week, unless designated as seasonal
  • A restaurant in a mall, shopping center, or other enclosed structure shall have a primary entrance from the parking area which is dedicated for the restaurant’s exclusive use
  • Be located within 5 miles of the highway
  • Provide a public telephone
  • Operate continuously 7 days a week, 360 days per year unless designated as seasonal
  • Be located within 5 miles of the highway
  • Provide a public telephone
  • Be located within 10 miles of the highway
  • Be open a minimum of 7 days each week, 360 days throughout the year unless designated as seasonal
  • Provide a public telephone
  • Be located within 10 miles of the highway
  • Be open a minimum of 6 hours each day for 5 days per week during the growing or operating season
  • Provide a public telephone
  • TOD Signs for civic areas may not identify an individual business or facility
  • Be located within 5 miles of the highway
  • Provide a public telephone