General Eligibility Requirements

The following requirements shall determine the decision to install general services signing on conventional state highways for alternative fuel facilities:
  • The facility should be immediately adjacent to the signed conventional highway or lie on a roadway intersected by the signed highway.
  • The facility must be open to the general public while continuously operating for at least 12 hours per day, seven days a week.
  • The facility must have an on-premise sign, visible to motorists, that clearly identifies the specific fuel(s) available at the facility.
  • The maximum distance of the facility from the signed highway:
    • cities with populations over 250,000 - 1/2 mile
    • urban/suburban areas with populations between 15,000 and 250,000 - 1 mile
    • locations with populations less than 15,000 - 2 miles
  • Level 3 or higher electric charging stations must contain a cluster with two or more charging posts. Level 1 and Level 2 charging stations do not qualify for signing.
  • Electric charging stations must be illuminated and include regulatory signs that clearly identify the dedicated parking spaces for electric vehicle charging.