State law requires traffic control devices, including those signs and pavement markings on private property where the public is invited, to meet State standards adopted by the Florida Department of Transportation.

Florida Statutes, Section 316.0747 state: "It is unlawful for any non-governmental entity to use any traffic control device at any place where the general public is invited, unless such device conforms to the uniform system of traffic control devices adopted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to this chapter."

The "MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES" (MUTCD) published by the U.S. Department of Transportation is the national standard for Traffic Control Devices. The Florida

Department of Transportation has adopted the MUTCD as the State standard by Rule 14-15.10.

The "MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES" may be purchased for $22.00 plus shipping and handling from: Institute of Transportation Engineers, 525 School Street, S.W., Suite 410, Washington D.C. 20024-2729. Phone: (202) 554-8050.

The MUTCD states that: Parking space striping must be white (Sec. 3B-19). Lane Lines between traffic lanes in the same direction, must be white (Sec. 3B-2). Centerlines between traffic in opposing direction, must be yellow (Sec. 3B-1). Arrows on the pavement must be white (Sec. 3B-18). Crosswalks and Crosswalk lines must be white (Sec. 3B-18). Stop Lines (Stop Bars) must be white (Sec. 3B-17). Street Name Signs must have 4" high lettering and should be reflectorized (Sec. 2D-39).

SIGN INSTALLATION: In business, commercial or residential districts where parking and/or pedestrian movement is likely, the clearance to the bottom of a sign shall be at least 7 feet above the edge of the pavement. In rural areas, the clearance to the bottom of a sign shall be at least 5 feet above the edge of the pavement. (Sec. 2A-23).

Lateral clearance for regulatory and warning signs or small directional signs should be 6 to 12 feet from the edge of the pavement or traveled way in rural areas. In urban areas, signs generally are mounted alongside the roadway in the space between the curb and the sidewalk. Although 2 feet is recommended as a working urban minimum, a clearance of 1 foot from the curb face is permissible where sidewalk width is limited (Sec. 2A-24).

• STOP: 30 " (OCTAGON), ORDER CODE R1-1

• YIELD: 36" (EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE), ORDER CODE R1-2

• NO TURN (SYMBOL): 24" X 24" (SQUARE), ORDER CODE R3-1R, R3-2L OR R3-3

• DO NOT ENTER: 30" X 30" (SQUARE), ORDER CODE R5-1

• REGULATORY (SPEED LIMIT, KEEP RIGHT): 24" x 30" (RECTANGLE), ORDER CODE R2-1, R4-7

• WARNING (RIGHT OR LEFT CURVE, NO OUTLET...): 30" X 30" OR 36" X 36" (DIAMOND)

• STREET NAME: 6" HIGH WITH /4" HIGH LETTERING (RECTANGLE), ORDER CODE D3-X

• HANDICAPPED PARKING: 12" X 18" (RECTANGLE), ORDER CODE R7-8

• ONE WAY: 36" X 12" OR 18" X 24" (RECTANGLE), ORDER CODE R6-2R (OR L); R6-1R (OR L)

Rev. 7/1/89