INTEGRATION OF WINERY SIGNING PROGRAM

  • Existing Signs:
    • All existing Supplemental guide signing for wineries (in place as of September 15, 2004) will remain in place.
    • To retain an existing Supplemental guide sign, a winery must continue to meet the existing winery program hours of operation requirements (open 6 hours per day, 5 days per week, at least 12 consecutive weeks per year).
    • When an existing Supplemental guide sign is damaged, or needs to be replaced, the replacement sign may be a Supplemental guide sign or a TODS sign.
    • Supplemental guide signing for wineries will be charged an annual fee equal to the standard fee for a TODS mainline sign for each set of up to 5 signs.
  • New Signs:
    • All new winery signs installed on non-limited access highways will be standard TODS signs. Entities requesting such signs will be required to pay the standard fees for participation in the TODS program.
    • In order to be eligible for TODS signing, wineries will be required to meet the standard TODS hours of operation requirements (6 hours per day, 5 days per week for at least 12 consecutive weeks each year).
    • Wineries will be eligible for LOGO signs (attractions category) on limited access highways. To be eligible for LOGO signs, a winery will be required to meet the standard hours of operation requirements (open 6 hours per day, 5 days per week) and to pay the standard annual fee for the LOGO program.
    • Wineries will have the option to display the “grape cluster” logo (in color) on TODS or LOGO signs, upon request.
  • Wine Trail:
    • A wine trail shall consist of a group of three or more wineries that have declared their intention to be a wine trail and published joint marketing materials. To participate in either the TODS or LOGO program, each winery on a wine trail must meet the hours of operation and licensing requirements for that program. The driving distance between one winery and the next wine trail facility shall not be greater than fifteen (15) miles.
    • To be eligible for participation in the TODS program, the first and last facilities on a wine trail must be located within fifteen (15) miles of the intersection of a non-controlled access state primary or secondary system highway where the initial TODS panel is to be located.
    • To be eligible for participation in the LOGO program, the facility at one terminus of the wine trail must be located within fifteen (15) miles of the interchange. The facility at the other terminus must be eligible for either TODS or LOGO signing.