§ 136-89.56. Commercial enterprises. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 136‑89.56.  Commercialenterprises.

No commercial enterprises oractivities shall be authorized or conducted by the Department ofTransportation, or the governing body of any city or town, within or on theproperty acquired for or designated as a controlled‑access facility, asdefined in this Article, except for:

(1)        Materials displayedat welcome centers which shall be directly related to travel, accommodations,tourist‑related activities, tourist‑related services, andattractions. The Department of Transportation shall issue rules regulating thedisplay of these materials. These materials may contain advertisements for realestate; and

(2)        Vending machinespermitted by the Department of Transportation and placed by the Division ofServices for the Blind, Department of Health and Human Services, as the Statelicensing agency designated pursuant to Section 2(a)(5) of the Randolph‑SheppardAct (20 USC 107a(a)(5)). The Department of Transportation shall regulate theplacing of the vending machines in highway rest areas and shall regulate thearticles to be dispensed. In order to permit the establishment of adequate fueland other service facilities by private owners or their lessees for the usersof a controlled‑access facility, the Department of Transportation shallpermit access to service or frontage roads within the publicly owned right‑of‑wayof any controlled‑access facility established or designated as providedin this Article, at points which, in the opinion of the Department ofTransportation, will best serve the public interest. The location of such fueland other service facilities may be indicated to the users of the controlled‑accessfacilities by appropriate signs, the size, style, and specifications of whichshall be determined by the Department of Transportation.

The location of fuel, gas,food, lodging, camping, and attraction facilities may be indicated to the usersof the controlled‑access facilities by appropriate logos placed on signsowned, controlled, and erected by the Department of Transportation. The owners,operators or lessees of fuel, gas, food, lodging, camping, and attractionfacilities who wish to place a logo identifying their business or service on asign shall furnish a logo meeting the size, style and specifications determinedby the Department of Transportation and shall pay the Department for the costsof initial installation and subsequent maintenance. The fees for logo signinstallation and maintenance shall be set by the Board of Transportation basedon cost. (1957,c. 993, s. 9; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1; 1981, c. 481, s. 1;1983, c. 604, s. 1; 1985, c. 456; c. 718, ss. 2, 3, 6; 1987, c. 417, s. 2;1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 19.10(b); 1997‑443, s. 11A.118(a); 2003‑184,s. 2.)