(1) An application for space on specific information (LOGO) signs or tourist-oriented directional signs (TODS) shall be submitted to the franchisee.

(2) An application shall only be made by the owner of a qualified business or the owner's designee.

(3) If the number of requests to place business signs on information sign panels, or number of requests to place tourist-oriented directional sign (TODS) panels exceed the available space, the franchisee shall use the following criteria to determine the allocation of spaces:

(a) In all instances, those businesses nearest to the interchange shall be given priority. Distances shall be measured from the gore of the exit along public highways to the nearest driveway of the business.

(b) The applicants must meet the minimum criteria of these rules.

(c) Where two qualified businesses are the same distance from the interchange and there is only space for one, the earliest application shall be given priority.