[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR752.3]

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                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 752--LANDSCAPE AND ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 752.3  Definitions.

    (a) Safety rest area. A roadside facility safely removed from the 
traveled way with parking and such facilities for the motorist deemed 
necessary for his rest, relaxation, comfort and information needs. The 
term is synonymous with ``rest and recreation areas.''
    (b) Scenic overlook. A roadside improvement for parking and other 
facilities to provide the motorist with a safe opportunity to stop and 
enjoy a view.
    (c) Information centers. Facilities located at safety rest areas 
which provide information of interest to the traveling public.
    (d) Information systems. Facilities located within the right-of-way 
which provide information of interest to the traveling public. An 
information system is not a sign, display or device otherwise permitted 
under 23 U.S.C. 131 or prohibited by any local, State or Federal law or 
regulation.
    (e) Landscape project. Any action taken as part of a highway 
construction project or as a separate action to enhance the esthetics of 
a highway through the placement of plant materials consistent with a 
landscape design plan. Seeding undertaken for erosion control and 
planting vegetation for screening purposes shall not constitute a 
landscaping project.

[43 FR 19390, May 5, 1978, as amended at 52 FR 34638, Sept. 14, 1987]