No sign shall be displayed in R Districts except
as follows:
A.
One nameplate not exceeding one square foot in area,
of which any illumination shall be indirect and nonintermittent, identifying
a professional office conducted in the building on which such sign
is displayed.
B.
One sign not exceeding 16 square feet in area, identifying
a house of worship, school, hospital, club, public use or institutional
use permitted in the district.
C.
One "for sale" or "for rent" sign not exceeding four
square feet in area, advertising only the property on which it is
displayed.
D.
No sign shall project over any part of any street.
E.
On the walls of any structure containing a use permitted
in a B, LM or I District but not in an R District and which exists
as a nonconforming use, there may be displayed signs which advertise
only the activity conducted on the premises on which the same is situated
and the aggregate area of such sign shall not exceed 10% of the facade
of the first story and such sign shall be so situated as not to exceed
the height of the building on which located, and any illumination
of such sign shall be indirect and nonintermittent.
Signs in B-1 and B-2D Districts shall be permitted
only when conforming to the following requirements:
A.
They shall only identify the activity conducted or
products sold upon the premises upon which they are located.
B.
They may be displayed only on the facade of a building
and shall not project at an angle from the wall thereof.
C.
The area of the signs displayed may not exceed 10%
of the area of the first floor of the facade.
D.
They shall not exceed the height of the highest building
on the lot.
Signs in B-2 and LM Districts shall be permitted
when conforming to the following requirements:
A.
No sign shall be placed on the roof of a building
nor placed on its walls so as to exceed in height the roof of a building.
B.
The aggregate area of all signs displayed upon the
walls of a building shall not exceed six square feet for each foot
of width of the facade of the building upon which such signs are situated,
nor shall the vertical dimensions of such sign exceed six feet, nor
shall such sign advertise products or services other than those available
on its premises.
C.
A freestanding sign shall be permitted only upon a
lot occupied by a business structure or use and shall refer only to
the products and services available on such lot.
There shall be no limitation upon the erection,
maintenance, size and character of signs in the I Districts, except
that:
A.
No sign or billboard shall extend over a sidewalk
or other public way.
B.
No freestanding sign or billboard shall have less
than three feet of bottom open space along its entire length. Latticing
shall be regarded as satisfying the purposes of open space.
C.
In matters of setback from the street and in all other
respects, stationary signs larger than eight square feet in size shall
be regarded as buildings or structures within the meaning of this
chapter.
D.
Signs otherwise meeting the requirements of the Building
Code[1] may be placed upon or attached to the roof of a building;
provided, however, that such sign shall be set back at least four
feet from the front of the building and shall have not less than six
feet of bottom open space along its entire length.
E.
No sign shall be attached to or placed upon another
sign.
F.
No sign shall be illuminated by intermittent, revolving
or flashing lights.
