No sign or signs shall be permitted in any zoning
district or zone except in compliance with this article.
In all residence zones, the following signs
shall be permitted:
A.
On premises used for residential purposes, a sign
or signs identifying the residence, the resident or residents or the
street address, or any combination thereof, and no such sign shall
have an area of more than two square feet, nor shall the aggregate
square footage of such signs, if there be more than one, exceed three
square feet in area.
B.
On premises used for residential purposes which contain an office as permitted by this chapter, in addition to the sign permitted by Subsection A above, a professional announcement sign, the dimensions of which shall not exceed three inches by 20 inches.
C.
On premises used for a permitted institutional use,
a sign referring to the use and to the activities carried on upon
said premises, which sign shall not exceed 30 square feet in area,
whether affixed to a structure or freestanding.
In business zones only, the following signs
shall be permitted:
A.
A sign or signs referring to or advertising the premises
upon which it is located or displayed, or to the identity of the occupant
thereof, or to a service rendered thereon or therein, or to a product
or item available therein, or to a permitted trade, business or profession
carried on thereon or therein. One such sign may be erected on any
entrance wall and one on any wall facing on a street, and one on any
wall facing an off-street parking area, and one on any wall facing
a railroad track, and such signs shall be erected parallel to the
face of such wall, not extending more than 12 inches therefrom, the
bottom of which shall be at least seven feet above the level of the
sidewalk, and shall be rigidly and securely attached thereto. The
area of each sign shall not exceed two square feet for each foot of
wall width; the maximum height of such sign shall not exceed two feet
and the maximum width shall not exceed 90% of the width of the storefront
or wall of that portion of the premises occupied by the occupant erecting
the sign and upon which it is attached. In determining maximum width,
the maximum width of the storefront or main entrance wall of the premises
or the width of the wall upon which any such sign shall be erected,
whichever is less, shall govern. Where there shall be more than one
occupant of any building, the total areas of all signs of all occupants,
taken in the aggregate, shall not exceed the maximum requirements
above set forth for each wall upon which any sign is permitted to
be erected.
B.
In the case of premises the use of which involves no structure or on which the structure is set back at least 30 feet from the front curbline, a freestanding sign of an area not in excess of 30 square feet may be erected for the purposes set forth in Subsection A above; provided, however, that the top of such sign shall not be more than 15 feet above the level of the ground.
C.
In addition to any sign or signs permitted under Subsections A and B above, a sign or signs limited to those purposes set forth in Subsection A and showing or evidencing membership in retail or professional organizational or credit card or credit association or plan or showing manufacturer or legally required licenses, attached to or painted on a store window or windows on the exterior or interior of any structure, the total area of such sign or signs not to exceed 20% of the window space.
In industrial zones, signs shall only be permitted in accordance with the provisions of § 405-14C(13).
All signs permitted under this article must
be constructed of durable materials, maintained in good condition
and not allowed to become dilapidated.
Building permits shall be required for all signs
except signs permitted in residential zones.
All signs permitted in a business zone shall comply with the provisions of § 405-14C(13) and C(13)(g) pertaining to the illumination of signs.
The provisions and regulations of this article
shall not apply to the following signs:
A.
Signs customary and necessary in the offering of real
estate for sale or to let by the owner thereof in residential zones,
not to exceed three square feet in area.
B.
Signs customary and necessary in the offering of real
estate for sale or to let by the owner thereof and his real estate
agent or broker in nonresidential zones, not to exceed 16 square feet
in area.
C.
Signs customarily used to indicate that real estate
offered for sale or to let has been sold or leased by the real estate
agent or broker concerned in residential zones, not to exceed three
square feet in area and not to be maintained more than two weeks after
the initial erection thereof.
D.
Signs customarily used to indicate that real estate
offered for sale or to let has been sold or leased by the real estate
agent or broker concerned in nonresidential zones, not to exceed 16
square feet in area and not to be maintained more than two weeks after
the initial erection thereof.
E.
Signs customary and necessary in the offering of a
newly constructed building for sale or to let by the owner thereof
and his real estate agent or broker in residential zones, not to exceed
three square feet in area; and such signs by such persons in nonresidential
zones, not to exceed 16 square feet in area.
F.
Temporary signs customary and necessary in connection
with the erection of buildings or other construction work shall be
limited to one sign for each construction project and shall include
only the identification of the project, the building, architects,
engineers and contractors. Such sign may be freestanding or attached
to the premises but shall not exceed eight square feet in area and
shall be removed at the completion of construction.
G.
Temporary signs for public, political and charitable
purposes, including exterior decorating for holiday or patriotic purposes,
for a period of time not to exceed one month.
