[Amended 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
The following schedule of permitted signs shall
apply to each premises according to the district in which it is located
on the Zoning Map, whether it is used for a permitted use or for a
special exception use:
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Permitted Signs
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Districts
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Professional or Announce-
ment Signs
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Identification
Signs
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"For Sale" or "For Rent" Signs or Construction
Signs
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Temporary Signs
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Residence and agriculture districts
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1 on each public street frontage pursuant to § 210-30
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Prohibited
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1 on each public street frontage for single lots or buildings; 2 subdivision signs on each public street frontage for each approved subdivision pursuant to § 210-33A
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Pursuant to § 210-33B
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Business districts
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1 on each public street frontage pursuant to § 210-30
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1 wall or 1 detached or ground sign on each public street frontage, pursuant to § 210-31
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1 on each public street frontage for single lots or buildings; 2 subdivision signs on each public street frontage for each approved subdivision pursuant to § 210-33A
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Pursuant to § 210-33B
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Industrial districts
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1 on each public street frontage pursuant to § 210-30
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1 wall or 1 detached or ground sign facing each street from which access is provided pursuant to § 210-32
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1 on each public street frontage for single lots or buildings; 2 subdivision signs on each public street frontage for each approved subdivision pursuant to § 210-33A
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Pursuant to § 210-33B
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A.
Professional or announcement signs for a resident's
home, a home professional office or a home occupation shall bear only
the name and/or profession or occupation of the resident. Such sign
shall have a maximum area of two square feet and may be located on
the building wall or in the required front yard, provided that it
is set back at least 15 feet from all property lines and is not more
than six feet above the natural ground level at that point.
B.
A church or other place of worship may have one announcement
sign, not over 12 square feet in area, on each public street frontage
of its property, either fixed on the main wall of the building or
located in the required front yard, provided that it is set back at
least 15 feet from the front property line and at least 25 feet from
all other property lines.
C.
A parish house, club, school or public or semipublic
building may have one announcement sign, not over six square feet
in area, on each public street frontage of its property, fixed on
the main wall of its building.
D.
Such signs may be double-faced.
E.
Such signs may be lighted only by shielded light sources
attached to the sign.
A.
A wall identification sign shall be attached to or
incorporated in the building wall. Such sign shall have:
(1)
A maximum area of two square feet for each horizontal
foot of building wall on which it is mounted.
(2)
A maximum width of 75% of the building wall's horizontal
measurement, except that where such horizontal measurement is 20 feet
or less, the maximum width may be 90% of such measurement.
(3)
A maximum projection of 12 inches from the face of
the building wall to which the sign is attached.
B.
A detached or ground identification sign may be erected
where the building is set back from the street line a distance of
40 feet or more. Such sign shall have:
(1)
A maximum area of 40 square feet.
(2)
A maximum height measured from the ground level of
18 feet.
(3)
At least three feet of clear space between the sign
board and the ground, provided that necessary supports may extend
through such clear space.
(4)
A setback of at least 20 feet from any property line,
except that if the average front setback of existing buildings within
the same block is less than 10 feet, then the average setback so established
shall be applied to such sign.
C.
Identification signs may be interior lighted with
nonglaring lights or may be illuminated by shielded floodlights; provided,
however, that red and green lights shall be set back at least 75 feet
from the point of intersection of the street lines at a street corner,
and further provided that intermittent or flashing lights shall not
be used on or in any sign. Moving or animated signs shall be prohibited.
D.
A shopping center in the Business-Shopping Center
Zoning District may have one detached or ground identification sign
that may state the name of the shopping center and each tenant doing
business therein, and shall not exceed 100 square feet on each side.
The sign and its supporting structure shall be set back at least 10
feet from the pavement of the public highway, and shall not be located
in the public right-of-way. Such sign may not be placed at a location
that will obstruct the vision of drivers entering the shopping center
parking area from the highway or exiting the parking area onto the
highway.
[Added 10-14-2003 by L.L. No. 7-2003; amended 5-22-2006 by L.L. No. 5-2006]
A.
One wall identification sign or one detached or ground
identification sign facing each street from which access to the lot
is provided announcing the name of the company or products manufactured
on the premises shall be permitted. Such sign shall have:
B.
One identification sign at each point of access to
the lot with an area of not more than two square feet.
C.
Identification signs may be interior lighted with
nonglaring lights or may be illuminated by shielded floodlights; provided,
however, that red and green lights shall be set back at least 75 feet
from the point of intersection of the street lines at a street corner,
and further provided that intermittent or flashing lights shall not
be used on or in any sign. Moving or animated signs shall be prohibited.
A.
Real estate or construction signs shall be set back
at least 15 feet. Such signs shall have a maximum area of eight square
feet, except that subdivision signs shall have a maximum area of 24
square feet and shall not be illuminated.
B.
Temporary directional signs indicating the location of a real estate subdivision shall be permitted as special exception uses under the provisions of Article X for periods of one year during the active selling of subdivision properties. Additional periods of one year shall be the subject of an application to the Board of Appeals.
[Amended 10-8-1993 by L.L. No. 4-1993]
A.
The area of a sign shall be determined by the smallest
rectangle that encompasses all of the letters or symbols which make
up the sign together with any background of a different color or material
than the general finish of the building, whether painted or applied.
B.
In no case shall lighted signs be so located that
they constitute a hazard to vehicular traffic.
C.
The outlining by direct illumination of all or part
of a building such as a gable, roof, wall, side or corner shall be
prohibited.
D.
Temporary or permanent signs resting on or attached
to vehicles shall not be used as a means to circumvent the provisions
of this article.
