Where a district boundary line divides a lot in one ownership at the time of adoption of said district line, the regulations for the less restricted portion of such lot shall extend not more than 50 feet into the more restricted portion, provided that the lot has frontage on a street in the less restricted district.
A.
This chapter regulates signs and street graphics in order to promote public welfare and safety as follows, to:
(1)
Encourage appropriate and compatible signs and graphics.
(2)
Lessen objectionable competition in sign size and placement.
(3)
Reduce the hazards of sign obstructions and distractions.
(4)
Create a more attractive business climate.
(5)
Conserve the value of buildings and properties.
(6)
Protect and enhance village appearance.
B.
General sign regulations. The following regulations shall apply to all permitted sign and billboard uses:
(1)
Signs must be constructed of durable materials, maintained in good condition and not allowed to become dilapidated.
(2)
Signs, other than an official traffic sign, shall not be erected within the right-of-way lines of any street.
(3)
Signs shall not project beyond property lines nor over public sidewalk areas except as noted in Article VIII of this chapter.
(4)
All temporary signs erected for any special event or political campaign shall be removed by the property owner when the circumstances leading to their erection no longer apply. In particular, all office seekers and their campaign organizations shall remove their candidate's signs and stickers within seven days following the election.
(5)
No revolving, flashing or intermittently illuminated signs shall be permitted in any zone district, except that informational signs displaying the current time and/or temperature may flash as necessary to convey this information.
(9)
Flags, emblems or insignia of a nation, government or school may be displayed without a permit, except in connection with commercial purposes.
(10)
No sign shall be placed on any fence, utility pole or tree.
C.
No sign shall be erected, altered, changed or relettered in any RT, B1, B2 or M1 Zone District unless a special permit shall have been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer pursuant to this section. Any such special permit shall, unless otherwise indicated thereon, be subject to revocation by the Code Enforcement Officer. A permit shall not be required for the erection, alteration or maintenance of any permitted sign in the R1 Zone District.[2]
D.
R1 Residential Districts.
(1)
Nonilluminated and nonadvertising signs are permitted as follows:
(a)
One nameplate, identification or professional sign not to exceed two square feet of sign area showing the name and/or permitted home occupation of the occupant.
(b)
One sign not to exceed six square feet of sign area pertaining to the sale, lease or rental of the lot or building.
(c)
One temporary sign not to exceed six square feet of sign area during and pertaining to construction, repairs or alterations on the property.
(d)
Institutional or religious sign not to exceed 15 square feet of sign area.
(2)
Illumination exception. Signs announcing the name of the occupant may be illuminated, provided that the source of light is directed away from or shielded from any adjacent residential property or street. Any such illuminated sign may include a professional title which is a commonly accepted form of address (i.e., R.F. Jones, D.D.S.) but may not advertise a home occupation.
(3)
Signs advertising functions, uses, products or services not pertaining to the premises on which they are located and mobile advertising or attracting devices are expressly prohibited; no vehicle or trailer on which an advertising or business identification sign in excess of two square feet has been applied or painted shall be parked or stored forward of the building line for more than five hours during any 24 consecutive hours.
E.
F.
B1, B2 and M1 Districts.
(2)
Portable business signs do not require design review area approval or a special permit, provided that the total sign display surface on each side does not exceed 15 square feet. Such signs must conform to the general regulations in Subsection C above. Their placement within any right-of-way lines of any street or beyond the property line shall render them nonconforming as to location pursuant to Article VIII of this chapter.
G.
PD Planned Development Districts.
(1)
(2)
The sign requirements for the zone district most closely resembling the uses requested in a PD Zone shall be used as guidelines by the Planning Board in reviewing any sign request.
A.
Structures damaged by fire. In addition to the other provisions of this chapter, any structure damaged by fire shall be demolished or repaired within six months from the date of damage.
B.
The exterior of all premises shall be kept free of the following matter, materials or conditions:
(1)
Refuse, as hereinabove described.
(2)
Rubbish, as hereinabove described.
(3)
Abandoned, uncovered or structurally unsound walls, shafts, towers, exterior cellar openings, basement hatchways, foundations or excavations.
(4)
Abandoned iceboxes, refrigerators, heaters, television sets and other similar major appliances.
(5)
Structurally unsafe or unsound buildings, structures or fences or parts thereof.
(6)
Animal excrement piles or manure piles within 100 feet of a property line.
(7)
Buried refuse or rubbish.
(8)
Stagnant surface or ground water accumulations which create or are likely to create mosquito or other insect breeding areas.
(9)
Nuisances, as hereinabove described.
(10)
Vehicles or parts thereof, including boats and trailers, motorized or not, licensed or unlicensed, registered or unregistered, which vehicles or parts thereof are or have been junked, abandoned, dismantled or are in a state of visible disrepair for a period of more than two weeks. This subsection shall take effect only where the conditions described herein are visible from surrounding or adjoining properties. No part of this subsection, however, shall be applicable to properties upon which the business of an automobile body shop or automobile dealership is conducted.
(11)
Dangerously loose and overhanging objects, including but not limited to dead trees or tree limbs, accumulations of ice or any object, natural or man-made, which could threaten the health and safety of persons if caused to fall, or other similar dangerously loose and overhanging objects which, by reason of their location above ground level, constitute an actual hazard to persons or vehicles in the vicinity thereof.
(12)
Broken glass or windows or rotted, missing or substantially destroyed window frames and sashes, door frames, exterior doors or other major exterior component parts of buildings or structures.