The Town of Medfield is divided into three sign districts, following
zoning classifications.
A. Business districts: those areas of Town zoned Business (B) and Business-Industrial
(BI) and those areas used for retail sales in the Agricultural District.
B. Industrial-Extensive (IE): those areas of the Town zoned (IE) Industrial-Extensive.
[Amended 4-28-2014 ATM
by Art. 33]
C. Residential: all other areas of the Town not included above.
[Amended 4-28-2014 ATM
by Art. 33]
A sign permit is not required for the following types of required
signs:
A. Building identification numbers conforming to the requirements of Chapter
110, Building Construction, Article
II, of the Bylaws.
B. In a nonresidential zone, a construction sign is required identifying
the parties involved and the nature of the construction project, on
the premises where the construction is located. In a residential zone
it is optional. Sign area may not be greater than 16 square feet.
The sign must not be installed more than 14 days before construction
commences and must be removed 14 days after any portion of any structure
is occupied or after any portion of the last structure in a multiple-building
construction project is occupied.
When the replacement of an existing nonconforming sign or the
placement of a new sign on a multi-tenant building would violate the
allowable sign area, a permit may be issued allowing such sign. However,
the sign surface area allowed for the replacement or new sign shall
be based on the proportion of floor area occupied by each tenant.
A sign (and its supports) which ceases to advertise a bona fide
business conducted or product sold on any premises shall be removed
within 30 days after written notification from the Building Inspector.