This article recognizes that signs perform an important function
by identifying residences and businesses and that some control of
signs is necessary to promote the community's safety and general
welfare by lessening safety hazards to pedestrian and vehicular traffic,
by conserving property values, by preventing unsightly and detrimental
development which has a blighting influence upon residential, business
and industrial uses, by preventing signs from reaching such excessive
size that they obscure one another to the detriment of all concerned,
and by securing certain fundamentals of design to protect the scenic
qualities which form an essential basis for part of the Town's
economic well-being.
Signs as specified hereinafter shall be permitted, as authorized in Article
IV, as an accessory use in conjunction with a permitted principal use when located on the same premises as the permitted use:
A. Identification signs.
(1) A sign indicating the name or number of the building or premises
or the accessory use of a dwelling for a home occupation, provided
that such sign shall not exceed two square feet in area, and provided
that not more than one such sign shall be erected on a property, unless
such property fronts on more than one street, in which case one such
sign may be erected on each street frontage. Such sign, if illuminated,
shall be of an enclosed lamp design.
(2) A sign indicating the name of an active farm, provided that such
sign shall not exceed 10 square feet in area, and provided that not
more than one such sign shall be erected along any road adjoining
the farm.
(3) Bulletin or announcement board or identification signs for schools,
churches, hospitals, and other principal uses and buildings other
than dwellings, provided that the area of any such sign shall not
exceed 12 square feet and not more than one such sign shall be placed
on a property, unless such property fronts on more than one street,
in which case one such sign may be erected on each street frontage.
(4) Nongovernmental traffic control and directional signs not exceeding
two square feet in area. Such signs shall not be illuminated but may
be of the beaded reflector type. No advertising matter whatsoever
shall be contained on signs of this type.
(5) Any signs used upon a property warning the public against hunting,
fishing or trespassing thereon or indicating the private nature of
a road, driveway or premises, provided that no individual such sign
shall exceed two square feet in area.
B. Advertising signs.
(1) A sign advertising the sale of agricultural products grown or produced
on the premises, provided that the area of any such sign shall not
exceed 20 square feet and not more than one such sign shall be placed
on a property, unless such property fronts on more than one street,
in which case one such sign may be erected on each street frontage.
(2) Accessory signs identifying permitted nonresidential uses, which signs may include business advertising signs as defined in Article
II, provided that:
(a)
The aggregate area of all signs attached to or painted on a
building shall not exceed 10% of the area of the building face to
which they are attached or painted or 100 square feet, whichever is
less.
(b)
Freestanding signs identifying a single building or a shopping
center or other principal use shall be permitted in accordance with
the following schedule:
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Total Street Frontage
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Number of Signs Permitted
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1 to 1,000 feet
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1
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Each full additional 1,000 feet
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1
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(c)
The area of any freestanding accessory sign shall not exceed
one square foot for each linear foot of street frontage of the property
occupied by the principal use, and in no case shall the area of a
sign exceed 200 square feet.
C. Temporary signs.
(1) A temporary sign advertising sale or lease of the land or building
upon which such sign is displayed, provided that the area of any such
sign shall not exceed six square feet and not more than one such sign
shall be placed on a property, unless such property fronts on more
than one street, in which case one such sign may be erected on each
street frontage. Such signs shall be removed immediately upon final
settlement or renting of the property.
(2) A temporary sign advertising the development of the property upon
which it stands or the opening of a new subdivision, provided that
the area of any such sign shall not exceed 100 square feet and that
not more than one such sign may be placed on a property, unless such
property fronts on more than one street, in which case one such sign
may be erected on each street frontage. Such signs shall be removed
immediately upon completion of the development.
(3) Temporary contractors', architects' or builders' signs,
provided that the area of any such sign shall not exceed 12 square
feet. Such signs shall be removed immediately upon completion of the
work or 18 months after erection of the signs, whichever shall occur
first.
(4) Temporary signs announcing a campaign, drive, or event of a civic,
philanthropic, education, or religious organization. Such signs shall
not exceed 12 square feet in area and shall be removed not more than
five days after the event.
Signs directing attention to a person, business, profession, product, home occupation, service or activity not conducted or sold on the same property, herein designated "off-premises signs," shall be permitted as authorized in Article
III and as specified hereinafter:
A. Directional signs.
(1) Signs for directing patrons, members, or audiences to service clubs,
churches, or other nonprofit organizations, provided that signs shall
indicate only the name, emblem, meeting hours, address and direction
of the facility and shall not exceed four square feet in area.
(2) Directional signs relating to a place, which includes without being
limited to commercial and industrial establishments, intended to direct
or point the way at street intersections toward said place which obviously
could not easily be located without such sign or device, provided
that such signs shall contain only the name, symbol or emblem of said
place, and provided that no such sign shall be larger than two square
feet in area.
B. Advertising signs.
(1) Off-premises business advertising signs as defined in Article
II are subject to the following restrictions:
(a)
No such sign shall be placed nearer than 200 feet to any residence,
or nearer than 25 feet to any street right-of-way line or nearer than
50 feet to any other property line.
(b)
No such sign shall be placed closer than 300 feet to any intersection
on a dual highway or closer than 100 feet to the intersection of any
other streets, except that such signs may be placed on a building
at such intersections in such a manner as not to cause any greater
obstruction of vision that caused by the building itself.
(c)
No such sign shall have an area larger than 400 square feet.
(d)
No such sign shall obstruct the view from state highways or
county primary roads to areas or structures of scenic or historic
interest.
(e)
No more than two such off-premises signs shall be permitted
for a single business, commercial or industrial use.
(2) Commercial advertising signs as defined in Article
II, subject to the restrictions contained above in Subsection
B(1)(a) through
(e) inclusive and the restrictions contained in Articles
III and
IV.
C. Temporary signs.
(1) Temporary signs for political campaigns or directing patrons, members
or audiences to exhibits, shows or events are subject to the following
requirements:
(a)
No such sign shall exceed 12 square feet in area.
(b)
Signs shall be removed within five days after the date of the
election, exhibit, show or event; otherwise, the Town may cause such
sign to be removed with the cost of said removal to be borne by the
person or organization responsible for posting the temporary signs.
(c)
No such sign shall be posted earlier than six weeks before the
occurrence of the event to which it relates.
(2) Temporary directional signs relating to a land subdivision or to
a construction project, intended to direct or point the way at street
intersections toward such subdivision or project, subject to the following
requirements:
(a)
No such directional sign shall be larger than two square feet
in area.
(b)
Such directional signs shall be removed within five days after
the completion of such subdivision or project.