The intent of these regulations is to promote and protect public
health, welfare and safety by regulating and restricting the erection,
construction, repair, removal, alteration and maintenance of signs
and other advertising devices in the Village. The regulations are
intended to promote and protect public health, welfare and safety
by regulating and restricting existing and proposed signs and advertising
devices of all kinds. It is intended to promote public safety, protect
property values, create a more attractive economic climate and enhance
the scenic and natural beauty of the Village.
Notwithstanding the standard governing the number of signs permitted to be erected or maintained on any parcel of real property set forth in §
290-74 above, the following standards shall guide the regulation of all private signs associated with projects when more than one principal building or business use or activity is proposed to be conducted on a separate and discrete basis upon a single parcel of real property associated with the project, such as in the case of a shopping center, plaza or mall, or other multiple commercial use facility or industrial park.
A. A single ground sign of up to 32 square feet in area and not more
than 20 feet in height may be erected which identifies the name of
the center or facility as a whole and does not advertise any individual
business activity.
B. Ground signs advertising individual businesses within a shopping
center or joint development project shall be prohibited.
C. One sign identifying individual businesses or uses may be erected
for each separate principal activity. Individual business signs may
be attached to the face of the building or hung from a canopy. Such
signs shall not exceed the lesser of: one square foot of area for
each linear foot of store frontage; 15% of the surface area of the
wall on which the sign is to be attached; or 24 square feet.
D. In a multiple-commercial-use facility or industrial park, there may
be one directory sign at any location therein which shall not exceed
five square feet for each acre of land in such commercial area or
industrial park, provided that no such sign shall exceed 24 square
feet in area. In addition, at each point of entrance and exit for
vehicular traffic into such multiple commercial use facility or industrial
park, one other directory sign shall be permitted which does not exceed
two square feet for each acre of land in such multiple-commercial-use
facility or industrial park. Such signs shall not exceed a total area
of 12 square feet.
E. An overall sign design plan for any such center or facility shall
be submitted with the application for the site development permit.
The sign design plan shall include plans for each principal activity
therein and shall reflect a reasonable uniformity of design, lettering,
lighting and material.
The following signs shall be permitted without a permit in all
districts:
A. Signs bearing the name of the principal occupant and/or the street
address of a private dwelling which do not exceed one square foot
in area.
B. Professional nameplates which do not exceed one square foot in area.
C. Signs advertising the sale, lease or rental of the premises upon
which the sign is located which do not exceed six square feet in area.
Notwithstanding the provisions of §
290-73M, one directional sign advertising an industry or business having its principal place of business within the Village of Manchester may be located upon premises other than the premises of the principal place of such industry or business, provided that:
A. Such industry or business does not front on a state highway.
B. The principal purpose of such sign is to direct motor vehicles to
the location of such business or industry.
C. Such sign is located no closer than 10 feet nor more than 30 feet
from the right-of-way line.
D. Such sign has a maximum area of not more than 12 square feet on either
side and shall have no more than two sides.
E. No part of such sign shall be more than 12 feet above the ground
measured from the highest level of natural ground immediately beneath
the sign.
F. Wherever possible, the grouping of compatible off-premises directional
signs shall be encouraged.
G. Such signs may be illuminated by indirect lighting.
H. All applications for an off-premises directional sign shall be accompanied
by a written statement signed by the owner of the premises giving
permission to locate the sign on the subject property.
All applications for a sign permit shall be made in writing,
in triplicate, upon the forms prescribed and provided by the Code
Enforcement Officer or designee and shall be accompanied by the required
fee.
A. All applications shall contain the following information:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant.
(2) The location of the building, structure or land to which or upon
which the sign is to be erected.
(3) A detailed drawing or blue print showing a description of the construction
details of the sign and showing the lettering and/or pictorial matter
composing the sign; position of lighting or other extraneous devices;
a location plan showing the position of the sign or any buildings
or structures, including any private or public street or highway.
(4) Written consent of the owner of the building, structure or land to
which or on which the sign is to be erected, in the event that the
applicant is not the owner thereof.
B. All applications for a sign permit, except those for a temporary
sign, shall be forwarded to the Planning Board for review. Prior to
rendering its decision, the Board shall:
(1) Review the design, size and location of the proposed sign to determine
whether the proposed sign is in violation of any of the regulations
or restrictions set forth in this chapter.
(2) Grant approval, including any reasonable conditions, or reject the
application and provide reasons for rejecting the application.
It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer or designee,
upon the filing of the application for said permit, to examine all
of the data submitted to him with the application and, if necessary,
the building or premises upon which it is proposed to erect the sign
or other advertising structure. If it shall appear that the proposed
sign is in compliance with all of the requirements of this chapter
and other rules and regulations of the Village of Manchester and has
been approved as to design, size and location by the Planning Board,
as provided for herein, a permit for the erection of the proposed
sign shall be issued. If the sign authorized under any such permit
has not been completed within six months from the date of the issuance
of such permit, the permit shall become null and void, but may be
renewed for one additional six-month period upon the approval by the
Planning Board and upon payment of an additional fee. A request, which
cites the reason for requesting the extension for the completion of
the sign, shall be submitted in writing to the Planning Board not
more than 30 days following the first six-month expiration period.