Type of Sign
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Maximum Size
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Maximum Number of Signs
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Location
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Permit Required
|
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Nonilluminated nameplate sign
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1 square foot
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1 per lot
|
Back of street line
|
No
|
Nonilluminated sign pertaining to a profession
or occupation permitted as an accessory use without a special permit
|
4 square feet
|
1 per lot
|
Back of street line
|
Yes
|
Sign pertaining to a profession or occupation
where a special permit is required (nonilluminated sign only)
|
6 square feet
|
1 per lot
|
Back of street line
|
Yes
|
Sign pertaining to institutional uses including,
places of worship, schools, and nursing homes by special permit
|
25 square feet
|
1 on each street frontage
|
15 ft. front setback
|
Yes
|
Type of Sign
|
Maximum Size
|
Maximum No. of Signs
|
Location
|
Permit Required
|
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Sign pertaining to the sale, lease or rental
of property on which it is located
|
6 square feet
|
1 on each street frontage
|
Back of street line
|
No
|
Sign pertaining to and during construction of
property
|
6 square feet
|
1 per lot
|
15-foot front setback
|
Yes
|
Sign offering lots and/or homes for sale within
an approved subdivision to be displayed for no more than 12 months,
with 1 extension permitted
|
25 square feet
|
1 on each street frontage
|
15-foot front setback
|
Yes
|
Sign of civic and nonprofit organizations displayed
for no more than 30 days in a 12-month period
|
25 square feet
|
1 per property
|
15-foot front setback
|
Yes
|
Holiday decoration without commercial advertising
|
15-foot setback
|
No
| ||
Seasonal decorations without commercial advertising
sponsored by the Town
|
72 inches vertical, 30 inches horizontal
|
1 per utility pole
|
Located not to impair pedestrian or vehicular
traffic sight lines
|
No
|
Type of Sign
|
Maximum Size
|
Maximum No. of Signs
|
Location
|
Permit Required
|
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Nameplate signs indicating the name of development
|
12 square feet or
|
1 for each street frontage where access exists
|
15-foot front setback
|
Yes
|
25 square feet
|
30-foot front setback
|
Yes
| ||
Signs identifying the rental or property management
agency
|
6 square feet
|
1 for each street frontage where access exists
|
Back of street line
|
No
|
Signs pertaining to the sale, lease or rental
of property for a period of 12 months
|
25 square feet
|
1 per property
|
15-foot front setback
|
Yes
|
Type of Sign
|
Location
|
Permit Required
| |
---|---|---|---|
The total combined sign area for each unit of
occupancy on the first floor and permanent freestanding signs shall
not exceed 1 square foot for each linear front foot of exterior building
wall as follows:
| |||
The number of permanent signs on a building
wall shall be restricted to 1 per unit of occupancy, except that units
with frontage on 2 streets may have 2 signs.
|
Building wall
|
Yes
| |
1 single- or double-faced permanent freestanding
or ground sign not exceeding 20 square feet in area nor 10 feet in
height may be erected on each lot containing frontage.
|
Ground, 20-foot setbacks
|
Yes
| |
Within 10 feet of each entrance of a building,
1 common nameplate sign may be erected which allows for not more than
1 square foot of sign area for each unit of occupancy that is served
by said entrance.
|
Back of street line
|
Yes
| |
Each unit of occupancy above the first floor
may only display a sign on the inside of each window serving said
unit of occupancy, provided that the combined area of such signs shall
not exceed 6 square feet. Such restriction shall not apply if units
of occupancy above the first floor have direct access to common areas
on the outside of the building where signs may be displayed.
|
Second floor
|
No
|
Type of Sign
|
Location
|
Permit Required
| |
---|---|---|---|
The total combined sign area for each unit of
occupancy on the first floor and permanent freestanding signs shall
not exceed 1 square foot for each linear front foot of exterior building
wall as follows:
| |||
The number of permanent signs on a building
wall shall be restricted to 1 per unit of occupancy, except that units
with frontage on 2 streets may have 2 signs.
|
Building wall
|
Yes
| |
1 single- or double-faced permanent freestanding
or ground sign not exceeding 12 square feet in area nor 10 feet in
height may be erected on each lot containing frontage.
[Amended 7-5-2007] |
Ground, 0-foot setback
|
Yes
| |
Within 10 feet of each entrance of a building,
1 common nameplate sign may be erected which allows for not more than
1 square foot of sign area for each unit of occupancy that is served
by said entrance.
|
Behind street line
|
Yes
| |
Each unit of occupancy above the first floor
may only display a sign on the inside of each window serving said
unit of occupancy, provided that the combined area of such signs shall
not exceed 6 square feet. Such restriction shall not apply if units
of occupancy above the first floor have direct access to common areas
on the outside of the building where signs may be displayed.
|
Second floor
|
No
| |
The exterior color of a sign shall be selected
from the Historic Colors of America pallet (as approved by the Society
for the Preservation of New England Antiquities) by California Products
Corporation or equivalent, and/or primary colors.
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All permanent signs permitted in the Town Center
Village District and West Suffield Village District are subject to
review by the Design Review Board.
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