Auto sales freestanding sign
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Awning/canopy/marquee sign
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Billboard
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Canopy, service station sign
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Freestanding sign (including ground signs)
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Identification sign
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Instructional sign
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Neighborhood community identification sign
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Planned center signs
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Projecting sign
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Public interest sign
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Real estate, residential and commercial: rent or sale sign
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Wall sign (which may include an awning/canopy/marquee sign)
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Window sign
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Construction/contractor identification sign
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Grand opening/going out of business sign
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Holiday sign/special event sign
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Political sign
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Sandwich sign
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Sign Regulations
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Lower Paxton Township
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Permanent Signs
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Type of Sign:
Auto Sales Freestanding Signs
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Definition:
Auto Sales Freestanding Signs. A grouping of signs which provide
legible signage for auto- sales uses. These signs shall be in place
of freestanding signs that would otherwise be allowed.
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Regulations:
District(s) Permitted: Commercial districts where auto-related
uses are allowed
Total Sign Area: 1 square foot of sign area for each lineal
foot of public road or street frontage, provided there is compliance
with the other requirements of this article
Permit Required: Yes
Fee Required: Yes
Number Permitted: varies - see below
Setback: 5 feet minimum from the right-of-way line
Illumination: Yes
Insurance/Hold Harmless Required: Yes
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Freestanding Signs:
Height: 20 feet above grade, this may be increased to 30 feet
if the sign is located along an interstate highway
Area: 40 square feet, this may be increased by 20 square feet
if located along an interstate highway
Spacing: Signs must be a minimum of 100 feet apart
One freestanding sign shall be permitted for each new vehicle
manufacturer franchise that involves sales on lot
One freestanding sign shall be permitted for a used car sales
lot
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Wall Signs:
The "wall sign" provisions of this article shall apply
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Flags and Banners:
Flags and banners will be considered permanent signs for this
type of facility
The maximum size of a flag or banner shall be 18 square feet
with the dimensions of 3 feet by 6 feet
Flags and banners shall be placed at intervals of 20 feet or
greater from one another
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Preferred Sign Types: Wall,
freestanding, ground and permanent changeable message signs are the
preferred type of sign for this use. These signs are intended to be
legible from a distance, therefore the degree of contrast between
the background and the letter color is important.
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Sign Regulations
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Lower Paxton Township
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Permanent Signs
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Type of Sign:
Awning/Canopy/Marquee
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Definition:
Sign, Awning. A sign attached to, painted, or printed onto a
roof-like cover of the fixed, hinged, roll, or folding type
Sign, Canopy. A sign attached to, painted or printed onto a
canopy
Sign, Marquee. Any sign attached to a marquee for the purpose
of identifying a movie theater or similar place of entertainment and
which has changeable copy.
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Regulations:
Shall be regulated as a type of "wall sign." See wall signs in this § 203-714.
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Sign Regulations
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Lower Paxton Township
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Permanent Signs
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Type of Sign:
Billboard Sign (also known as an off-site sign)
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Definition:
Sign, Billboard. A sign other than a directional sign which
directs attention to or communicates information about a business,
commodity, service or event that exists or is conducted, sold, offered,
maintained or provided at a location other than the premises where
the sign is located.
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Regulations:
See additional regulations in § 203-705
District(s) Permitted: LI and GI
Location: No billboard shall be located within 1,000 feet of
any street intersection
Height: No billboard shall exceed 40 feet in height
Maximum Area: 672 square feet in total surface display area
per face along interstate highways and 300 square feet per face in
other locations
Permit Required: Yes
Fee Required: Yes
Spacing: See § 203-705
Setback: 40 feet from any road or street right-of-way line.
Also must conform with the front, side and rear yard setback requirements
of the district in which they are located.
Illumination: Yes
Insurance/Hold Harmless Required: Yes
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Sign Regulations
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Lower Paxton Township
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Temporary Signs
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Type of Sign:
Grand Opening/Going Out of Business
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Definition:
Sign, Grand Opening/Going Out of Business. A temporary sign
advertising the opening or closure of a store or business.
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Regulations:
District(s) Permitted: All zones
Height: 20 feet above grade
Area: 50 square feet (balloons and banners are permitted)
Permit Required: Yes
Fee Required: Escrow deposit
Number Permitted: 1
Setback: 5 feet from right-of-way line
Illumination: Yes
Period of Display: 4 weeks before event and 1 week after event.
Limit to one per business lifetime
Insurance/Hold Harmless Required: No
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Sign Regulations
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Lower Paxton Township
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Temporary Signs
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Type of Sign:
Holiday/Special Event
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Definition:
Sign, Holiday. A temporary sign which is representative of a
historic holiday or religious celebration, which contains advertising
copy, slogans, trademarks, or logos.
Sign, Special Event. A temporary sign for special events of
corporate, religious, charitable, civic, fraternal or similar nonprofit
or not-for-profit organizations.
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Regulations:
District(s) Permitted: All
Height: 20 feet
Area: 50 square feet maximum for all signs of this type
Permit Required: Yes
Fee Required: Escrow deposit
Number Permitted: 1
Setback: 5 feet from right-of-way
Illumination: Yes
Period of Display: 4 weeks before event and 1 week after event,
not to exceed 4 times per year
Insurance/Hold Harmless Required: No
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Sign Regulations
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Lower Paxton Township
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Permanent Signs
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Type of Sign:
Identification Sign
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Definition:
Sign, Identification. A sign which displays only the name, address,
and/or crest, or insignia, trademark, home occupation or profession
of an occupant or the name of any building on the premises.
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Regulations:
District(s) Permitted: All
Height: Top of wall to which attached, or 4 feet in height if
mounted on a post
Area: 4 square feet
Permit Required: No
Fee Required: No
Number Permitted: 1 per building
Setback: Wall surface, or 5 feet from right-of-way line if mounted
on a post
Illumination: No
Insurance/Hold Harmless Required: No
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Sign Regulations
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Lower Paxton Township
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Permanent Signs
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Type of Sign:
Instructional
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Definition:
Sign, Instructional. An on-premises sign designed to guide vehicular
and/or pedestrian traffic by using such words as "Entrance," "Exit,"
"Parking," "One-Way" or similar directional instruction, but not including
any advertising message. The name or logo of the business or use to
which the sign is giving direction may also be included on the sign
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Regulations:
District(s) Permitted: All
Height: 4 feet
Area: 8 square feet
Permit Required: Yes
Fee Required: Yes
Number Permitted: 4 per parcel
Setback: Right-of-way line
Illumination: Yes
Insurance/Hold Harmless Required: Yes
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Sign Regulations
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Lower Paxton Township
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Permanent Signs
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Type of Sign:
Neighborhood Community Identification
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Definition:
Sign, Neighborhood Community Identification. A sign which identifies
a neighborhood or community only and is located at the boundary of
same.
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Regulations:
District(s) Permitted: Residential districts only
Height: 8 feet
Area: 32 square feet
Permit Required: Yes
Fee Required: Yes
Number Permitted: 2 at each entrance
Setback: 10 feet from right-of-way line if sign is greater than
16 square feet, otherwise, right-of-way line
Illumination: No
Insurance/Hold Harmless Required: No
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Sign Regulations
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Lower Paxton Township
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Permanent Signs
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Type of Sign:
Planned Center Signs
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Definition:
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Sign, Planned Center. Signs advertising the name and tenants
of an integrated development such as a planned shopping center, office,
or industrial park.
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Regulations:
District(s) Permitted: Commercial and industrial districts,
other than ON and V Districts
Permit Required: Yes
Fee Required: Yes
Illumination: Yes
Insurance/Hold Harmless Required: Yes
Minimum Requirements for a Planned Center: 10,000 square feet
of building space and 2 tenants
Ground Signs:
Area: 1 square foot for each 4 feet of frontage contained within
the planned center. In no case shall a planned center sign exceed
a maximum size of 100 square feet
Number Permitted: 1 planned center sign per frontage of the
planned center shall be permitted
Setback: 10 feet from right-of-way line
Height: Consistent with freestanding sign requirements
Wall Signs:
Maximum Area for single-tenant buildings: 32 square feet
Maximum Area for multi-tenant buildings:
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Suite/Tenant Size
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Allowable sign area
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0-5,000 square feet
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32 square feet
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5,001-10,000 square feet
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60 square feet
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Over 10,001 square feet
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10% of the vertical building wall face to which the sign is
attached
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The number of wall signs for multi-tenant buildings is 1 per
tenant; for single-tenant buildings 2. Wall signs may not project
above the highest point of the wall on which they are attached. Signs
may be attached to roof-like architectural projections from building
walls, but not directly onto a roof.
Directional Signs:
Height: Top of wall to which attached, or 4 feet in height if
mounted on a post
Area: 4 square feet
Permit or Fee Required: No
Number Permitted: N/A
Setback: Wall surface, or 3 feet from right-of-way line if mounted
on a post
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Sign Regulations
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Lower Paxton Township
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Temporary Signs
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Type of Sign:
Political Sign
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Definition:
Sign, Political. A temporary sign that advertises a candidate
or candidates for public elective office(s), a political party, or
promotes a position on a public or ballot issue.
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Regulations:
The regulations of this table shall not apply to political signs
at a polling place on the day of an election
District(s) Permitted: All
Height: 5 feet in a residential district, 8 feet in other districts
Sign Area: 16 square feet per candidate or issue, per street
frontage
Permit Required: Yes, for signs posted longer than 90 days
Fee Required: An escrow deposit may be required to ensure removal
of signs. Any fee for such deposit shall be set by resolution
Number Permitted: 2 per candidate or issue per street frontage.
Each sign may have 2 sign faces
Setback: 2 feet from right-of-way. No sign shall interfere with
traffic sight distance
Illumination: No
Period of Display: Must be removed within 2 weeks after election
if the sign pertains to an election
Political signs may also be used in place of allowed wall or
freestanding signs in commercial or industrial districts
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Sign Regulations
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Lower Paxton Township
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Permanent Signs
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Type of Sign:
Projecting
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Definition:
Sign, Projecting. A sign affixed to a wall or other vertical
surface at a 90° angle and extends no more than 4 feet beyond
the building wall, structure or parts thereof.
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Regulations:
District(s) Permitted: Commercial districts
Height: Not to exceed the height of the wall to which attached
Area: 9 square feet
Additional Restrictions: The sign shall not project beyond 4
feet of the building face. The bottom of the sign shall have an 8-foot
pedestrian clearance from ground level.
Permit Required: Yes
Fee Required: Yes
Number Permitted: 1 per road or street frontage
Setback: Right-of-way line
Illumination: No, external illumination only
Insurance/Hold Harmless Required: Yes
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Sign Regulations
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Lower Paxton Township
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Permanent Signs
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Type of Sign:
Public Interest
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Definition:
Sign, Public Interest. A sign on private property that displays
information pertinent to the safety or legal responsibilities of the
general public such as "Warning," "No Hunting" and "No Trespassing"
signs
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Regulations:
District(s) Permitted: All
Height: 6 feet
Area: 1 square foot
Permit Required: No
Fee Required: No
Number Permitted: 1 per 100 feet of property line
Setback: Right-of-way line
Illumination: No
Insurance/Hold Harmless Required: No
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Sign Regulations
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Lower Paxton Township
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Permanent Signs
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Type of Sign:
Real Estate, Residential and Commercial: Rent or Sale
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Definition:
Sign, Real Estate. A type of sign pertaining only to the lease,
sale or rental of the land(s) or building(s) upon which such signs
are displayed.
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Regulations:
District(s) Permitted: All
Height and Area:
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Parcel Size
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Max. Area
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Max. Ht.
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Setback
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Single-family residential
Others
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4 square feet
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5 feet
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None
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Less than 1 acre
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9 square feet
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6 feet
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None
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1.01 to 10 acres
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12 square feet
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6 feet
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10 feet
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More than 10 acres
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24 square feet
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8 feet
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10 feet
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Permit Required: Not for residential signs, required for all
other real estate signs
Fee Required: No
Number Permitted: 1 nonilluminated sign per street frontage
Setback: Right-of-way line
Illumination: No
Real Estate signs shall be removed 10 days after the lease,
sale or rental of the property or building has been accomplished
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Sign Regulations
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Lower Paxton Township
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Permanent Signs
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Type of Sign:
Wall
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Definition:
Sign, Wall. Any sign directly attached to an exterior wall of a building or dependent upon a building for its support with its exposed face parallel or approximately parallel to the plane of the building or structure on which it is placed. Signs directly painted on walls shall be considered wall signs. An awning sign, canopy sign or marquee sign (as defined by § 203-704 and as described on a previous chart) shall be considered a type of wall sign.
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Regulations:
District(s) Permitted: Industrial and commercial districts
Height: Top of wall to which attached
Maximum Area: 10% of the vertical building wall face to which
the sign is attached
Wall signs shall be allowed on up to 2 sides of a building
Permit Required: Yes
Fee Required: Yes
Number Permitted: 2 per establishment per side of a building
Setback: Wall surface, except that an awning sign, canopy sign
or marquee sign may extend up to 4 feet from a building wall, provided
it does not intrude into a street right-of-way
Illumination: Yes
Insurance/Hold Harmless Required: Yes
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