Signs identified as "A" in Table 1[1] shall be erected, installed, or created only in conformance with a duly issued and valid Sign permit. Such permits shall be issued only in accordance with the following requirements. Any Sign not authorized pursuant to this Section is prohibited.
No Sign shall be allowed in the public right-of-way, except as follows and in conformance with the following conditions:
A. 
Permanent bus stop Signs erected by a public transit company.
B. 
Permanent informational Signs of a public utility regarding its poles, lines, pipes, or facilities.
C. 
Awning, Projecting, and Suspended Signs projecting over a public right-of-way in conformance with all other regulations of this chapter.
D. 
Temporary emergency warning Signs erected by a governmental agency, a public utility company, or a contractor doing authorized or permitted work within the public right-of-way.
E. 
Sandwich Board Signs in conformance with all other regulations of this chapter.
F. 
Banner Signs over public rights-of-way.
Temporary Signs promoting events, programs, or functions are permitted on town-owned Property upon 15 days' notice to and written approval of the town agency with jurisdiction for the Property; provided, however, that an organization may at each location place a single Sign not to exceed nine square feet; provided, further, that such Signs may be installed only during the period from 30 days prior to the event to three days subsequent to the event. For the purposes of this section multi-day events occurring at least once per week may be treated as a single event.
Notwithstanding the prohibitions in § 237-18D and § 237-18J, sponsorship Signs supporting municipal recreational facilities and activities are permitted on town-owned Property upon the written approval of the town agency with the jurisdiction for such Property, provided in the case of Roof Signs that such Signs be limited to 40 square feet in size and shall be limited to the following locations, with no more than one Sign allowed at each such location: Memorial Field, Condon Park, Rustcraft Road, and Stone Park.
The following Signs do not require a permit under this chapter:
A. 
Any Sign erected or required by public agencies pursuant to federal, state, or local law.
B. 
Public Signs erected by or on behalf of a governmental body to post legal notices, to identify public Property, to convey public information, and to direct or regulate pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
C. 
Signs that are not illuminated and are not Visible from any area to which the public has the right to access.
D. 
Any Sign inside a building, not attached to a window or door, that is not visible from a distance of more than three feet beyond the lot line of the Lot or parcel on which such Sign is located.
E. 
On-Premises traffic control devices on private property, the faces of which meet Department of Transportation standards, and which additionally contain only the name or logo of the business.
F. 
Flags of a government, political subdivision, or other non-commercial institution.
G. 
Memorials such as gravestones and cornerstones.
H. 
Historical Markers installed or approved by a Public Agency or duly established historical society.
I. 
Awning Sign limited to a single line of lettering no more than 6 inches high.
J. 
Identification Sign of no more than two square feet in area for a residence.
The following Signs are allowed on private Property without Sign permits:
A. 
On all residential properties, one Identification Sign of no more than two (2) square feet.
B. 
On all properties, Temporary Signs shall not exceed nine square feet in area and shall not be illuminated.
The following are prohibited:
A. 
Animated Signs, except as provided for under Article IV, Special Regulations. This includes wind-driven, inflated, whirling, turning, spinning devices that serve as a Commercial Message.
B. 
Beacon.
C. 
Billboard.
D. 
Commercial Messages that are not mounted on a Building, Awning/Canopy, Freestanding Sign, or other expressly permitted Sign or mounting condition.
E. 
Digital Display Sign except as provided for under Article IV, Special Regulations.
F. 
Neon-type Sign, except as provided for under Article IV, Special Regulations.
G. 
Off-Premises Sign, except as provided for under Article IV, Special Regulations.
H. 
Pennant Sign.
I. 
Portable Sign, other than Sandwich Board Signs as provided for under Article IV, Special Regulations.
J. 
Roof Signs, unless granted as a waiver by DRAB for a Creative Sign.
K. 
Signs having red or green lights erected within sight of a traffic Signal unless approved as non-hazardous by the Chief of Police.
L. 
Signs which obscure or tend to block a clear view of traffic, warning and control Signs or Signals, pedestrian crosswalks, or handicapped access ramps, or any Sign that the Commissioner determines may endanger public safety.