The purpose of this chapter is to improve pedestrian and traffic
safety; to avoid the proliferation of signs; to minimize their adverse
effect on nearby public and private property; to preserve the esthetic
environment; to encourage the effective use of signs; and to enable
the fair and consistent enforcement of this chapter.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-8(A); C.O. 18-075, § 7, 5/7/2018)
No sign, except a "for sale" or "for lease" sign, shall be erected,
altered or enlarged until an application on the appropriate form,
furnished by the building inspector, containing such information as
the building inspector may require and a sign permit for such erection,
alteration or enlargement has been issued by the building inspector.
Such permit shall be issued only if the building inspector determines
that the sign complies or will comply with all applicable provisions
of both this title and the State Building Code, Article 14.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-8(B))
No sign in the RA, RA1, RB, RB1, RC, RC1, RC2, RC3, PDD1, PDD2,
NB, GB, GB1, DB, LI, and IP districts shall be a digital sign as defined
in this title. Digital signage may be allowed by special permit only
in the HB and TED districts subject to a traffic impact analysis to
be approved by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Any
approved digital sign in the HB or TED Districts must be at least
one hundred feet from any public way, and at least three hundred feet
from any residence, school, public park, playground or other public
grounds,
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-8(C); C.O. 18-075, § 8, 5/7/2018)
No digital sign shall be illuminated between the hours of 11:00
p.m. and sunrise.
(C.O. 18-075, § 9, 5/7/2018)
A. Standing
signs that are strictly accessory in nature are allowed in the general
business, central business, highway business and general and limited
industrial districts and IP, PDD1 and PDD2 districts.
B. Standing signs that are strictly accessory in nature are allowed by special permit (see Section
17.16.251) in residential RC, RC1, RC2 and NB districts.
C. Standing
signs that are accessory in nature are prohibited in residential RA,
RA1, RB, RB1 and RC3 districts.
(C.O. 83-508A § 2 (part); C.O. 85-4A § 36 (part); C.O. 97-105 § 47)
A. Standing
signs that are allowed as of right or special permit shall be affixed
to the ground, and in no instance shall they be allowed on or on top
of a building. Further, standing signs that are allowed by right or
special permit may only be located on the lot or lots where the business
use advertised by the standing accessory sign is located; and in all
instances, the standing accessory sign shall be placed at the furthest
point away from any directly abutting residential lots, consistent
with all other regulations required by this title. Residential lots
across the street from the area in question shall not be construed
as an abutting residential lot.
B. Standing accessory signs shall conform to the following dimensional criteria. (See Section
17.16.251 for the dimensional controls relating to standing accessory signs allowed by special permit in the residential RC, RC1, RC2 and NB districts):
1. All
portions of a standing accessory sign shall be at least five feet
from any public walkway, and where none exists, at least ten feet
from any public roadway.
2. The
topmost height of any accessory sign in the general business and central
business districts shall not exceed twenty feet, and shall have a
clearance from ground level of at least nine feet.
3. The
area of the standing accessory sign, whether permitted as of right
or special permit shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the area
of a building wall where an attached accessory sign would be or is
placed.
4. In
cases where this is unclear, the twenty-five-percent area shall be
determined by the facade that bears the legal address of the building
in question.
5. Standing
accessory signs are allowed in addition to attached accessory signs
providing that they can meet all the criteria set forth in this title.
(C.O. 83-508A § 2 (part); C.O. 97-105 § 48; C.O. 23-246, § 3, 11/13/2023)
A. Standing
accessory multiuse signs, that are allowed by special permit in the
HB, TED, LI and IP districts, shall be affixed to the ground, and
in no instance shall they be allowed on or on top of a building. Further,
standing accessory multiuse signs allowed by special permit may only
be located on the lot or lots where the business advertised by the
accessory sign is located and in all instances, the standing accessory
multiuse sign shall be placed at the furthest point away from any
directly abutting RA, RA1, RB or RB1 zoned lots, consistent with all
other regulations required by this title. RA, RA1, RB and RB1 lots
across the street from the area in question shall not be constructed
as an abutting lot.
(C.O. 91-253 § 2; C.O.
97-105 § 49)
In an area zoned as a residence district, no accessory sign
shall be erected or maintained except as follows:
A. One
sign displaying the street number and/or name of the occupant of the
premises not exceeding one square foot in area. Such a sign may include
identification of an accessory professional office or other accessory
use permitted in a residence district;
B. Two
"for sale" or "for rent (or lease)" signs not exceeding a total of
two square feet in area and advertising only the premises on which
it is located;
C. One
contractor's sign, not exceeding twelve square feet in area, maintained
on the premises while construction is in process and containing information
relevant to the project. Such sign shall be removed promptly after
the issuance of an occupancy permit;
D. One
identification sign, not exceeding twelve square feet in area, at
any public entrance to a subdivision or multifamily development;
E. One
bulletin or announcement board, identification sign or entrance marker
for each public entrance to the premises upon which a church, synagogue
or institution is located, not exceeding twelve square feet in area,
and there shall be not more than three such signs for each church,
synagogue or institution.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-8(E))
Accessory signs in all business and industrial districts shall
comply with the following requirements:
A. Attached
signs:
1. The
sign shall be firmly affixed to a building.
2. The
sign shall not project above the top of the wall to which it is attached
or be located on the roof of any building.
3. The
sign shall not project more than twelve inches, in the case of a sign
parallel with the wall, or five feet in the case of a sign projecting
perpendicular from the wall, from the face of the wall to which is
attached.
4. Perpendicular
signs shall have a clearance from ground level of at least nine feet.
B. Size:
The area of the sign or signs shall not exceed fifteen percent of
the area of the wall on which the sign is located.
C. Number:
There shall be not more than two exterior signs for each business
establishment except that if there is more than one public entrance
to any such business establishment, there may be one additional secondary
sign for each such entrance; provided, that the aggregate area of
all such secondary signs shall not exceed six square feet.
D. Building
directories: In addition to the sign or signs provided for elsewhere
in this section, one directory of the business establishments occupying
a building may be affixed to the exterior wall of the building at
each public entrance to the building. Such directory shall not exceed
an area determined on the basis of one square foot for each establishment
occupying the building.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-8(F); C.O. 23-246, § 4, 11/13/2023)
Signs painted or placed on the inside of the glass of a window
shall be permitted, provided that the aggregate area of such signs
does not exceed thirty-five percent of the area of the window glass.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-8(G))
Temporary signs which comply with this title shall be permitted.
Before a temporary sign, other than a temporary sign placed in a window,
shall be erected or displayed, there shall be deposited with the building
inspector the sum listed in Table I of this revision for each sign.
In the event of failure to remove the sign within the period prescribed,
the building inspector shall apply the deposit towards the cost of
removing the sign. Temporary signs which do not comply with this title
may be authorized by the building inspector for public or charitable
purposes.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-8(H)(part); C.O. 83-52 § 75 (part))
This title shall not apply to any official traffic control devices
required, maintained, or installed by a federal or state agency, or
the city of Revere, or to any federal, state, or city government signs,
or signs permitted by the city on city property, street signs indicating
the names or location of any street, road, way, or avenue, any building
markers indicating the name of a building and date and incidental
information about its construction, which marker may be cut into a
masonry surface or made of other permanent material, fuel pump information
signs, and any flags, holiday lights and decorations.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-8(I); C.O. 18-075, § 11, 5/7/2018)
Subject to Section
17.40.050, signs or billboards legally erected before the adoption of any provision of this title that do not conform to the provisions of this title may continue to be maintained, so long as they conform with this chapter.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-8(J); C.O. 18-075, § 12, 5/7/2018)
Notwithstanding Section
9.12.030 of the Revere Revised Ordinances, no person, business, agency, or entity shall post or affix in any manner, paint or write or cause to be painted, printed, or written, a notice, sign, advertisement or bill upon a post, pole fence, wall, building, tree, ledges or rocks without the consent of the person, business, agency or entity having ownership, possession, or control of such post, fence, pole, wall, building, tree, ledges or rocks.
(C.O. 18-075, § 13, 5/7/2018)
A. No
static billboard in the RA, RA1, RB, RB1, RC, RC1, RC2, RC3, PDD1,
PDD2, NB, GB, GB1, NB, GB, GB1, CB, HB, LI and IP Districts shall
be converted to a digital billboard, Converting a static billboard
to a digital billboard may be allowed by special permit only in the
TED District subject to a traffic impact analysis to be approved by
the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
B. No
sign, accessory sign, or sign of any type may be converted or changed
to a digital sign, unless otherwise permitted in this title (see 17.36.030).
(C.O. 18-075, § 14, 5/7/2018)
A. To provide for the structural integrity and maintenance of billboards, and to ensure that all billboards are kept in a clean, safe, secure, and sanitary manner, and that no billboard becomes deteriorated, dilapidated, or a blight on the city, or in any way adversely affects public health or safety, the owner of a billboard shall ensure that it is maintained in compliance with the provisions of Title
8 of the Revere Revised Ordinances, which includes the State Sanitary Code (105 CMR 410), State Fire Code (527 CMR 100), and State Building Code (780 CMR 100), said Building Code which incorporates therein the International Property Maintenance Code, any violations of which will be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapters
1.12 and
1.16, and/or suspension or revocation of any city-issue permit or license.
B. Owners
of billboards shall conduct periodic inspections of billboards at
least once every year to ensure compliance with this chapter. Inspections
shall be conducted by a qualified, independent engineer license to
practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The results of such
inspections shall be provided to the city of Revere building inspector.
(C.O. 18-075, § 15, 5/7/2018)