Signs in any residential district shall not require a permit.
No sign shall be displayed in any residential district, except as
follows:
A. Temporary signs as permitted in §
156-4.
B. An identification sign shall be required for each residence which
shall be one sign, which shall not exceed two square feet in area,
displaying not more than the name and street number of the occupant
of the premises and, in the case of a permitted office, studio or
occupational room, the identification thereof Such sign shall be parallel
to and within one foot of the front building line and shall not exceed
four feet in height above ground level.
C. One sign or bulletin board, not exceeding eight square feet in area, on church, institutional or school property, giving the identification thereof or advertising the activities thereof, or both. Such sign shall not be placed within a distance of 10 feet from any street or property line and shall not exceed six feet in height above ground level. Any such sign shall require a written permit thereof from the Building Inspector. All applications shall conform to the requirements of §
156-5A through
C.
D. One sign, which shall not exceed one square foot in area, indicating
that the premises is protected by a security company. Such sign shall
be parallel to and within one foot of the front building line and
shall not exceed two feet in height above ground level. Signs on windows,
which signs do not exceed 36 square inches, indicating that the premises
is protected by a security company, shall be exempt from the provisions
of this section.
A temporary sign shall be permitted for advertising and sales
of merchandise or other special occasions, subject to the following
conditions:
A. No more than 10%, in total, of each window shall be used to advertise
special occasions or the sale of merchandise.
B. The legend on the sign shall be directly related to the business
activity carried on by the occupant of the business premises.
C. The duration of the temporary sign shall be no longer than two calendar
weeks, provided that the sign may be displayed for no more than three
weekends.
D. No signs shall be of neon or neon paper or internally illuminated.
E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to temporary signs
placed within the windows of retail establishments of the business
district by charitable or religious organizations.
F. All such temporary signs shall be of professional quality, shall
be printed in legible type and shall not be handwritten.
All real estate and construction signs in nonresidential districts shall satisfy all of the requirements set forth in §
156-4 of this chapter.
No later than 30 days after a tenant has vacated a premises,
any exterior signs identifying such tenant or business shall be removed
in their entirety by the building owner. In instances where removal
of any such sign causes damage to the facade of the building, the
building owner shall repair/restore the damaged facade within 10 days
of the removal of the sign. The repair/restoration shall match and
conform to the existing building.
Any person, association, firm or corporation which violates
any provision of this chapter or assists in the violation of any provision
of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter only
and shall be punishable as follows:
A. By a fine of not more than $2,000 or by imprisonment for a period
not to exceed 15 days, or both, for conviction of a first offense.
B. By a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for a period
not to exceed 15 days, or both, for conviction of a second offense,
provided the first and second offenses were committed within a period
of five years of each other.
C. By a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for a period
not to exceed 15 days, or both, for conviction of the third or subsequent
offense or a series of offenses, all of which were committed within
a period of five years.