All off-premises signs shall be prohibited with
the exception of the following.
[Amended 8-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-393; 2-22-1993 by Ord. No. 93-141; 10-24-1994 by Ord. No.
94-438; 12-28-1994 by Ord. No. 95-22; 3-23-1998 by Ord. No. 98-135]
A. A sign displaying the name of an industrial or commercial
park and/or a directory of businesses and industries within the industrial
or commercial park listed herein shall be permitted within or without
a public right-of-way in any commercial or industrial district. The
industrial or commercial parks are listed as follows:
(2) Godsoe Road Industrial Park Annex.
(3) Target Industrial Circle.
(4) Hildreth Street Industrial Park North.
(5) Hildreth Street Industrial Park South.
(6) Bangor International Airport Industrial Airpark.
(8) Sylvan Road Industrial Park.
(9) Dowd Industrial Estates Park.
(11)
Christmas Tree Shop Plaza.
[Added 7-26-2010 by Ord. No. 10-251]
(13)
Longview Park (Hogan Road and Longview Drive).
(14)
Longview Park (Stillwater Avenue and Longview
Drive).
(15)
Maine Business Enterprise Park.
(16)
Oak Ridge Business Park.
[Added 7-26-1999 by Ord. No. 99-253]
B. A sign
displaying the name Bass Park and/or a directory of businesses within
the Bass Park District. Lots within the Bass Park District shall be
permitted no on-premises freestanding signs other than directional
signage allowed elsewhere in this Code. The lots that lie in the Bass
Park District shall collectively be permitted to install one off-premises
freestanding sign in the Dutton Street right-of-way.
[Added 11-13-2013 by Ord. No. 13-349]
C. Each sign authorized under this section shall be subject
to the following conditions:
[Amended 5-24-2004 by Ord. No. 04-136]
(1) Each sign shall be owned by the City of Bangor, but
the costs for construction, installation, maintenance and removal
shall be borne by occupants of the industrial or commercial park or
Bass Park District. Said occupants shall agree among themselves as
to how said costs will be paid through an agreement recorded in the
Penobscot County Registry of Deeds, a copy of which shall be provided
to the Code Enforcement Division. Should the occupants fail to record
such an agreement, the City may assess the occupants reasonable fees
to cover said costs.
[Amended 10-12-2011 by Ord. No. 11-292; 11-13-2013 by Ord. No.
13-349]
(2) Signs may be constructed only upon issuance of a permit
by the Code Enforcement Officer, who shall determine the conformance
of the sign with existing laws and who shall obtain from the City
Engineer written approval that the design and exact location of a
sign to be constructed within a right-of-way will not constitute a
traffic hazard. A sign may be removed from a right-of-way by the City
should the City determine a need of the sign location for road purposes.
(3) In cases of permits issued after the effective date
of this section, no more than one sign shall be located at or near
any entrance to any industrial or commercial park.
(4) A sign shall be limited to 300 square feet of sign
area per side and shall be limited to a maximum height of 25 feet.
The bottom of the sign face must stand at least six feet from the
normal ground elevation where, in the opinion of the City Engineer,
the view from a stopped car at the intersection of a driveway or road
would be obstructed or the sign would constitute a traffic hazard.
Where the view of a turning vehicle is not obstructed, there shall
be no minimum height requirement. The sign shall carry no flashing
illumination or moving parts.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(5) Each commercial or industrial park sign shall include the name of the commercial or industrial park as indicated in Subsection
A.
(6) A sign carrying a directory of park occupants must be designed to provide a name space which is uniform in size and shape for each of the lots in the park. Designation of individual panels shall be determined in the agreement mentioned in Subsection
C(1) of this section. A park occupant may, as part of said agreement, waive its right to use its panel in favor of a business on another lot in the park, provided that in no case may a business use more than one panel.
[Amended 10-12-2011 by Ord. No. 11-292]
(7) Each tenant panel sign shall have a maximum length
of 10 feet and a minimum length of two feet, and have a maximum height
of 30 inches and a minimum height of one foot, except that in the
Bass Park District one panel may have a maximum height of up to 60
inches.
[Amended 10-12-2011 by Ord. No. 11-292; 11-13-2013 by Ord. No.
13-349]
The following off-premises signs may be erected
and maintained without a permit from the Code Enforcement Officer:
A. Signs located on or in the rolling stock of common
carriers and signs on registered and inspected motor vehicles, except
such signs which are determined by the Code Enforcement Officer to
be circumventing the intent of this chapter. Circumvention shall include,
but not be limited to, signs which are continuously in the same location
or signs that extend beyond the height, width or length of the vehicle.
C. Signs on or in bus shelters as provided in Chapter
165 (the Land Development Code of the City of Bangor).
D. Special intracommunity service signs.
(1) Such signs may be erected in any non-controlled-access public right-of-way
within the City of Bangor. Such signs may only be erected by the City
of Bangor. Such signs shall be limited to directing traffic to the
following locations:
[Amended 4-22-1996 by Ord. No. 96-174; 6-14-2010 by Ord. No. 10-200; 12-26-2018 by Ord. No. 19-033]
(a)
Hospitals which provide emergency services 24
hours a day.
(b)
Public transportation facilities, including
airports, railroad stations, bus terminals and ferries.
(c)
Public recreational facilities, such as beaches,
parks, sport arenas, scenic areas, historical sites, museums and cultural
facilities and educational facilities.
(d)
Municipal subdivisions, such as central business
districts and villages within the City boundaries.
(e)
Governmental buildings or agencies, such as
City Hall, county buildings, schools, armories and fire and police
stations.
(f) Places of worship, as defined in §
165-13 of the Land Development Code.
(g)
Buildings or developments which are primarily accessible through, but are not within, an industrial or commercial park listed in §
260-11A, provided that:
[1]
The sign is erected within or adjacent to said park;
[2]
The sign does not direct the public to another industrial or
commercial park; and
[3]
The City Engineer or their designee finds that the sign is necessary
to assist the public in accessing the business or development.
(h)
Buildings or developments which are primarily accessible by
a private road on a separate parcel, provided that:
[1]
The building or development has no frontage on a public way,
excepting any frontage on an interstate highway; and
[2]
The City Engineer or their designee finds that the sign is necessary
to assist the public in accessing the business or development.
(3) Signs shall be rectangular in shape with a white legend on a blue
background. The maximum length shall be 48 inches, and the maximum
letter size shall be four inches. No more than two lines of copy shall
be permitted on any one sign. No more than three signs shall be permitted
per installation.
[Amended 12-26-2018 by Ord. No. 19-033]
(a)
Vertical and lateral clearances of such signs
shall conform to Section 2A.16 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices for Streets and Highways. Such signs shall not be erected
in conjunction with, nor be in conflict with, nor interfere with,
official highway signs.
[Amended 12-26-2018 by Ord. No. 19-033]
(b)
Each sign shall be owned by the City of Bangor,
but the costs for construction, installation, maintenance and removal
shall be borne by the organization for which the sign was erected.
[Amended 4-22-1996 by Ord. No. 96-174]
(c)
The City Engineer or their designee shall have the authority
over the location of such signs to ensure the public safety. Signs
shall be placed so they do not obstruct sight lines of other roadway
signs. Installations shall be field checked by the City Engineer or
their designee to verify there are no sight obstructions.
(4) Special intracommunity signs directing the public to municipal subdivisions or villages, such as central business or waterfront districts, or to governmental buildings, such as City Hall, county buildings, schools, libraries and fire and police stations, and signs welcoming the public to the City of Bangor shall not be subject to Subsection
D(3) above. Design, shape and size of such signs shall be reviewed and authorized by the City Council.
[Amended 4-22-1996 by Ord. No. 96-174]
E. Downtown
seasonal and promotional banners, provided that:
[Added 4-25-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-146]
(1) The banners may only be erected within a public right-of-way in the designated Downtown Tax Increment Financing District area, as approved by the City Council and accepted by the State of Maine. The banners are not subject to the requirements of §
260-6I.
(2) The
banners must be owned and erected by the City of Bangor, and shall
be reviewed and authorized by the City Council.
(3) Banners
advertising specific commercial establishments are prohibited.
(4) Each
banner may have the logo and/or name of a sponsoring organization.
The logo and/or name may not take up more than 20% of the sign area.
(5) No
banner shall be installed, maintained, or allowed to remain in a manner
as to constitute a hazard to the traveling public or cause an obstruction
to any traffic sign or signal. The Director of Public Works may cause
such a banner to be removed at their discretion.
The following off-premises signs may be erected
and maintained outside the public right-of-way without a permit from
the Code Enforcement Officer:
A. Signs erected by a public, civic, philanthropic, charitable
or religious organization announcing an auction, public supper, lawn
sale, campaign or drive or other like event or soliciting contributions.
B. Signs erected by fairs and expositions operated within
the City of Bangor.
C. Signs bearing religious messages and signs showing
the time and place of services or meetings of religious and civic
organizations.
D. Signs erected by nonprofit historical and cultural
institutions identifying landmarks or historic districts. Each institution
or historic district may erect not more than two signs with a surface
area not to exceed 50 square feet per sign, and each landmark may
erect one sign with a surface area not to exceed 50 square feet.
[Amended 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 03-76]
E. Signs bearing political messages.
F. Park sponsorship signs.
[Added 8-25-2003 by Ord. No. 03-252]
(1) The City of Bangor may erect no more than two sponsorship signs in each park designated in Subsection
F(4)(d).
(2) Each sign shall be owned and maintained by the City
of Bangor.
(3) Dimensions and location.
(a)
Sponsorship signs shall be freestanding; and
[1]
Not exceed eight feet in height;
[2]
Both sides of the sign may be utilized.
(b)
Sponsorship sign dimensions shall not exceed
two feet by three feet.
(c)
Each sign shall identify the name of the park, a short history of the park or other relevant information (if any), and may recognize the park’s sponsor in accordance with Subsection
F(4).
(d)
The design of the signs shall be as uniform
as practical; said design to be approved by the Council Committee
exercising oversight over the Parks and Recreation Department.
(e)
The Director of Parks and Recreation shall designate
where such signs shall be erected or relocated within a park.
(4) Sponsorships.
(a)
Any person, organization, business, or other
entity may sponsor a park by completing a sponsor application form
and paying an annual sponsorship fee to the City of Bangor.
(b)
A person, organization, business, or other entity
who sponsors a specific park shall have first option to renew its
sponsorship of that particular park.
(c)
The City of Bangor may utilize sponsorship fees
for any Parks and Recreation Department purpose.
(d)
Sponsorship signs shall recognize a park’s
sponsor by indicating that the park has been "Sponsored by" and the
sponsor’s name in letters not to exceed two inches; except that
there shall be no recognition of the sponsor of Davenport Park in
honor of the memory of the crew of the U.S.S. Maine and all veterans
of the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
(e)
Sponsorship fees shall be established by Council
Order for the following parks:
[1]
Category 1:
[g] Union Street Recreational Area.
[2]
Category 2:
[b] Essex Street Recreation Area (Penjajawoc
Park);
[g] Stillwater Park Playground.
[3]
Category 3:
[a] Bangor Gardens Playground;
[g] Second Street Playground;
(5) Effective date. This subsection (§
260-13F) shall take effect on June 1, 2004.
[Amended 4-25-2016 by Ord. No. 16-146]
No off-premises sign shall be suspended over any public street or sidewalk, with the exception of a flag or banner as provided in §
260-12E of this Code. The City Council may, by order, allow signs located on sidewalks.
All off-premises signs shall comply with any
and all state and federal statutes and regulations prohibiting outdoor
advertising, billboards and off-premises signs.