A.
All signage is subject to the application, permit,
and approval requirements of the district in which it is situated.
Real estate signs are excluded from required permits but must otherwise
meet the sign requirements.
B.
Signs may be illuminated but shall be nonflashing
and shall not glare on adjacent properties.
C.
No sign shall be situated in such a way as to obstruct
the line of vision necessary for safe entrance to or exit from streets,
driveways, and parking lots.
D.
No sign shall be placed within any right-of-way of any state, Village, or county road except for the C-1 District only which will allow projecting perpendicular signs (§ 385-38E), portable signs (§ 385-38G), and awnings (§ 385-38H). The aforementioned signs shall comply with the sections of this chapter as identified above.
E.
Signs for advertising purposes shall not be placed
on a parked vehicle or trailer in any manner to circumvent this article.
F.
No sign shall be placed on the roof of any building.
G.
Regulation exemptions:
(1)
Flags and insignia of any government except when displayed
in connection with commercial promotion.
(2)
Legal notices.
(3)
Indoor signs.
(4)
Identification, informational, or directional signs
erected or required by governmental bodies.
(5)
Safety signs, public road signs, historical markers,
or highway directional signs erected by municipal or public agencies.
H.
Design guidelines.
(1)
Signs should be designed to be compatible with the
surroundings and appropriate to the architectural character of the
buildings on which they are placed. Sign panels and graphics should
relate to and not cover architectural features and should be in proportion
to them.
(2)
Signs should be appropriate to the types of activities
they represent.
(3)
Layout should be orderly and graphics should be of
simple shape, such as rectangle, circle or oval.
(4)
No more than two typefaces should be used on any one
sign or group of signs indicating one message.
(5)
The number of colors used should be the minimum consistent
with the design.
(6)
Illumination should be appropriate to the character
of the sign and surroundings.
(7)
Groups of related signs should express uniformity
and create a sense of harmonious appearance.
(8)
Signs may be made of wood, plastic, metal, fabric
or painted.
A.
No part of any sign shall be higher than 35 feet from
the immediate adjacent ground level.
B.
A maximum of 20% of the total exterior square footage
is allowed for all signage.
D.
Wall signs.
(1)
The area of a sign shall be determined by the smallest
rectangle that encompasses all of the letters or symbols which make
up the sign. If the background is of a different color or material
than the general finish of the building (whether painted or applied)
or if there is a border or frame these shall be included in the sign
area.
(2)
The sign shall not exceed two square feet per linear
foot of exterior wall. The number of signs may be unlimited; however,
the maximum area shall not be exceeded.
(3)
No wall sign or group of signs on a wall shall exceed
an area equal to 20% of the area of the wall upon which it is erected.
(In case of a commercial enterprise located on the ground floor of
a multistory building, only the first-floor facade area shall be used
for the purpose of calculating the permissible sign area.)
(4)
A wall sign may have a maximum projection of 12 inches
from the face of the building wall to which the sign is attached.
E.
Projecting perpendicular signs.
(1)
No projecting sign shall exceed a total of 20 square
feet of sign area per side.
(2)
No sign shall project more than six feet from any
exterior wall of a building, nor shall any part of such projecting
sign be less than 10 feet above ground level. No part of any projecting
fabric sign shall be less than seven feet above ground level.
(3)
No more than one projecting perpendicular sign shall
be permitted per business.
(4)
All signs must be fastened in a safe manner so as
to withstand high wind or other adverse weather conditions.
F.
Projecting parallel signs.
Due to the unique character of the Industrial
District, all sign permits are required to be reviewed and approved
by the Planning Board according to the design guidelines of this chapter.
A.
On-premises and off-premises signs.
(1)
On- and off-premises temporary signs advertising any
political, religious, charitable or civic enterprise may be erected
for a period of time not to exceed 90 consecutive days in a twelve-month
period. Such temporary signs must be removed within a week after the
event.
(2)
On- and off-premises temporary signs advertising home
occupations may be erected upon the issuance of a temporary permit
for a period of time not to exceed 90 consecutive days in a twelve-month
period.
(3)
On- and off-premises temporary signs shall be placed
in such a manner as not to impede pedestrian traffic.
(4)
On- and off-premises temporary signs shall not be
placed within the Village or state highway right-of-way.
B.
Off-premises signs. Off-premises signs shall be permitted
in any district for a period not to exceed 90 consecutive days in
a twelve-month period.
C.
For sale, lease or rental signs.
(1)
One on-premises sign advertising that the premises
upon which the sign is located is for sale, lease or rental shall
be allowed.
(2)
The sign shall not exceed four square feet in area;
if two-sided, the second identical sign face area shall not be counted.
(3)
The sign shall not be illuminated.
(4)
The sign shall not be located between the sidewalk
and the street nor nearer than three feet to the nearest boundary
of the street or any lot line.
(5)
All such signs shall be removed five days after the
sale, lease or rental of the premises.
A.
Any sign in existence at the date of the adoption
of this chapter which would be in violation under the provisions of
this chapter shall be allowed to continue as long as it is maintained.
B.
The failure to keep a nonconforming sign maintained
shall constitute abandonment and such sign may not be reused and must
be removed.
C.
Any existing nonconforming sign shall not be altered,
rebuilt, enlarged, extended, or relocated, unless such action changes
a nonconforming sign into a conforming sign as provided herein.
