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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.)
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.
The minimum height from the sidewalk to the bottom
of the awning canvas shall be seven feet two inches.
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.
All signs for any nondwelling unit in a residential
district may exceed six square feet; however, all such signs shall
be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board.
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.
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.
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.
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.