No business sign, advertising sign or any other sign shall be erected
or displayed, except as expressly permitted in these sign regulations and
except such state, county and Town signs and traffic signs as are installed
for public purposes.
[Amended 3-11-1992]
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, structurally alter or
relocate, within the Town of Branford, any sign without first obtaining a
permit.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no sign or other form
of exterior advertising shall be erected or maintained unless the same complies
with the requirements established in this chapter for the zoning district
in which such sign is located.[1]
Application for sign permits shall be made upon blanks provided by the
Building Officer, or his agent, and shall contain or have attached thereto
the following information:
A.
The name, address and telephone number of the applicant.
B.
The location of the building, structure or lot upon which
the sign is to be attached or erected.
C.
The position of sign structure in relation to nearby
buildings or structures.
D.
When requested, two blueprints or ink drawings of the
plans and specifications and method of construction and attachment to the
building or in the ground.
E.
When requested, a copy of stress sheets and calculations
showing the structure is designed for dead load and to withstand wind pressure
in the amounts required by this chapter and all other laws and ordinances
of the Town.
F.
The name of the person, firm, corporation or association
erecting the sign structure.
G.
Evidence of written consent of the owner of the building,
structure or land to which or on which the structure is to be erected.
H.
An insurance policy or bond as required and issued for
said sign erection.
I.
Such other information as may be required to show full
compliance with these sign regulations.
It shall be the duty of the Building Officer or his agent, upon the
filing of an application for a sign permit, to examine such plans and specifications,
and if it appears that the proposed structure is in compliance with all the
requirements of this chapter, he shall then issue the permit. If the work
authorized under a sign permit has not commenced within six months after date
of issuance, said permit shall become null and void.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 210-9, Permit fees, was repealed
3-11-1992.
Every person, firm or corporation erecting signs in the Town shall, before permits are granted to erect signs described in § 210-8 above, file with the Building Officer or his agent a continuing bond in the penal sum of $10,000, executed by the applicant and a surety company approved by the Town Counsel and conditioned for the faithful observance of the provisions of these sign regulations and which shall indemnify and save harmless the Town of Branford from any and all damages, costs or expenses which said Town may incur or suffer by reason of granting of said permit. Evidence of a liability insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state, conforming to this section, shall be permitted in lieu of a bond. Any person, firm or corporation engaged for profit in the business of erecting and maintaining sign structures regulated by this chapter shall comply with the provisions set forth herein.
