[Amended 3-11-1992]
If the Building Officer or his agent shall find that any sign or sign
structure regulated herein is unsafe or insecure or has been erected in violation
of the provisions of this chapter, he shall give written notice to the permittee
thereof. If the permittee fails to remove or alter the structure so as to
comply with the standards herein set forth within 10 days after such notice,
such sign or sign structure may be removed or altered to comply by the Building
Officer or his agent, at the expense of the permittee or owner of the property
upon which it is located. The Building Officer shall refuse to issue a permit
to any permittee or owner who refuses to pay costs so assessed. A sign or
sign structure which is an immediate peril to persons or property may be removed
by the Town summarily and without notice.
All signs and supports shall be designed and constructed to withstand
wind pressure and to receive dead loads as required in the Connecticut Building
Code and other applicable laws and ordinances.
[Amended 3-11-1992]
All signs attached to a building shall be thoroughly and rigidly secured
in a manner approved by the Building Officer and shall be maintained as necessary
to keep them secure, safe and free from danger.
The owner of any sign as defined and regulated by this chapter shall
be required to have painted, at least once every three years, all parts and
supports of said sign, unless the same are galvanized or otherwise treated
to prevent rust.
Any sign now or hereafter existing which no longer advertises a bona
fide business conducted, product sold or activity or campaign being conducted
shall be taken down and removed by the owner, agent or person having the beneficial
use of the building, structure or lot upon which such sign may be found within
30 days of such cessation. Upon failure to comply within the time specified,
the Building Officer or his agent is hereby authorized to order removal such
sign within 30 days of a written notification, and any expense incident thereto
shall be paid by the owner of the building, structure or lot to which such
sign is attached.
The provisions and regulations of this chapter shall not apply to the following signs; provided, however, that said signs shall be subject to the provisions of §
210-11 hereof:
A. In all R Residence Districts, as designated by the regulations
of the Planning and Zoning Commission, one unlighted nameplate identifying
the owner or occupant of a building or dwelling unit, limited to two square
feet in area.
B. A sign erected by any fraternal, civic, religious or
service club or organization, merely announcing its presence in the Town and
the time and place of its regular meeting, provided that such sign does not
exceed nine square feet in area.
C. Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date
of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze
or other incombustible material.
D. Signs advertising agricultural products of a seasonal
nature shall be permitted in residential districts. Such signs shall not be
erected within 10 feet of any street line and shall not exceed six square
feet in area. Such signs shall be removed as soon as the season for selling
the agricultural products is over.
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the owner or lessee of every
sign to maintain the immediate premises occupied by the sign in a clean, sanitary
and healthful condition.