Sec. 58-17.3, 58-17.5, 58-17.6, 58-17.7
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum flag area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
no single flag shall exceed 24 square feet in area
- Maximum number of flags per lot3 count
no single lot shall display more than three flags
- Maximum illumination at lot line0.05 foot candles
No sign, temporary or permanent, shall be permitted to have an illumination spread of more than a 0.05-foot candle at the lot line.
- Maximum minor signs per road frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.3 count
Minor signs not exceeding three total signs per separate road frontage per lot
- Minimum spacing between minor signs30 ft
not less than 30 feet apart
- Permit required
no sign shall be erected, constructed, posted, painted, altered, or relocated, unless and until a zoning permit has been issued
Flashing signs, moving or rotating signs, off-premises signs (except in I-1), inflatable signs, roof signs, signs extending above roofline or into setbacks, sodium halide illuminated signs, electronic message boards, abandoned sign structures, signs on structures/trees/rocks/poles, signs obstructing traffic or sight-distance, signs preventing ingress/egress, signs emitting smoke/vapors/sound/odor, mirrors, feather signs.
- Non-commercial substitution
Wherever this article permits a sign with commercial content, non-commercial content is also permitted subject to the same requirements.
From the ordinance
The provisions of this article shall apply to all property within the corporate limits of the town. Prohibited signs: flashing, moving, off-premises (except I-1), inflatable, roof, etc. General requirements: illumination spread not more than 0.05 foot candle at lot line, placement at least 10 ft from lot line in gateway, 5 ft in core, 10 ft in residential.