Section 12-3

Signage

• Auction sign erection time before auction30 days

  Such signs may be erected not more than one month before the date of the auction advertised

• Auction sign removal time after auction48 hours

  and shall be removed within 48 hours of its conclusion.

• Election sign removal time after polls close36 hours

  Any signs ... not removed within 36 hours after the polls close on election day, shall constitute grounds for the Zoning Administrator to have the sign removed and/or destroyed.

• Election sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from polling place entrance40 ft

  shall not be placed in the 'Prohibited Area' within 40 feet from the entrance of polling places.

• Maximum area for directional signs4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Directional Sign. A sign ... four square feet or less in area

• Maximum area for home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. signs4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Home Occupation Sign. A sign not exceeding four square feet in area

• Maximum area for hunting/fishing/trespassing signs1.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Hunting, Fishing or Trespassing Sign. A sign, not illuminated, 1 ½ square feet or less in area

• Maximum area for subdivision signs40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Subdivision Sign. A sign, not illuminated, 40 square feet or less in aggregate area

• Maximum area for temporary signs10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Temporary signs may be permitted ... provided that in all zones such signs shall not exceed ten square feet in area.

• Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for free standing signs20 ft

  Free standing signs shall not exceed a height of 20 feet above ground level or the street to which it is oriented, whichever is higher, without a special use permit.

• Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for subdivision signs6 ft

  Said sign shall be no greater in height than six feet

• ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. sign attachment locations

  Which is fastened, placed, painted, pasted or attached in any way to, in or upon any tree, fence, public utility pole, rock, curbstone, sidewalk, lamppost, hydrant, bridge, highway marker or another sign

• ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. sign features

  No flashing, rotating, visually moving or physically agitated signs are permitted in any district.

• Sale/rental sign removal time after sale/lease7 days

  Such signs shall be removed within one week of sale or lease of the lot or premises upon which it is situated.

• Sign permit requirement

  No person except a public officer or employee in performance of a public duty, shall paste, post, paint, nail, tack, erect, place, maintain, or fasten any sign, pennant, outdoor advertising sign, billboard, or notice of any kind, or cause the same to be done, facing or visible from any public street or public open space, except as provided herein.

• Sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for signs under 4 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.0 ft

  Signs with a total surface area less than four square feet per sign may be erected up to the property line.

• Sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for signs 4-10 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.15 ft

  Signs with a total surface area more than four square feet but less than ten square feet per sign shall be located 15 feet or more from any street right-of-way.

• Sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for signs over 10 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.25 ft

  All signs exceeding ten square feet in total surface area shall setback 25 feet or more from any street right-of-way.

• Prohibition on signs causing traffic hazard

  No sign shall be located or illuminated in such a manner as to cause a traffic hazard.