Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 10%
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Landscaping maintenance radius around signs10 ft
All landscaping and vegetation which is required by the terms of the sign permit or development order and/or which is required by the town Code, and which surrounds the sign on all sides and the area which extends outward from the base of the sign for a distance of ten feet, shall be kept neatly trimmed and free of unsightly weeds, waste, rubbish, and debris.
Signage
- Maximum area for exempt name signs4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs or notices erected or maintained upon property stating only the name of the owner, lessee, or occupant of the premises and not exceeding four square feet in area.
- Maximum area for exempt churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached./civic signs8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs not in excess of eight square feet that are owned by and relate to the facilities and activities of churches, civic organizations, fraternal organizations, charitable organizations, or units or agencies of government.
- Removal of illegal signs at owner's expense
The zoning administrator may remove or order the removal of any illegal sign at the expense of the property owner by any lawful means.
- Minimum wind pressure resistance50 psf
Every sign shall be constructed to withstand a wind pressure of not less than 50 pounds per square foot.
- Sign permit expiration period12 months
A sign permit shall expire and become null and void if the approved sign is not erected within a period of 12 months from the date the permit was originally issued.
- Sign permit extension period6 months
The zoning administrator may grant one extension of the sign permit for a period of six months, but in no case shall a permit be valid for more than a total of 18 months.
- Sign permit required
Except as otherwise provided for herein, it shall be unlawful for any person to erect, operate, use, post, display, maintain, or cause to be erected, operated, used, posted, displayed, maintained, or installed, any sign, advertising structure, or high voltage tube lighting, in the town without first obtaining a permit for the sign, advertising structure, or high voltage tube lighting, from the town and paying the fee as established by resolution of the town council.
- Notice period for unsafe sign repair60 days
Any sign which becomes a safety hazard or which is not kept in good general condition and reasonably good state of repair and is not, after 60 days' written notice to the owner of the premises or the permittee, put in a safe and good state of repair, is hereby declared a public and private nuisance and may be removed, obliterated or abated by the zoning administrator of the town.
From the ordinance
All signs shall be maintained... wind pressure of not less than 50 pounds per square foot.