Sec. 23-95

Signage

• Maximum billboard area300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Billboard or outdoor advertising structures are permitted in M-1 and B-2. They may have a maximum size of three hundred (300) square feet and must be spaced at least one thousand (1,000) feet apart.

• Maximum commemorative plaque area25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Commemorative plaques and historic markers recognized by the county, not to exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in area.

• Maximum construction sign area16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Not more than three (3) construction signs, when placed at the construction site. Such signs shall not be illuminated, shall not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area for each sign, and shall be removed within ten (10) days following completion of construction.

• Maximum government/religious sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Signs identifying municipal and governmental buildings or buildings used for religious purposes, when erected upon the building or property upon which such building is located, provided that such signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area.

• Maximum home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign area1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  One (1) sign, not more than (1) square foot in area and not illuminated, identifying a home occupation in any and all zoning districts.

• Maximum identification sign area1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  One (1) identification sign not to exceed one (1) square foot in area and bearing only property numbers, post office box numbers, names of occupants or premises and hours of operation.

• Maximum parking lot sign area25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Signs designating entrances, exits or conditions of use for parking lots. Such signs shall not exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in area.

• Maximum political sign area (commercial/agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them./industrial)32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  The total area of such signs shall not exceed four (4) square feet in a residential zone and thirty-two (32) square feet in a commercial, agricultural, or industrial zone;

• Maximum political sign area (residential)4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  The total area of such signs shall not exceed four (4) square feet in a residential zone and thirty-two (32) square feet in a commercial, agricultural, or industrial zone;

• Maximum public sign area16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Public signs in the interest of, if erected by, or on the order of, a public officer in the performance of his public duty such as directional signs, regulatory signs, warning signs, and information signs. These would include fundraising efforts by nonprofit organizations and would be limited to an area of sixteen (16) square feet.

• Maximum real estate sign area (commercial/industrial/agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them.)32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Temporary real estate signs which advertise the sale, rental or lease of premises on which [they are] displayed, provided the advertisement display area does not exceed six (6) square feet in residential districts or thirty-two (32) square feet in commercial, industrial, or agricultural districts.

• Maximum real estate sign area (residential)6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Temporary real estate signs which advertise the sale, rental or lease of premises on which [they are] displayed, provided the advertisement display area does not exceed six (6) square feet in residential districts or thirty-two (32) square feet in commercial, industrial, or agricultural districts.

• Maximum warning sign area3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Signs warning the public against trespassing, dangerous animals, swimming or the like, provided such signs do not exceed three (3) square feet in area per sign.

• Maximum yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. sale sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Yard or garage sale signs displayed on the premises of such sale, provided that such signs shall not exceed four (4) square feet.

• Minimum billboard spacing1,000 ft

  Billboard or outdoor advertising structures are permitted in M-1 and B-2. They may have a maximum size of three hundred (300) square feet and must be spaced at least one thousand (1,000) feet apart.

• Sign permit required

  A permit shall be required to erect, structurally alter, relocate, rearrange or replace any sign or advertising structure within the town, except as otherwise provided herein.