Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Construction sign removal
These signs shall be removed by the time a permanent sign is erected or a Certificate of Occupancy Part B for the building is issued, whichever occurs first.
- Construction sign timing
Temporary signs announcing new buildings or projects are permitted to be erected only after the commencement of building construction or site development.
- Illegal sign removal
The Town Manager may remove or order the removal of any sign not in conformance with the provisions of this Ordinance, at the expense of the sign owner.
- Immediate peril sign removal
A sign shall be removed immediately if the Town Manager finds the sign to be an immediate peril to persons or property.
- Maximum construction sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each construction site shall be limited to one construction sign not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in area.
- Maximum number of construction signs1 count
Each construction site shall be limited to one construction sign not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in area.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign alteration
No nonconforming sign shall be enlarged, extended, structurally reconstructed or altered in any manner, except that a sign face may be changed.
Animated and moving signs, bag signs, billboards, flashing signs, glaring signs, inflatable signs, portable signs, posters and handbills, roof signs, simulated traffic signs, strings of lights, vehicular signs.
- Sign permit expiration period12 months
If an approved sign is not erected within a period of 12 months from the date the permit was originally issued, the permit shall expire and become null and void.
- Vacated business sign removal
Any nonconforming sign associated with a business or structure, which has ceased to operate or has become vacant, shall be determined to be illegal after 12 months.
From the ordinance
Temporary signs limited to 32 sq ft; prohibited signs include animated, billboards, flashing, etc.; nonconforming signs cannot be altered; permits expire after 12 months; illegal signs removed.