Winchester

Signs permitted in the LR, MR, HR, HR-1, AND PUD Districts. ... For single-family and two-family uses: Building Mounted Signs: Number allowed: One sign per dwelling unit; Maximum height: Sign may not project above roofline; Permit required: No; Internal illumination permitted: No; Commercial messages: No. Freestanding Signs: Permit required: Yes; Internal illumination permitted: No; Commercial messages: No. Temporary signs: Permit required: No; Internal illumination permitted: No; Types authorized: A-frame, chalkboard, portable sign, banner, flag. Other provisions: One building mounted or freestanding sign up to 50 square feet and no more than eight feet tall is permitted per public street entrance to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) or subdivision. Any number of temporary signs with noncommercial messages are permitted. Up to three temporary signs with commercial messages are permitted at one time and shall be allowed only while the following activities are occurring on the property: 1. Commercial activity lawfully conducted on the premises other than home occupations pursuant to Section 18-19, including the lawful occasional sale of personal property (such as through a garage sale or yard sale). Such signs shall be removed within 24 hours after the end of the sale or conclusion of commercial activity. 2. Sale, rental or lease of the premises. Such signs shall be removed no later than the date on which the deed, lease or other document representing the transaction is completed.

Signs permitted in the LR, MR, HR, HR-1, AND PUD Districts. ... For single-family and two-family uses: Building Mounted Signs: Number allowed: One sign per dwelling unit; Maximum height: Sign may not project above roofline; Permit required: No; Internal illumination permitted: No; Commercial messages: No. Freestanding Signs: Permit required: Yes; Internal illumination permitted: No; Commercial messages: No. Temporary signs: Permit required: No; Internal illumination permitted: No; Types authorized: A-frame, chalkboard, portable sign, banner, flag. Other provisions: One building mounted or freestanding sign up to 50 square feet and no more than eight feet tall is permitted per public street entrance to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) or subdivision. Any number of temporary signs with noncommercial messages are permitted. Up to three temporary signs with commercial messages are permitted at one time and shall be allowed only while the following activities are occurring on the property: 1. Commercial activity lawfully conducted on the premises other than home occupations pursuant to Section 18-19, including the lawful occasional sale of personal property (such as through a garage sale or yard sale). Such signs shall be removed within 24 hours after the end of the sale or conclusion of commercial activity. 2. Sale, rental or lease of the premises. Such signs shall be removed no later than the date on which the deed, lease or other document representing the transaction is completed.

Signs permitted in the LR, MR, HR, HR-1, AND PUD Districts. ... For single-family and two-family uses: Building Mounted Signs: Number allowed: One sign per dwelling unit; Maximum height: Sign may not project above roofline; Permit required: No; Internal illumination permitted: No; Commercial messages: No. Freestanding Signs: Permit required: Yes; Internal illumination permitted: No; Commercial messages: No. Temporary signs: Permit required: No; Internal illumination permitted: No; Types authorized: A-frame, chalkboard, portable sign, banner, flag. Other provisions: One building mounted or freestanding sign up to 50 square feet and no more than eight feet tall is permitted per public street entrance to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) or subdivision. Any number of temporary signs with noncommercial messages are permitted. Up to three temporary signs with commercial messages are permitted at one time and shall be allowed only while the following activities are occurring on the property: 1. Commercial activity lawfully conducted on the premises other than home occupations pursuant to Section 18-19, including the lawful occasional sale of personal property (such as through a garage sale or yard sale). Such signs shall be removed within 24 hours after the end of the sale or conclusion of commercial activity. 2. Sale, rental or lease of the premises. Such signs shall be removed no later than the date on which the deed, lease or other document representing the transaction is completed.

Signs permitted in PC District. Building Mounted Signs: Number allowed Unlimited, Maximum height Sign may not project above roofline, Permit required Yes, Internal illumination permitted No, Commercial messages Only when a permitted commercial use occurs on the property.

Signs Permitted in PC District. Building Mounted Signs: Number allowed Unlimited, Maximum height Sign may not project above roofline, Permit required Yes, Internal illumination permitted No. Freestanding Signs: Permit required Yes, Internal illumination permitted No. Temporary Signs: Types authorized A-frame, chalkboard, portable sign, flag, banner.

Signs permitted in the HS District. Building Mounted Signs: Number allowed One per building entrance, Maximum height Sign may not project above roofline, Permit required Yes, Internal illumination permitted No, Commercial messages Only when a permitted commercial use occurs on the property.

Signs Permitted in the HS District. Building Mounted Signs: Number allowed One per building entrance, Maximum height Sign may not project above roofline, Permit required Yes, Internal illumination permitted No. Freestanding Signs: Number allowed One per main building, Permit required Yes, Internal illumination permitted No. Temporary Signs: Types authorized A-frame, chalkboard, portable sign, flag, banner.

Signs permitted in the MC District. Building Mounted Signs: Maximum height Sign may not project above roofline, Permit required Yes, Internal illumination permitted Yes, Commercial messages Only when a permitted commercial use occurs on the property.

Signs Permitted in the MC District. Building Mounted Signs: Maximum height Sign may not project above roofline, Permit required Yes, Internal illumination permitted Yes. Freestanding Signs: Permit required Yes, Internal illumination permitted Yes. Temporary Signs: Types authorized A-frame, chalkboard, portable sign, flag, banner.

Signs permitted in the EIP District. Building Mounted Signs: Maximum height Sign may not project above roofline, Permit required Yes, Internal illumination permitted No, Commercial messages Only when a permitted commercial use occurs on the property.

Signs permitted in the EIP District. Building Mounted Signs: Maximum height Sign may not project above roofline, Permit required Yes, Internal illumination permitted No. Freestanding Signs: Permit required Yes, Internal illumination permitted Yes. Temporary Signs: Types authorized A-frame, chalkboard, portable sign, flag, banner.

Signs in the Historic Winchester (HW) district. In no case shall signage in the Historic Winchester (HW) district be internally illuminated. In addition to the provisions of this chapter, signage shall conform to the provisions of Article 14 of this Ordinance. Temporary signage in the Historic Winchester (HW) district shall only consist of the following sign types: A-frame, chalkboard, portable sign, flag, and banners when firmly attached to a building at all four corners of the banner.

Signs in the Historic Winchester (HW) district. A. In no case shall signage in the Historic Winchester (HW) district be internally illuminated. B. In addition to the provisions of this chapter, signage shall conform to the provisions of Article 14 of this Ordinance. C. Temporary signage in the Historic Winchester (HW) district shall only consist of the following sign types: A-frame, chalkboard, portable sign, flag, and banners when firmly attached to a building at all four corners of the banner.

Signs in the Corridor Enhancement (CE) district. Signs within an established Corridor Enhancement (CE) Overlay District shall conform to the provisions of Article 14.2 of this Ordinance.

Signs in the Corridor Enhancement (CE) district. A. Signs within an established Corridor Enhancement (CE) Overlay District shall conform to the provisions of Article 14.2 of this Ordinance.

A sign permit is required prior to the display and erection of any sign except as provided in Section 18-8-4. ... All signs in the Historic Winchester (HW) or Corridor Enhancement (CE) district require a Certificate of Appropriateness. ... Prohibited signs: ... General requirements: freestanding signs set back 5 ft, illumination restrictions, electronic message change frequency 60 sec.

All signs in the Historic Winchester (HW) or Corridor Enhancement (CE) district require a Certificate of Appropriateness as provided for in this Ordinance except when a sign permit is not required.

Signs lawfully existing on the effective date of this chapter or prior ordinances, which do not conform to the provisions of this chapter, and signs which are accessory to a nonconforming use shall be deemed to be nonconforming signs and may remain except as qualified below. ... No nonconforming sign shall be enlarged nor shall any feature of a nonconforming sign, such as illumination, be increased. ... A nonconforming sign that is destroyed or damaged by any casualty to an extent not exceeding 50 percent of its area may be restored within two years after such destruction or damage but shall not be enlarged in any manner. If such sign is so destroyed or damaged to an extent exceeding 50 percent, it shall not be reconstructed but may be replaced with a sign that is in full accordance with the provisions of this article.

No yard or other space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be considered as providing a yard or other open space for any other building, and no yard or other open space on one lot shall be considered as providing a yard or open space on any other lot.

Yards and open space. No yard or other space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be considered as providing a yard or other open space for any other building, and no yard or other open space on one lot shall be considered as providing a yard or open space on any other lot. Yard encroachments: Every part of every required yard shall be open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky except as hereinafter provided.