(A) Types and designations for permitted signs. Subject to the other provisions of this subchapter, the following types of permanent signs are permitted throughout the town:
(1) (P-1) All signs and signals owned or operated by governments or governmental agencies;
(2) (P-2) Identification signs for public and semi-public facilities, such as clubs and public buildings;
(3) (P-3) Nameplates identifying the owner or resident of a private property;
(4) (P-4) Memorial or historical markers or tablets;
(5) (P-5) Signs indicating the private nature of a road, driveway or other premises, and signs controlling the use of private property, such as the prohibition of parking or trespassing;
(6) (P-6) Directional signs indicating the route or direction to a place, establishment or activity;
(7) (P-7) Commercial or office “point of purchase” signs, attached to the building, for individual establishments in commercial districts; and
(8) (P-8) Freestanding directory and/or identification signs in commercial districts to be located on the site of the business premises.
(B) Size and space requirements for permitted signs. The size and space requirements for each type of the permanent signs permitted within the town, and the standards and specifications to which they must conform, are shown on the following table.
Sign Types | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | P6 | P7 | P8 |
Sign Types | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | P6 | P7 | P8 |
1. Maximum area for one sign (sq. ft.) | - | 32 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | See below | 6, plus 1 per foot of building frontage, max. of 100 |
2. Maximum number of signs per use | - | 2 | 1 per dwelling | 1 | 1 per 100 ft. of street frontage | See below | 1 per 100 ft. of street frontage at the building and 1 per major entrance for each street on which building fronts | - |
3. Minimum setback from public right-of-way (ft.) | - | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | 10 |
4. Maximum height if sign attached to building (ft.) | - | 1 above height of building | 8 above | 8 above | 8 above | - | 6 above | Height of building |
5. Maximum height to top if freestanding (ft.) | - | 10 | 8 | 8 above grade | 8 | - | Same as building height for applicable zoning district | Same as building height for applicable zoning district |
6. Maximum projection from building face if attached parallel to building face (ft.) | - | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | NA |
7. Maximum projection from building face if perpendicular to building face (ft.) | - | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | NA |
8. Minimum height to bottom of sign (ft.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 if elevated | 10 if elevated |
9. Maximum area of all signs (2 or more signs) | - | - | - | - | - | - | See below | As determined by items 1 and 2 |
(C) Additional requirements for P-7 signs. In addition to the requirements shown on the sign table set forth in the preceding division, type P-7 signs are subject to the following regulations. The maximum permitted area for each P-7 sign shall be 10% of the square footage of the building face fronting on the primary street of its location, and 5% of the square footage facing on a secondary or side street. If a building is located on a corner lot, it may have a sign on both the front and side street frontages. The area of the building face is determined by multiplying the height of the building, not to exceed 20 feet, by the width of the building. When there is more than one use in any building, each use shall be permitted a sign for each frontage, provided that the total area of all such signs shall not exceed the maximum allowable sign area on each frontage.
(Ord. 1-90, passed 1-31-1991; Ord. 01-2021, passed 5-27-2021)