§ 151.179 SIGN STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE AND ZONING DISTRICT.

   (A)   Allowed sign standards table. The Table of Allowed Sign Standards sets out the minimum requirements for the physical characteristics of signs in the Town. Additional conditions for some sign types are found in § 151.180.

Sign or Device	Zoning District	Maximum Number	Maximum Sign Area by Sign Type (in sq. ft. per side, total)	Maximum Height (in feet)	Minimum Setback (in feet)	Conditions	Included in Maximum Aggregate Sign Area	Internal Illumination Permitted
ATTACHED
Ballfield Fence	All	NA	NA	Top of fence to which it’s attached	NA	§ 151.180(A)	No	No
Awning (Permit Required)	All Non-residential	1 per building side facing a street and/or at a main pedestrian entrance(s) to the building	See Conditions	Shall not project above or below awning or roofline; max 16 when located within 200 ft of a residential district	Shall not extend beyond 10 ft from building	§ 151.180(B)	Yes § 151.179(B)	No
Marquee if not otherwise regulated (Permit Required)	All Non-residential	1 per building side facing a street and/or at a main pedestrian entrance(s) to the building	See Conditions	Maximum 30"; shall not project below fascia, or above parapet or roofline; max 16 when located within 200 ft of a residential district	NA	§ 151.180 (C)	Yes § 151.179(B)	No
Theater Marquee (Permit Required)	SCC, GC, CB, NC, MU	1 per building at the main pedestrian entrance to the building	300	See Conditions	NA	§ 151.180 (W)	Yes § 151.179 (B)	Yes
Service Station Canopy (Permit Required)	SCC, GC, CB, NC, MU	1 per canopy side facing a street	See Conditions	Maximum 30"; shall not project above or below canopy	NA	§ 151.180(S)	Yes § 151.179(B)	No
Convenience	All Non-residential	NA	4.5	6	Outside right-of-way or 10 from back of curb or edge of pavement, whichever is farther	NA	No	Yes
Hanging (Permit Required)	All Non-residential	1 per building side facing a street and/or at a main pedestrian entrance(s) to the building	See Conditions	NA	NA	§ 151.180(D)	Yes § 151.179(B)	No
Projecting (Permit Required)	All Non-residential	1 per building side facing a street	6, 12	See Conditions	Max 4 ft from building	§ 151.180 (T)	Yes	No
Window (Permit Required)	All Non-residential	See Conditions	See Conditions	See Conditions	See Conditions	§ 151.180(E)	No	No
Multiple Franchise Businesses (Permit Required)	All Non-residential	See Conditions	See Conditions	NA	NA	§ 151.180(F)	Yes See also § 151.180(O)	Yes
Wall and attached if not otherwise regulated (Permit Required)	All Non-residential	1 per building side facing a street and/or at a main pedestrian entrance(s) to the building	See § 151.179(B)	Shall not project below canopy, or above parapet or roofline; max 16 when located within 200 ft of a residential district		§ 151.180(G)	Yes § 151.179(B)	Yes
Flags	All Non-residential	1 per building	See Conditions	20 pole height for roof mounted	NA	§ 151.180 (U)	No	No
FREESTANDING/GROUND
Development (Residential) (Permit Required)	Residential	2 per entrance	32, 64	6	Outside right-of-way or 10 from back of curb or edge of pavement, whichever is farther	§ 151.180(H)	Yes	No
Flags	All Non-residential	3 per lot	See Conditions	40 pole height for ground set	Outside right-of-way or equal to the height of the pole, whichever is farther	§ 151.180 (U)	Yes, after the first flag § 151.179(B)	No
Convenience	All Non-residential	1 per entrance/exit	4.5, 9	6	Outside right-of-way or 10 from back of curb or edge of pavement, whichever is farther	NA	No	No
Menu Board (Permit Required)	SCC, GC, MPO	1 per drive- through lane for restaurants with drive-through but no curbside service/1 per bay for restaurants with curbside service	30 for restaurants with drive-through but no curbside service/6 per bay for restaurants with curbside service	6	Shall be contained within the buildable area of the premises	§ 151.180(I)	No	Yes
Project Sign (Multiple Tenant) (Permit Required)	All Non-residential	1 per lot per street for lots w/1,000 ft of frontage or less. For lots with > 1,000 ft of frontage, one sign per 1,000 ft or a portion thereof.	See Conditions	See § 151.180(J)	20 from right-of-way	§ 151.180(J)	No	Yes, with limitations See § 151.180(J )
Multiple Franchise Businesses (Permit Required)	All Non-residential	1	See Conditions	10	20 from right-of-way	§ 151.180(F)	Yes § 151.180(F)	Yes, but for existing, legally non- conforming signs only
Sandwich Board (Permit Required)	SCC, GC, MPO, CB, NC	1 per business, tenant or occupant	10, 20	4	Outside of required 48" pedestrian sidewalk clearance	§ 151.180(K)	No	No
Ornamental Ground Sign (Permit Required)	All Non-residential	1 per lot per street for lots w/1,000 ft of frontage or less. For lots with > 1,000 ft of frontage, one sign per 1,000 ft or a portion thereof.	32, 64 for sign face area	6	Outside right-of-way or 10 from back of curb or edge of pavement, whichever is farther	§ 151.180 (V)	Yes	No
Ground signs not otherwise regulated (Permit Required)	All Non-residential	1 per lot per street for lots w/1,000 ft of frontage or less. For lots with > 1,000 ft of frontage, one sign per 1,000 ft or a portion thereof.	32, 64 for sign face area	6	Outside right-of-way or 10 from back of curb or edge of pavement, whichever is farther	§ 151.180(L)	Yes § 151.179(B)	Yes
TEMPORARY
Development-in-progress (Permit Required)	All	1 per entrance and 1 per phase or section of development	32, 64	6	No less than 10 from face of curb or edge of pavement	§ 151.180(M)	Yes	No
Window	All	See Conditions	See Conditions	See Conditions	See Conditions	§ 151.180(E)	No	No
Temporary, with the exception of political and special event, in all residential zoning districts if not otherwise regulated	All Residential	2	For all parcels: 6, 12; however, for parcels 2 acres or greater, one sign may be 12, 24	5; however, for parcels 2 acres or greater, one sign may be 6	Outside right-of-way or 10 from back of curb or edge of pavement, whichever is farther	§ 151.180(N)	No	No
Temporary, with the exception of political and special event, in all non-residential zoning districts if not otherwise regulated (Permit Required)	All Non-residential	1 per business or tenant	32, 64	6 Unless attached to a building or in a window	Outside right-of-way or 10 from back of curb or edge of pavement, whichever is farther	§ 151.180(O)	No	No
Political signs	All	1 per campaign or candidate per frontage	See Conditions	5 See Conditions	Outside right-of- way or any pedestrian easement	§ 151.180 (Q)	No	No
Temporary in a construction zone	All	See Conditions	See Conditions	See Conditions	See Conditions	§ 151.180 (P)	No	No
Special Event Signs (Permit Required)	All	See Conditions	See Conditions	See Conditions	See Conditions	§ 151.180 (R)	No	No

 

   (B)   Aggregate sign area.

      (1)   Except for multiple franchises or multiple tenant buildings, each nonresidential building is entitled to a maximum aggregate square footage of signage for each visible building side to be calculated as follows:

         (a)   For the first 100 linear feet of visible frontage, 1.5 square feet of signage for each linear foot; plus

         (b)   0.45 square feet of signage for each additional linear foot of building frontage in excess of 100 linear feet.

      (2)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum aggregate square footage of signage per building, regardless of the number of visible building sides, shall be 300 square feet.

      (3)   Visible building side shall mean:

         (a)   The horizontal length measured from the side of a building on a public or private street frontage of the heated and enclosed structure upon a premises, not including out-buildings or appurtenant structures; or

         (b)   The horizontal length of a building on the side with a principal pedestrian entrance.

   (C)   Civic/institutional uses permitted in residential districts or planned developments that cite uses in non-residential districts shall follow the sign regulations for non-residential districts.

   (D)   Non-residential uses permitted in the MU Mixed Use district shall follow sign regulations for non-residential districts.

(Ord. 2010-01, passed 8-23-10; Am. Ord. 2011-10, passed 10-10-11; Am. Ord. 2012-02, passed 4-9-12; Am. Ord. 2012-15, passed 9-24-12; Am. Ord. 2013-01, passed 1-13-14; Am. Ord. 2018-06, passed 8-28-18; Am. Ord. 2021-01, passed 5-24-21)