(A) It shall be unlawful to display, erect, place, establish, paint or maintain a nonexempt sign in the town except in conformance with the standards, requirements, limitations and procedures of the Sign Code.
(B) The effect of this Sign Code as more specifically set forth herein, is:
(1) To prohibit all signs except as permitted by the Sign Code;
(2) To allow a variety of types of signs in employment/commercial and mixed-use districts, and a limited variety of signs in residential districts, subject to content neutral standards, requirements and limitations;
(3) To allow certain signs that appropriately sized and incidental to the principal use of the respective lots on which they are located, subject to the substantive requirements of these regulations, but without a requirement for permits;
(4) To establish standards, requirements and limitations and a permit system that honor constitutional rights and requirements; and
(5) To provide for the enforcement of the provisions of the Sign Code.
(Prior Code, Ch. 4, Art. IV, § 4-137) (Ord. 432-06, passed 6-19-2006; Ord. 667-19, passed 11-18-2019)