(A) Permanent signs permitted without a permit. Notwithstanding § 8-3.6.11 and in addition thereto, the following permanent signs shall be permitted without a zoning permit:
(1) Off-premises public sign kiosks or directory signs that display a directory of businesses, uses or attractions may be placed within the public right-of-way; provided that, the sign kiosk or directory sign is erected and maintained by the town or state or an agent of such;
(2) Historical markers, civic signs, regulatory signs, public interest signs and warning signs erected and maintained by the town or state or an agent of such;
(3) Incidental signs (§ 8-3.6.11.6);
(4) Flags on permanent poles (Height restriction, § 8-3.6.11.5);
(5) Any sign not legible or easily noticeable from public property or a public right-of-way and obviously not intended to attract the attention of the public;
(6) Any public notice or warning required by a valid and applicable federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance;
(7) Traffic control signs on private property, the face of which meet Department of Transportation standards and which contain no commercial message of any kind; and
(8) On-premise directional signs that navigate customers through parking area, sidewalk networks and building campuses. Signs may not exceed four feet in height or six square feet in area, unless the sign is a monument sign in which case it shall not exceed nine square feet in sign area.
By keeping Directional Signs Short and Clear, the message is received and unnecessary signs do not clutter the landscape.
Arrows are usually always necessary to point the recipient in the right direction.
(B) Permanent signs requiring a permit. Notwithstanding § 8-3.6.15 and in addition thereto, the following permanent signs shall be permitted upon the issuance of a valid zoning permit.
(1) Any sign not expressly listed as permitted without a permit shall require the issuance of a valid zoning permit prior to installation. Refer to §§ 8-3.6.11.1 through 8-3.6.11.13.
(2003 Code, § 8-3.6.11) (Updated 2009) (Amended 1-8-2013)