To direct the public-at-large to non-commercial community facilities of general interest, permanent off-premises directional signs may be erected in addition to signs otherwise permitted in these regulations.
(a) Non-commercial public service directional signs are permitted subject to the following standards:
(1) The community facility is open to the general public and operated by a non-commercial civic, charitable, religious, community, or similar organization.
(2) No more than two (2) directional signs shall be erected for each facility.
(3) Signs may not exceed four (4) square feet in area or five (5) feet in height.
(4) Signs may be placed no more than one mile from the subject property.
(5) Along state roads, such signs shall be located outside of the right-of-way or farther than eleven (11) feet from the edge of any public street, whichever distance from the edge of pavement is greater; signs shall not violate the sight distance triangle requirements of this chapter.
(6) Along town-maintained roads, such signs shall be located outside of the right-of-way or farther than eleven (11) feet from the edge of any public street, whichever distance from the edge of pavement is greater; signs shall not violate the sight distance triangle requirements of this chapter.
(7) No sign shall be placed on private property without the written consent of the property owner on the permit application.
(8) Every non-commercial public service directional sign shall be separated by a distance of four hundred (400) feet from any other such sign on the same side of the street and by a distance of two hundred (200) feet from any other such sign on the opposite side of a street. (Ord. of 1/10/05; Ord. of 12/6/10; Ord. of 6/28/21)