(A) It shall be unlawful to erect any freestanding sign of total height greater than 40 feet above the level of the street which the sign faces. Freestanding sign setback must be measured from the property line to the closest edge of the sign or sign structure. Freestanding signs must be located a minimum of ten feet from all fire hydrants and power lines. Freestanding bulletin boards shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from street right-of-way. Any bulletin board having a display surface area in excess of 16 square feet shall be set back from street right-of-way an additional one foot for each two square feet of display surface area in excess of 16 square feet.
(B) Freestanding signs permitted in the town shall be subject to the following:
(1) A districts.
(a) Only one freestanding sign shall be permitted on a lot or at a business operating on two or more adjoining lots.
(b) Display surface area shall not exceed 16 square feet.
(c) Sign may be illuminated by indirect illumination only.
(d) Sign shall be set back 25 feet from existing street right-of-way and 25 feet from any R district, and a minimum of 25 feet from adjoining property.
(2) R districts. Except for permit-exempted temporary signs, no freestanding signs shall be constructed or maintained in any R (residential) zoning district. Only one freestanding sign shall be permitted on a lot or parcel zoned R subject to the following restrictions.
(a) The maximum display surface area shall not exceed eight square feet on local streets, or 15 feet on collector or arterial streets, as defined in the town.
(b) The sign shall be set back a minimum 15 feet from all property lines.
(c) The height of the sign shall not be greater than eight feet above the level of the street upon which the sign faces.
(d) The sign may be illuminated by indirect illumination only.
(e) No other signs shall be permitted on the property unless, due to unusual practical difficulties, the Board of Trustees grants a variance.
(3) C districts.
(a) Only one freestanding sign shall be permitted on a lot in the C zoning districts, including at a shopping center or at a mall; provided, only one freestanding sign shall be permitted where any business is operating on two or more adjoining lots. Businesses located at an intersection of a major street may have one freestanding sign facing each intersecting street.
(b) Only one freestanding sign shall be permitted on any vacant lot, or on any group of adjoining vacant lots of one ownership, provided, that both the site and sign shall meet the requirements of division (B)(3)(e) below.
(c) Freestanding signs shall be subject to the following:
1. On highways or streets of three lanes or less, including turn lanes: The sign shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from all property lines. The display surface area shall not exceed 32 square feet; provided, the display surface area may be increased two square feet for each one foot the sign is set back from street right-of-way beyond ten feet; provided further, the maximum display surface area for a sign which is set back from the street right-of-way 40 feet or more shall be 84 square feet.
2. On highways or streets of more than three lanes, including turn lanes: The sign shall be set back a minimum of 15 feet from all property lines. The display surface area shall not exceed 150 square feet; provided, the display surface area may be increased two square feet for each one foot the sign is set back from the street right-of-way beyond 15 feet, provided further, the maximum display surface area for a sign which is set back from the street right-of-way 30 feet or more shall be 300 square feet.
(d) The display surface area of joint identification signs may be increased by two square feet per 500 square feet of gross leasable building area, with a maximum display surface area of 300 square feet. The property owner is responsible to ensure that joint identification signs are designed in a manner to provide identification space for tenants located within the development.
(e) Freestanding signs shall be displayed only on vacant lots only where abutting federal or state-owned highways with more than three lanes, and only as provided in division (B)(3)(b) above. Construction of the sign shall be steel or a material of similar strength and durability. The sign shall be restricted to a maximum of 400 square feet, and shall be set back a minimum of 40 feet from the highway right-of-way.
(4) I districts. All sign standards shall conform to the C district standards in division (B)(3) above, except that:
(a) Only one freestanding sign shall be permitted per lot; provided, however, that only one freestanding sign shall be permitted where any person (or business) is operating on two or more adjoining lots.
(b) Freestanding signs shall be subject to the following:
1. Display surface area shall not exceed 64 square feet; provided, the display surface area may be increased two square feet for each one foot the sign is set back from street right-of-way beyond 15 feet; provided further, the maximum display surface area for a sign which is set back from street right-of-way 40 feet or more shall be 150 square feet;
2. Shall be set back a minimum of 15 feet from all property lines; and
3. Signs must be set back 25 feet from the boundary of any R district.
(5) Freestanding signs, supporting structure. The supporting structure of freestanding signs shall be set firmly in or below the ground surface, and shall not be attached to any building or other structure, whether portable or stationary.
Zoning District
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# of Signs Allowed
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Joint I.D. Allowed
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Local Street
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Collector, Arterial Street
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# of Travel Lanes
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Setback from ROW
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Setback from Other District
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Setback from Abutting PL
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Height
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A | 1 | No | 16 square feet | 16 square feet | N/A | 25 feet | 25 feet | 25 feet | 40 feet |
C*, C-1, C-2, C-3 | 1 | Yes | N/A | 150 square feet | More than 3 | 15 feet | 15 feet | 15 feet | 40 feet |
C*, C-1, C-2, C-3 | 1 | Yes | 30 square feet | 32 square feet | 3 or less | 10 feet | 10 feet | 10 feet | 40 feet |
I-1, I-2 | 1 | No | N/A | 64 square feet | N/A | 15 feet | 25 feet | 15 feet | 40 feet |
R-1, R-2, and R-3 | 1 | No | 8 square feet | 15 square feet | N/A | 15 feet | 15 feet | 15 feet | 8 feet |
Note to table: * If zone is surrounded by R District on three or more sides, the sign can be no larger than 32 square feet, and shall be lit indirectly. | |||||||||
(Ord. 16-03-01, passed 3-8-2016) Penalty, see § 154.99