Town of Barrington
Town of Barrington Zoning Ordinance
§ 185-96

Permitted signs in Open Space and Residence Districts

Within the Open Space-Passive Recreation (OS-P) and the Open Space-Active Recreation (OS-A) Districts, within the Residence (R-40, R-25 and R-10) Districts, and within the Recreation and Education (RE) District, except as otherwise provided herein, only the following signs shall be permitted:

  • A. On premises used for residential purposes, a sign or signs identifying the resident or the street address, or both, provided that no such sign shall have an area of more than two square feet, nor shall the total area of two or more such signs exceed three square feet.
  • B. On premises used for residential purposes which also contain a professional home office, in addition to the sign or signs permitted for residential purposes, one professional announcement sign, the area of said sign not to exceed two square feet.
  • C. On premises used for church, school, day care center, hospital, library, museum or other charitable purposes allowed by this chapter, in addition to the sign or signs permitted for residential purposes, one sign referring to the premises upon which it is located or displayed, or to the activities carried on therein, not to exceed 25 square feet in area, whether affixed to a structure or freestanding.
  • D. On premises used for club, fraternal, recreation, athletic or social purposes and maintained by a membership organization, one sign indicating only the name or occupancy or use, or any of the foregoing, not to exceed six square feet in area.