Exemptions

A. The provisions and regulations of this article requiring a sign permit shall not apply to the following signs; provided, however, that said signs remain subject to the provisions of § 185-100:
- (1) A bulletin board for public, charitable or religious institutions when located upon the premises of said institutions, not to exceed 10 square feet in area.
- (2) A memorial sign or tablet, or a sign indicating the name of a building or the date of its erection, when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material.
- (3) The following signs, customary and necessary to the operation of filling and service stations:
  - (a) Lettering on buildings displayed over individual entrance doors consisting of the words "repairing," "lubrication," "washing" or words of similar import, provided that there shall be not more than one such sign over each entrance, and that the letters not exceed 10 inches in height.
  - (b) Lettering or other insignia which are a structural part of a gasoline pump, consisting only of a brand name, lead warning sign and other signs as required by law.
  - (c) A credit card sign affixed to the building or permanent sign structure of the sign next referred to, not to exceed two square feet in area.
  - (d) One sign bearing the brand or trade name of the station of a design specified by the manufacturer, permanently affixed to the building or freestanding, not to exceed 25 square feet in area and five feet in height overall and incorporated in any hedge or landscaping feature whenever possible. Such signs shall be constructed of wood or metal and shall be externally illuminated with white or off-white lighting.
  - (e) A sign attached to each gas pump with the price of the product, as required by law.
- (4) Holiday decorations and lights in season.
- (5) Signs of every kind and nature erected by or on behalf of the United States of America, the State of Rhode Island and the Town of Barrington, relating to governmental regulatory activities or governmental activities conducted on the premises on which such sign is located, and including traffic controls, railroad crossing signs and legal notices and other such signs required by law.
- (6) Signs customary and necessary in the offering of real estate for sale or lease by the owner thereof, or their real estate agent or broker, in residence and open space districts, not to exceed six square feet in area.
- (7) Signs customary and necessary in the offering of real estate for sale or lease by the owner thereof, or their real estate agent or broker, in business and manufacturing districts, not to exceed 20 square feet in area.
- (8) Signs customarily used to indicate that real estate offered for sale or lease has been sold or leased by the real estate agent or broker concerned, in residence and open space districts, not to exceed three square feet in area and not to be maintained more than two weeks after the initial erection thereof.
- (9) Signs customarily used to indicate that real estate offered for sale or lease has been sold or leased by the real estate agent or broker concerned, in business and manufacturing districts, not to exceed 20 square feet in area and not to be maintained more than two weeks after the initial erection.
- (10) Signs identifying the contractor, builder, painter, architect or other person currently performing work on a structure, such sign to be removed by such person upon completion of the services being performed with respect to such structure, not to exceed six square feet in area.
- (11) The interior contents of lawfully permitted signs specifically designed to be changed from time to time, such as church announcement boards, theater marquees, restaurant menus, the Booster Board and the like.
- (12) All flags.
- (13) The Barrington Booster Club Board.
- (14) Directional signs that provide driving directions for vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian circulation; however, only one entrance/exit sign is allowed per legal driveway and a directional sign may not exceed four square feet nor block the sight lines of drivers entering or exiting the property. Directional signs shall not include commercial logos; however, the background of these signs may be of a color that is consistent with the logo of the business on the site.
B. All signs referred to in this section may be attached to the premises or freestanding and subject to the limitations in § 185-97C.