§ 260-29
Prohibitions
For the purposes of regulating unauthorized signage, protecting the health, safety and welfare of residents, promoting the safety of the traveling public, protecting existing property values, preventing the overcrowding of land, encouraging positive economic development and promoting a positive community appearance as part of a concerted effort to protect and enhance the aesthetics of the Town for the enjoyment of all citizens, certain sign types are not allowed.
- A. It is recognized here that, unlike on-premises identification signs which are actually a part of a business being conducted at the property where the sign is located, "off-premises signage" is a separate and distinct use which is unrelated to the business, product or service being conducted at the property where the sign is located. With a view to this distinction, and in furtherance of the above-stated goals, off-premises signs are regulated differently from on-premises signs.
- B. In addition to the signs described as prohibited under the Sign Table in § 260-28J, the following signs and sign materials are also expressly prohibited by this article:
- (1) Types of signs prohibited.
- (a) Signs which advertise an activity, business, product or service no longer produced or conducted on the premises upon which the sign is located. No such sign shall remain in place in or on vacated premises for more than 90 days from the date the vacancy commenced.
- (b) Signs which are attached to natural features, stone walls, utility poles, utility boxes, traffic signs, fences or highway structures.
- (c) Signs attached to or placed on or against trailers or vehicles, whether registered or unregistered. This does not include signs adhered or painted onto vehicles.
- (d) Signs in the public right-of-way, except for those installed by the government.
- (e) Signs which imitate and may be confused with an official traffic control sign or signal, or an emergency or road equipment vehicle.
- (f) All other signs which have not been expressly permitted within this article.
- (g) All existing signs erected without the necessary approvals and/or permits.
- (h) Commercial off-premises signs including billboards.
- (2) Additional signs prohibited. The total number of permitted exterior signs at any business shall not exceed four. This number shall include any combination of wall signs, freestanding signs, monument signs, projecting signs, canopy signs, marquee signs, and sandwich board signs.
- (3) Prohibited materials:
- (a) Pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners, other moving devices.
- (b) Internal illumination or backlighting of signs is prohibited in the Commercial Downtown CD and Waterfront W Zones. Internal illumination or backlighting of signs in all other zones is prohibited, except as permitted § 260-28H of this chapter.
- (1) Types of signs prohibited.