Permitted signs

The following signs are permitted without permits issued by the Zoning Inspector of the Town of Glocester, and shall not be counted when calculating the quantity of signs permitted and the total allowable sign area; however, such signs shall conform with all other applicable regulations:

A. Name and address of resident, not to include any commercial advertising. Such signs shall not exceed two square feet in sign area and shall be nonilluminated and nonelectric.
B. ”No trespassing” sign, or other such signs regulating the use of the property on which it is located, provided such signs do not exceed two square feet in area in any zone except in commercial and industrial zones where such signs may not exceed five square feet in area. Such signs shall be nonilluminated and nonelectric.
C. Temporary signs which advertise the sale, rental, lease or improvement of the property on which they are located, provided such signs do not exceed six square feet in any residential and agricultural zone, 20 square feet in commercial zones, and 30 square feet in industrial zones. Signs advertising pending improvements shall not be in place more than 60 days prior to commencement of such improvements. Temporary signs shall be removed within 10 days after completion of the activity advertised. Such signs shall be nonilluminated and nonelectric.
D. Bulletin board for public charitable or religious institutions when located on the property thereof, provided the area of such sign does not exceed 25 square feet and bears no commercial advertising. Such signs may be illuminated but must be nonelectric.
E. Signs identifying on-premises traffic, parking, or other functional activity, such as lavatory facilities, telephone, signs denoting other sections of a building, signs denoting entrances, offices, etc., bearing no commercial advertising. There shall be no more than one sign for each activity, and each sign shall not exceed two square feet in area if wall-mounted and four square feet if freestanding. Such signs may be illuminated or electric.
F. Signs erected by the Town of Glocester and traffic control devices erected by the State of Rhode Island or by the United States of America, provided such signs bear no commercial advertising.
G. Memorial signs or tablets and signs denoting the date of erection or name of a building when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other noncombustible material. Such signs shall be nonilluminated and nonelectric. Signs denoting the date of erection or name of a building shall be wall-mounted and shall not exceed six square feet in area.
H. The flag, pennant or insignia of any government, or of any religious, charitable or fraternal organization.
I. Temporary signs no larger than 12 square feet which advertise auctions and special events or charities or public service groups, provided such signs shall not be in place for more than 10 days. Such signs shall be nonilluminated and nonelectric.
J. Signs identifying churches and places of worship, when located on the property thereof, and which shall be no larger than 12 square feet. Such signs may be illuminated but shall not be electric.
K. Signs identifying nonprofit educational institutions, when located on the property thereof, and which shall be no larger than 12 square feet. Such signs may be illuminated but shall not be electric.
L. Incidental business signs indicating the hours of operation, credit card, business affiliations, and the like, provided the total area of all such signs for a single business does not exceed two square feet per entrance.
M. Election signs shall be permitted on the premises of the headquarters and party committee members, on motor vehicles, and on existing billboards. Election signs shall be removed within 10 days after the election, with the candidate for office having responsibility for removal of signs advertising his candidacy. Election signs may be illuminated, but shall be nonelectric.
N. Temporary signs which advertise special sales of products and special events attached to a store window or windows, the total area of such sign or signs not to exceed 30% of the window space.