Commercial and industrial signs

A. Commercial and industrial signs may be wall-mounted, or may be freestanding, provided all buildings on the lot have a setback of at least 20 feet.
B. In Neighborhood Commercial and Highway Commercial Zones, there may be one wall-mounted sign on each customer's entrance wall and one on each wall facing a street. The area of each sign shall not exceed two square feet for each lineal foot of the building frontage on which the sign is located, and shall not exceed 80% of the width of the storefront or wall of that portion of the premises occupied by the business erecting the sign and upon which it is attached. The maximum height of each sign shall not exceed three feet plus one inch for every 10 feet that the building is set back from the property line, provided that in no case shall the height exceed six feet. In addition there may be one freestanding sign for each building or, in the case of a shopping center, one freestanding sign for the center. Such signs shall be no more than 15 feet in height with a clearance of seven feet (See § 350-27C), and shall not exceed over the property line. Such signs may be dual-faced, with a maximum area of 24 square feet per side or, in the case of a shopping center, a maximum area of 48 square feet per side. Signs permitted in these zones may be illuminated or electric.
C. Signs in Industrial Zones.
- (1) In Industrial Zones, there may be one wall-mounted sign on each customer's entrance wall and one on each wall facing a street. The area of each sign shall not exceed three square feet for each lineal foot of the building frontage on which the sign is located, and shall not exceed 80% of the width of the building front or wall of that portion of the premises occupied by the business erecting the sign and upon which it is attached. The maximum height of each sign shall not exceed three feet plus one inch for every 10 feet that the building is set back from the property line, provided that in no case shall the height exceed six feet.
- (2) In addition, there may be one freestanding sign for each building. Such signs shall be no more than four feet in height from the ground to top of sign, and may be dual-faced with a maximum area of 24 square feet per side. Also, there may be one freestanding sign for each industrial park indicating the name of the park and a directory of businesses within said park. Such signs shall be no more than 15 feet in height from the ground to the top of sign, with a clearance of seven feet, and shall not extend over the property line. Such signs may be dual-faced, with a maximum area of 64 square feet per side. Signs in these zones may be illuminated or electric.