SIGN REGULATIONS

Before any sign is put in place a certificate must be obtained from the building inspector's office of the town under article I, section 5B. A scale drawing of a sign and its fixtures shall be submitted to the building inspector before a certificate is issued. Signs proposed within a village overlay district first must be submitted to the village overlay district review committee.

PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS

These regulations apply to all zoning districts.

• • A. No sign shall be placed or located upon any sidewalk nor shall any sign project over the sidewalk or over any right of way.

  • B. No colored lighted, no neon lighted, or no flashing lighted sign shall be permitted.

  • C. No animated sign illuminated by flashing or intermittent lighting shall be permitted.

  • D. All signs shall be fixed. No rotating or otherwise moving signs shall be permitted.

  • E. No off-site signs or directional signs shall be permitted except signs erected by the town, the state or the United States government indicating the route to major public facilities, shopping areas and the like. Off-site sign shall mean a sign located on property other than where goods and services are sold.

  • F. Billboards are not permitted.

  • G. Any sign is subject to review by the traffic safety commission.