Signs in commercial and industrial districts

All signs in commercial and manufacturing districts shall conform to the following regulations:

• • A. Commercial and industrial districts. Signs in commercial and industrial districts may be either wall-mounted, freestanding, projecting signs, or a flag or banner. Flags that indicate a "welcome," "open," or a similar greeting is not counted in the calculation for maximum sign area, provided that such flags shall not exceed fifteen (15) square feet.

  • B. CN and Mixed Use (MU) Zoning Districts. In CN and Mixed Use (MU) Zoning Districts there shall be no more than one (1) sign for each principal building. If freestanding, the top of such sign shall not be more than eight (8) feet above the ground, and shall have an area of not more than twelve (12) square feet per side. If wall-mounted, such sign shall not exceed a total area of one-half (½) square feet for each lineal foot of the wall on which such sign is located, not to exceed thirty (30) square feet in sign area, nor shall the width of such sign exceed sixty (60) percent of the width of the wall upon which it is attached. Both such freestanding or wall-mounted signs may be indirectly illuminated, but shall not be illuminated. No projecting signs shall be allowed in a CN or Mixed Use (MU) District.

  • C. Industrial and commercial districts other than CN and Mixed Use (MU). In industrial and commercial districts other than CN and Mixed Use (MU), there may be one (1) or more wall-mounted signs for each main building other than in shopping centers, provided that the total square footage of such signs does not exceed one (1) square foot for each lineal foot of the building frontage on which the sign is located, or seventy-five (75) square feet total, whichever is greater.

In addition there may be, one (1) freestanding sign for each main building not to exceed forty (40) square feet per side. Freestanding signs shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height above the ground. No such freestanding sign shall be erected in such a manner as to materially impede vision or obstruct access to or from any public street, sidewalk, driveway, off-street parking or loading facility or any other access required by this ordinance.

In place of any allowable wall-mounted or freestanding sign, a projecting sign not to exceed twelve (12) square feet per side is permitted.

Wall-mounted signs having an area greater than the above provisions may be allowed on buildings only where the building wall is located more than two hundred (200) feet from any public street from which said wall-mounted sign is visible, in accordance with the following schedule:

 

• • D. Freestanding signs in shopping centers. In addition to permitted wall-mounted signs, there shall be permitted in shopping centers one common freestanding sign identifying all uses. Such freestanding signs shall conform to the following regulations:

    Zoning District	GLFA of Shopping Center (sq. ft.)	Maximum Area of Freestanding Sign (sq. ft.)	Maximum Height of Freestanding Sign (feet)
    CN, Mixed Use	All GLFA	25	8
    CD, CH, CW, IND (all)	Less than 6,400	32	20
    CD	6,400 or more	5 sq. ft./1000 GLFA Maximum 50	20
    CH	6,400 or more	5 sq. ft./1000 GLFA Maximum 200	30
    CW	6,400 or more	32	20
    IND (all)	6,400 or more	5 sq. ft./1000 GLFA Maximum 75	20

 

Such freestanding signs may be indirectly illuminated in all zoning districts, and may be illuminated in all industrial or commercial districts other than CN. No such freestanding sign shall be erected in such a manner as to materially impede vision or obstruct access to or from any public street, sidewalk, driveway, off-street parking or loading facility, or any other access required by this Ordinance.

• • E. Signs in Route 1 Special Management District. Signs in the Route 1 Special Management District shall be regulated by the provisions of section 605 of this ordinance.

  • F. Sandwich board signs. One (1) sandwich board sign may be permitted per licensed business premises in the following zoning districts: Commercial Downtown (CD), Commercial Neighborhood (CN), Commercial Waterfront (CW), Commercial Highway (CH), Mixed Use (MU) and Route 1 Special Management District (SMD). Such signs shall be subject to the following standards and conditions.

    • 1. Sandwich board signs may be placed on private property on the premises where the business is located subject to compliance with the general conditions herein. If placed on private property the sign may not be located in parking areas such that the sign placement causes the parking lot to be out of compliance with zoning requirements.

    • 2. Such signs may also be located on sidewalks or portions of the pedestrian public right of way provided a minimum three (3) feet of unobstructed sidewalk or pedestrian path is maintained. No sign of this type may be located or displayed in such a way that it impedes or diminishes the ADA compliance of the public right-of-way or business it is intended to advertise.

    • 3. Signs shall not be permanently anchored to the sidewalk, attached or chained to any utility pole, newspaper box or other structures or appurtenances.

    • 4. The sign must be displayed on the same parcel or public right-of-way adjacent to the business employing same is situated. In the CH (Commercial Highway) zoning district, sandwich board signs may only be placed on private property, not within or on the adjacent public right-of-way.

    • 5. The sign shall not exceed twenty-five (25) inches in width or forty-five (45) inches in height (measured from ground level). The sign display shall not exceed a total of six (6) square feet per side.

    • 6. Where more than one (1) business is present within a building or upon a parcel, a maximum of one (1) sign per licensed business may be displayed.

    • 7. The signs shall be constructed of materials that present a finished appearance, neatly assembled and remain in good repair.

    • 8. Such signs shall not be internally lit, contain any electrical component, nor have any moving parts.

    • 9. Sandwich board signs shall only be displayed during the hours that the business employing same is open to the public.

    • 10. Businesses may integrate "chalk-board" or manually applied lettering features into sandwich board signs.

(Ord. of 12-13-10(1))