General standards
a. In measuring the area of signs permitted under these regulations, the entire face of the sign, and any wall work incidental to its decoration, or unnecessary structural framework that serves primarily to enlarge the visual effect of the sign, shall be included. Where both sides of a sign contain lettering or other allowable display, one side only shall be used to compute the allowable size of the sign. Where the sign consists of raised letters or a sign face of irregular shape, the sign area shall include the area of the smallest rectangle that can encompass the sign face.
b. The height of a sign shall be the distance from the grade level at the location of the sign, to the top of the sign or sign structure, whichever is greater.
c. All wall signs shall be installed flat against the wall of a building, and shall not extend from the wall more than 12 inches.
d. No sign shall be located over a public street or road without approval of the town council and appropriate state agency, with the exception of directional or traffic control signs installed by government.
e. Setbacks are measured from the adjacent property line, and all signs must be outside the street intersection triangle.
f. In cases where the regulations within this section do not specifically address a sign requested in conjunction with a permissible use, a special use permit must be obtained. If the sign requested is a matter of interpretation of this article, the inspector may obtain a written interpretation from the town solicitor, which shall be kept in the permanent record for the sign permit application.
(Ord. of 9-25-06(1))