§ 24-6. Permitted signs.

Signs shall be permitted as follows:

(1)

Suburban resident district.

a.

Home occupations. One nonilluminated sign, not to exceed one square foot in area, shall be allowed, and such sign shall be mounted directly on the residence, except when the residence is not visible from the street or right-of-way. One detached sign may be substituted for such residence attached sign. The detached sign shall not exceed four square feet in area, nor six feet in height, and must be set back ten feet from the property line.

b.

Agricultural products. One nonilluminated sign, not to exceed 32 square feet in area and four feet in height, shall be allowed. Such sign will have a setback of ten feet from existing rights-of-way and property lines.

c.

Subdivision/development and multifamily signs. A limit of two signs shall be allowed on the premises, and the signs can be nonilluminated or indirectly illuminated. Each sign will be no larger than 40 square feet in area and not more than four feet in height. Subdivision signs shall be at least ten feet from existing or proposed rights-of-way and property lines.

d.

Churches and other institutional uses. A limit of two nonilluminated, semi-illuminated or indirectly illuminated detached signs shall be allowed. Each detached sign will be no larger than 32 feet in area and not more than four feet in height. The signs shall be set back ten feet from any property line. One wall sign, not larger than ten percent of the facade on which it is mounted, is allowed.

(2)

Single-family resident district. Signs are allowed in the single-family resident district as set forth in subsection (1) of this section for the suburban resident district, except that detached home occupation signs are not permitted.

(3)

Two-family and multiple-family residence districts.

a.

Signs shall be allowed as set forth in subsections (1)c and (1)d of this section.

b.

A multifamily development shall be allowed one nonilluminated wall sign per building, not to be larger than 12 square feet in area, identifying the building.

(4)

Central business districts, highway commercial districts and neighborhood commercial districts.

a.

Each business or commercial establishment shall be allowed two wall signs which may be illuminated or semi-illuminated. The total square footage of the two signs cannot exceed 15 percent of the facade to a maximum of 32 square feet on which they are placed.

b.

In lieu of one of the above attached signs, a single detached sign which may be illuminated or semi-illuminated, shall be permitted. The detached sign will be placed at least ten feet from an existing or proposed right-of-way and be set back from any residential district boundary a distance equal to the height of the sign. The detached sign shall not exceed the height of structures permitted in such districts. The sign shall not exceed 32 square feet per sign. A detached illuminated or semi-illuminated, two-sided sign is considered to be two signs. Any detached sign that is larger than four feet in height, measured from the ground to the top of the sign, shall have open space of eight feet, measuring from the ground to the bottom of the sign.

c.

A shopping center or office park designed as one entity and having one or more buildings shall be permitted one detached sign identifying the center. Such signs can be illuminated or semi-illuminated, and not exceed 35 feet in height and be no larger than 500 square feet in size. All other signs which may be illuminated or semi-illuminated shall be wall signs, and are to be no more than 25 percent of the total wall space per side. Incidental signs may be placed within the development, subject to approval of the town council.

(5)

Light industrial districts and heavy industrial districts. Signs for light industrial districts and heavy industrial districts are as allowed in subsection (4) of this section.