§ 220-80. Sign permits and approvals, general.

A. 

Approvals required.

(1) 

Applications for new development and/or uses shall include a description of all needed signs.

(2) 

Proposals that include only the placement of new sign(s) or modification or replacement of existing sign(s) shall be reviewed by the Zoning Officer to determine compliance with the requirements of this chapter and shall include:

(a) 

Name and address of the applicant and, where the applicant is not the owner, the name and address of the owner of the land upon which the sign is to be erected.

(b) 

Location of building, structure, or land to which or upon which the sign is to be erected.

(c) 

The zoning district in which the sign is to be placed.

(d) 

Description of the purpose to be served by the sign and a description of the existing and proposed uses of the parcel of real estate upon which the sign is to be located.

(e) 

A tape location or instrument survey indicating the location and setbacks of any existing or proposed ground sign and the location and setbacks of all other signs and/or buildings on the property.

(f) 

A location plan drawn to scale not exceeding one inch equals 20 feet showing the position of the sign on any buildings or structures, including a depiction of the building front view or elevation.

(g) 

A detailed drawing or blueprint to a scale not exceeding one inch equals one foot showing the construction details of the sign, the lettering and/or pictorial matter and color of each, and the position of lighting or other extraneous devices.

(h) 

Identification of all other signs existing on said parcel of land and whether each other sign is conforming or legally nonconforming.

(i) 

Written consent of the owner of the building, structure or land to which or on which the sign is to be erected, in the event the applicant is not the owner thereof.

(j) 

The property owner's signature attesting to the accuracy of the application.

(3) 

Upon a determination of compliance, a sign permit shall be issued by the Zoning Officer. The applicant shall have 120 days from the date of issuance to install the sign and submit a request for a certificate of sign compliance Or the sign permit will expire.

(4) 

Within five business days of the placement of any approved sign, the applicant shall request a certificate of sign compliance and provide two sets of photographs of the site and the sign to the Development Office. Upon verification of compliance with this chapter and/or previous Town approval(s), the Zoning Officer shall issue a certificate of sign compliance.

(5) 

Should the Zoning Officer, upon inspection, find the sign not to be in compliance with this chapter or previous Town approval(s), the applicant shall be so notified by certified mail. The applicant shall, within 30 days from the date of the notification letter, correct the cited deficiencies and notify the Zoning Officer of the corrections. In no event shall said thirty-day period extend the one-hundred-twenty-day validation period for the sign permit prescribed within this subsection.

B. 

Exceptions. The following signs and actions shall not require Town approval:

(1) 

Erecting or maintaining noncommercial speech signs conforming to the requirements of this article.

(2) 

Substituting speech copy on a commercial speech sign which otherwise conforms to the requirements of this article.

(3) 

Vehicular signs. Commercial speech signs displayed on licensed and registered motor vehicles which are used in conjunction with a business, provided that:

(a) 

The primary use of such vehicle is the transportation of people or material for such business;

(b) 

The primary effect of such sign is to identify the vehicle as being used for such purpose; and

(c) 

The vehicle is not parked or stored in a manner primarily intended to display the sign to passersby.

(4) 

Credit card signs. Credit card advertisements or trade association emblems which are displayed together in an area which does not exceed one square foot may be displayed. Such signs shall be displayed flat on window or door surfaces. The purpose of these signs shall be solely to offer a service and not to advertise the business.

(5) 

Temporary signs conforming to the requirements of § 220-85.

(6) 

Repainting, repairing or otherwise maintaining a conforming commercial speech sign, provided the location, size, design, copy or logo is not changed and the sign is in no way made nonconforming thereby.

(7) 

Directional signs such as entrance, exit, parking, shipping and receiving, the sole purpose of which is to assure safe and efficient ingress, egress and access upon a commercial or industrial site, provided each such sign does not exceed two square feet in sign area if a one-sided sign and four square feet in sign area if a two-sided sign and three feet in height.