Signs, any part of which moves or flashes, or signs of the traveling light or animated type, and all beacons and flashing devices whether a part of, attached to, or apart from a sign, are prohibited.

No signs shall be placed within or projecting over a public way or on public property except with a permit from the Board of Selectmen. Signs placed on shade trees are subject to approval by the Tree Warden (M.G.L. ch. 87, § 9).

No nonaccessory sign or billboard shall be erected except as allowed under § 240-45C.

No illumination shall be permitted which casts glare onto any residential premises, or onto any portion of a way so as to create a traffic hazard.

No signs shall be located so as to create an obstruction to vision between three and eight feet above the plane through the curb grades within the area formed by the curblines of intersecting streets (or by street curblines and the sidelines of driveways) and by a line joining points 20 feet from the point of intersecting of those lines or those lines extended.

No sign shall be located within 10 feet of the street line unless allowing essentially clear vision to at least six feet above grade, or unless authorized upon special permit from the Board of Appeals, upon the Board finding that safety of vehicular and pedestrian movement would not be significantly reduced by such sign, despite its obstruction of vision.

Any sign if in accordance with limitations set for permanent signs.

An unlighted sign of up to 20 square feet indicating parties involved in construction on the premises.

An unlighted sign of up to six square feet pertaining to lease or sale of the premises.

A sign of up to 10 square feet pertaining to a subdivision while under development, only with permission of the Planning Board.

Signs inside display windows covering not more than 30% of window area, illuminated by building illumination only.

Political signs may be located subject to the consent of property owners. They may be displayed for Annual or Special Town Elections, state, county and federal elections to include primary elections, for a period of four weeks prior to election day and shall be removed within seven days after election day. In the case of a primary election, the winning candidate may leave signs on display until seven days following the final election. The property owner shall be responsible for removal of all signs within the prescribed seven days after an election. No political sign may be placed on utility poles or other utility devices. No signs may be displayed within 150 feet from the entrance of the polling place on primary or election day. No political sign may have a total area greater than 16 square feet. No sign lot may have more than three signs total. No sign may be placed so as to obstruct any intersecting roads or driveways.

Except as elsewhere more specifically provided, temporary signs shall be erected no earlier than 14 days prior to the event to which they pertain (e.g., the commencement of construction), and shall be removed within seven days after the conclusion of that event, but in any event not to remain in place in excess of six months.

One sign for each family residing on the premises indicating the owner or occupant or pertaining to a permitted accessory use, provided that no sign shall exceed one square foot in area.

One sign not over nine square feet in area pertaining to permitted buildings and uses of the premises other than dwellings and their accessory uses.

A non-accessory directional sign, designating the route to an establishment not on a state highway, may be erected and maintained in any district on special permit from the Board of Appeals, subject to their finding that such sign will promote the public interest, will not endanger the public safety, and will be of such size, location and design as will not be detrimental to the neighborhood.

Any signs permitted in Agricultural, Suburban and Residential Districts.

Accessory signs attached to a building, provided that they aggregate not more than 20% of the wall area they are viewed with.

Freestanding accessory signs, provided that they aggregate not more than 100 square feet in area.

The total area of all signs, either attached to a building or freestanding, shall aggregate not more than three square feet per foot of lot frontage on the street towards which they are oriented.