Highlands City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Sign Regulations
§ 210-31 Schedule of permitted signs.
The following schedule of permitted signs shall apply, according to the district in which the lot is located on the Zoning Map,[1] whether such lot is to be used for a permitted use or for a special exception use, subject to all supplemental regulations:
Permitted Signs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Type of District | Professional or Announcement Signs | Identification Signs | Real Estate "For Sale" or "For Rent" and Construction Signs |
Residence | 1 on each public street frontage | Prohibited | 1 on each public street frontage for single lots or buildings and 2 subdivision signs on each public street frontage for each approved subdivision |
Business | 1 on each public street frontage | 1 wall sign for each business and 1 detached or ground sign on each public street frontage | 1 on each public street frontage for single lots or buildings |
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
§ 210-32 Professional or announcement signs.
A.
Home office or occupation. A professional sign or an announcement sign for a home professional office or home occupation shall bear only the name and profession or occupation of the resident. Such sign shall have a maximum area of two square feet and may be located on the building wall or in the required front yard.
B.
Church. A church or other place of worship or a parish house, club, school or public or semipublic building may have one announcement sign not over 12 square feet in area on each public street frontage of its property, either fixed on the main wall of the building or located in the required front yard.
C.
Double-faced signs. Such signs may be double-faced, and the maximum area of two square feet shall be allowable for each side.
D.
Illumination of signs. Such signs may be illuminated only by shielded light sources.
§ 210-33 Business district identification signs.
A.
Wall signs. A wall identification sign shall be attached to or incorporated in the building wall. Such sign shall have:
(1)
A maximum area of two square feet for each horizontal foot of building wall on which it is mounted.
(2)
A maximum width of 75% of the building wall's horizontal measurement, except that where such horizontal measurement is 20 feet or less, the maximum width may be 90% of such measurement.
(3)
Signs may project from the face of the building wall to which the sign is attached.
B.
Detached or ground signs. A detached or ground identification sign may be erected where the building is set back from the street line. Such sign shall have:
C.
Illumination of signs. Identification signs may be interiorly lighted with nonglaring lights or may be illuminated by shielded floodlights; provided, however, that red and green lights shall be set back at least 75 feet from the point of intersection of the street lines at a street corner, and further provided that intermittent or flashing lights shall not be used on or in any sign. Moving or animated signs are prohibited. The display on an LED sign may not be changed more frequently than once every 24 hours.
§ 210-34 Real estate and construction signs.
A.
Size. Such signs shall have a maximum area of eight square feet, except that subdivision signs shall have a maximum area of 24 square feet and shall not be illuminated.
B.
Temporary directional signs. Temporary directional signs indicating the location of a real estate subdivision shall be permitted as a temporary use for a period of one year during the active selling of subdivision properties. Additional periods of one year shall be the subject of applications to the Planning Board.
§ 210-35 Area computation; restrictions.
A.
Area computation. The area of a sign shall be determined by the smallest rectangle that encompasses all of the letters or symbols that make up the sign, together with the area of any background of a color or material different from the general finish of the building, whether painted or applied.
B.
Interference with traffic. In no case shall signs or lighted areas be so located that they constitute a hazard to vehicular traffic.
C.
Outlining of a building by illumination. The outlining by direct illumination of all or part of a building, such as a gable, roof, wall, side or corner, is prohibited, except during the Christmas season.
D.
Vehicular signs. No signs resting on, or attached to, vehicles shall be used as a means to circumvent the provisions of this article.
§ 210-36 Application of regulations.
All signs permitted by this article shall be accessory uses to and shall have the purpose of advertising, announcing or identifying the main use, existing or proposed, on the lot on which the sign is located.