All applications for a sign permit will include the following information:

1. Description of the purpose and size of the proposed sign.
2. Detailed drawings of the proposed sign showing the size, construction materials, color, lighting, support and foundation details, text, letter style and letter size.

1. No signs, except real estate signs, will be erected in the Town of Meggett unless a sign permit has been obtained and the required fee paid. Exceptions to this include the following types of on-premise signs: temporary real estate signs, home security signs, and no trespassing/no hunting type signs. Signs of these types shall be of a size and nature that is reasonable and customary.
2. All permanent signs must meet the structural and installation standards of all applicable building and electrical codes.

All signs erected or posted to serve a temporary function will be removed within 30 days of the date of that function. All temporary commercial signs will be removed within 30 days of the opening of the business.

1. Flashing signs or neon signs
2. Signs imitating traffic/emergency signals
3. Signs imitating traffic signs
4. Snipe signs
5. Off-premise signs, with the following exceptions:
   1. Election Signs – Election signs cannot be erected sooner than 45 days before an election and must be removed within 7 days following the election;
   2. Signs erected by the Town of Meggett to identify municipal boundaries; and
   3. Signs designating Crime Watch Zones or similar signs of community benefit erected by government entities or public interest organizations that are sanctioned by the Town of Meggett.
6. Signs creating traffic hazards/endangering public safety.
   

1. Size: Maximum of 32 square feet.
2. Height: Maximum of 8 feet for ground signs as measured from ground level. Wall or roof signs can not extend above the peak of the roof.
3. Number: Individual businesses are allowed one (1) ground sign and one (1) wall or roof sign. Multi-tenant commercial properties are allowed one (1) ground sign, plus one (1) wall or roof sign per individual tenant.
   

1. Front setback: 10 feet
2. Side setback: 10 feet
3. No sign will be placed in a manner which interferes with visibility from a road or driveway.