Montgomery Town City Zoning Code
§ 235-13.1
Schedule of permitted and special permitted signs.
[Amended 10-6-2022 by L.L. No. 10-2022]
A.
The following schedule of permitted signs shall apply to each premises according to the district in which it is located on the Zoning Map, whether it be used for a permitted use or for a special permit use:
Permitted Signs - Residential and Agriculture Districts | |
|---|---|
Type of Sign | Number of Signs Permitted |
Professional or announcement sign | Pursuant to § 235-13.2 |
Personal identification sign having an area not greater than 2 square feet | Permitted |
Real estate "for sale" or "for rent" sign or construction sign | 1 on each public street frontage for single lots or buildings; 2 subdivision signs on each public street frontage for each approved subdivision, pursuant to § 235-13.5A |
Temporary sign | Pursuant to § 235-13.6B |
Permitted Signs - Business Districts (B-1, B-2, B-3 and Crossroads Commercial Overlay District) | |
|---|---|
Type of Sign | Number of Signs Permitted |
Professional or announcement sign | Pursuant to § 235-13.2 |
Business identification signs | Pursuant to § 235-13.3 |
Real estate "for sale" or "for rent" sign or construction sign | 1 on each public street or frontage for single lots or building; 2 subdivision signs on each public street frontage for each approved subdivision, pursuant to § 235-13.6 |
Temporary sign | Pursuant to § 235-13.6B |
Permitted Signs - I-1, I-2, and I-3 Districts | |
|---|---|
Type of Sign | Number of Signs Permitted |
Professional or announcement sign | Pursuant to § 235-13.2 |
Business identification signs | |
Real estate "for sale" or "for rent" sign or construction sign | 1 on each public street or frontage for single lots or buildings; 2 subdivision signs on each public street frontage for each approved subdivision, pursuant to § 235-13.6 |
Temporary sign | Pursuant to § 235-13.6B |
B.
Special regulations for all permitted business and industrial business identification signs.
(1)
Sign construction specifications. All signs which exceed 15 feet in height shall require plans approved by a licensed professional engineer or architect and:
(a)
Supports on lighted signs shall be steel pipe, tubing or I-beams;
(b)
Metal facings shall not be less than 24 gauge;
(c)
Plastic facings shall not be less than 1/8 inch thick up to 32 square feet, 3/16 inch up to 250 square feet, and 1/4 inch over 250 square feet, provided bumpers are spaced 48 inches on center within the interior of the sign cabinet; and
(d)
Electrical wiring shall be in accordance with Underwriter Laboratories specifications and signs shall bear the Underwriter Laboratories label.
(2)
One identification-directional sign with an area of not more than eight square feet per side shall be permitted at each point of access to a lot, set back at least five feet from the property line, which shall not obstruct the view of exiting motorists and shall not exceed 10 feet in height.
(3)
On-site directional signs shall not exceed 10 feet in height unless mounted on a building or structure other than a sign structure. Such signs shall not exceed eight square feet in area.
(5)
Signs may be interior-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 or in conjunction with any sign. Moving or animated signs shall be prohibited.
C.
Regulations for special permitted business and industrial business identification signs.
(1)
The Planning Board may issue a special permit for business or industrial ground-mounted signs which do not comply with these regulations only when such sign, if it were to comply, could not be seen by a motorist for the time required as shown on Column Two of the table below for the type of road indicated on Column One due only to terrain conditions:
Road Type | Reaction Time (seconds) | Speed (mph) | Sight Distance (feet) | Minimum Letter Height (inches) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Expressway | 15 | 55 | 1,200 | 21 |
4 lanes | 10 | 55 | 810 | 17 |
4 lanes | 10 | 50 | 730 | 15 |
4 lanes | 10 | 45 | 660 | 13 |
4 lanes | 10 | 40 | 590 | 11 |
2 lanes | 8 | 55 | 645 | 14 |
2 lanes | 8 | 50 | 590 | 12 |
2 lanes | 8 | 45 | 530 | 10 |
2 lanes | 8 | 40 | 470 | 9 |
2 lanes | 8 | 35 | 410 | 8 |
2 lanes | 8 | 30 | 350 | 7 |
2 lanes | 8 | 25 | 290 | 5 |
(2)
The applicant shall agree to make the letters no smaller than the minimum size shown in the table above and no larger than four feet in height, and limit the message to no more than 16 message units in four lines of words, with no more than 26 letters per line. For the purpose of this subsection, a message unit is a symbol or a syllable.
(3)
Any sign permitted by the Planning Board shall be the minimum size necessary for the purposes stated by the applicant, in the opinion of the Planning Board.